Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 628)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
531	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1402 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4360	300	34	8.7	70.3%	65 (21.7%)	93 (31.0%)	73 (24.3%)	37 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	$15,498			$1,165			$14,333	17.6	8.6	582	51		550852000959
532	Necedah Middle	Public	6-8	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	117	12	9.4	2.6%	110 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$11,627			$1,073			$10,553	17.4	17.1	551	19		551023003099
533	New Lisbon Junior High/High	Public	7-12	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 562-3700	250	23	10.7	6.4%	226 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$13,738			$713			$13,025	17.3	31.3	484	49		551056001382
534	iForward	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	480 E James Ave	Grantsburg	54840	Burnett County	Grantsburg School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 463-4900	1,030	43	24.2	60.3%	742 (72.0%)	110 (10.7%)	103 (10.0%)	5 (0.5%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.3%)	$8,651			$251			$8,399	17.3	21.7	538	4		550567002704
535	Granton High	Public	6-12	217 N Main St	Granton	54436	Clark County	Granton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 238-7175	112	9	12.4	49.1%	97 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$17,718			$6,532			$11,186	16.8	37.3	445	90		550564000600
536	Bayfield Middle	Public	6-8	300 N 4th St	Bayfield	54814	Bayfield County	Bayfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 779-3201	96	9	11	58.3%	18 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	2 (2.1%)	68 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$25,060			$1,837			$23,223	16.6	27.9	505	31		550090000082
537	George D Warriner Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	830 Virginia Avenue	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0945	43	4	10.4	62.8%	23 (53.5%)	1 (2.3%)	12 (27.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.0%)	$10,468			$381			$10,087	16.3	38.4	440	97		551365002900
538	Victory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 W Henry Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6700	419	25	16.9	95.2%	50 (11.9%)	44 (10.5%)	103 (24.6%)	203 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$14,254			$2,272			$11,982	16.3	13.8	562	24		550960001264
539	Seeds of Health Elementary Program	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1445 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Seeds of Health Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 672-0726	380	23	16.5	91.3%	12 (3.2%)	62 (16.3%)	294 (77.4%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)								16.3	12	568	29		550007402692
540	Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4451 Old School Rd	Phelps	54554	Vilas County	Phelps School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 545-2724	61	10	6.2	44.3%	58 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$27,767			$1,619			$26,147	16.2	59.3	270	270		551171001539

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam English Language Arts, Forward Exam Mathematics, Forward Exam Social Studies, Forward Exam Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.