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
421	Etude Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	843 Jefferson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0946	77	6	13.7	66.2%	60 (77.9%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	$9,803			$381			$9,422	42.3	38.9	434	13		551365002899
422	Kewaunee Middle	Public	6-8	921 3rd St	Kewaunee	54216	Kewaunee County	Kewaunee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 388-2458	185	18	10.3	37.8%	160 (86.5%)	2 (1.1%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$12,095			$340			$11,755	42.3	43.4	407	15		550741001726
423	Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)								42.1	47.5	385	38		550011303353
424	Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$11,674			$234			$11,439	41.8	39.4	430	6		551572001943
425	Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Public	6-8	1921 27th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6740	943	66	14.2	46.1%	732 (77.6%)	14 (1.5%)	79 (8.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.0%)	$13,649			$1,085			$12,563	41.7	47.6	383	42		551707002216
426	Cornell Middle	Public	6-8	708 Bridge St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 861-6947	83	5	16.9	63.9%	82 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,624			$2,362			$11,262	41.7	38.2	442	16		550288002896
427	Lombardi Middle	Public	6-8	1520 S Point Rd	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2625	664	54	12.3	55.6%	278 (41.9%)	54 (8.1%)	126 (19.0%)	53 (8.0%)	63 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (13.6%)	$13,619			$574			$13,045	41.6	41.1	420	7		550582000631
428	Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	527	25	21.2	58.1%	168 (31.9%)	80 (15.2%)	216 (41.0%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.6%)	$13,006			$2,110			$10,897	41.1	34.9	463	35		550960001136
429	Lena Middle	Public	5-8	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 829-5244	0	4	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$12,549			$486			$12,063	41	38.8	436	7		550786000897
430	Richland Center High	Public	7-12	1996 US Hwy 14 W	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 647-6131	512	44	11.6	52.9%	423 (82.6%)	7 (1.4%)	63 (12.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$12,286			$602			$11,682	40.9	34.3	466	36		551296001707

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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.

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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.