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
381	Potosi Middle	Public	6-8	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 763-2161	66	6	10.4	27.3%	61 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	$14,113			$506			$13,606	46.1	50.7	354	27		551209001603
382	Elcho Middle	Public	6-8	N11268 Antigo St	Elcho	54428	Langlade County	Elcho School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 275-3707	48	5	8.8	50.0%	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,236			$843			$17,392	45.9	54.1	318	64		550417002947
383	Woodworth Middle	Public	6-8	101 Morningside Dr	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-6900	413	34	12.3	54.0%	249 (60.3%)	40 (9.7%)	77 (18.6%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	$13,004			$974			$12,030	45.8	49.6	365	18		550468002325
384	iLEAD Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	800 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	65	2	34.2	52.3%	50 (76.9%)	1 (1.5%)	10 (15.4%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$10,584			$1,950			$8,633	45.7	61	259	125		550885002863
385	Deer Creek Intermediate	Public	4-8	3680 S Kinnickinnic Ave	Saint Francis	53235	Milwaukee County	Saint Francis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 482-8400	300	22	13.5	46.7%	154 (51.3%)	22 (7.3%)	90 (30.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)								45.6	56.6	291	94		551326001747
386	Point of Discovery School	Public, Charter	7-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 345-5566	93	8	11.3	43.0%	78 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$15,243			$1,052			$14,191	45.6	36.1	453	67		551449003019
387	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1218 Wilmot Ave	Twin Lakes	53181	Kenosha County	Twin Lakes #4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 877-2148	263	28	9.5	33.8%	208 (79.1%)	3 (1.1%)	33 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	$16,138			$1,026			$15,112	45.5	40	427	40		551509001957
388	Dodgeville Middle	Public	5-8	951 W Chapel St	Dodgeville	53533	Iowa County	Dodgeville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 935-3307	283	23	12.1	32.9%	249 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$11,983			$465			$11,518	45.4	68.1	192	196		550369000391
389	Shawano Community Middle	Public	6-8	1050 S Union St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 526-2192	436	35	12.4	56.0%	231 (53.0%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.2%)	4 (0.9%)	95 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.0%)	$12,292			$786			$11,506	45.4	36	456	67		551362001775
390	North Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	47050 County Road X	Soldiers Grove	54655	Crawford County	North Crawford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 624-5201	284	25	11.1	48.2%	248 (87.3%)	7 (2.5%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$15,846			$1,828			$14,019	45.4	36.6	449	59		550498002244

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.