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
51	Bristol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	20121 83rd St	Bristol	53104	Kenosha County	Bristol #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 857-2334	830	55	15.1	18.3%	702 (84.6%)	8 (1.0%)	63 (7.6%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$10,947			$376			$10,570	85.9	81.5	77	26		550171000209
52	Wisconsin Hills Middle	Public	6-8	18700 W Wisconsin Ave	Brookfield	53045	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 785-3960	812	57	14.2	9.2%	518 (63.8%)	24 (3.0%)	82 (10.1%)	136 (16.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.8%)	$13,408			$458			$12,951	85.9	87.3	42	10		550177000228
53	Lake Shore Middle	Public	6-8	11036 N Range Line Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-7613	335	27	12.3	9.6%	254 (75.8%)	19 (5.7%)	18 (5.4%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$14,106			$551			$13,555	85.8	86.6	46	7		550913001086
54	Trevor-Wilmot Grade	Public	PK, KG-8	26325 Wilmot Rd	Trevor	53179	Kenosha County	Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 862-2356	455	37	12.1		391 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,841			$915			$12,927	85.8	78.9	95	41		550005202644
55	Walker Middle	Public	6-8	19 N 14th Ave	Sturgeon Bay	54235	Door County	Sturgeon Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 746-2810	228	25	9	48.7%	168 (73.7%)	5 (2.2%)	38 (16.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	$14,834			$186			$14,648	85.7	86.1	51	4		551461002322
56	Wrightstown Middle	Public	5-8	450 School St	Wrightstown	54180	Brown County	Wrightstown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 532-5553	398	29	13.6	19.3%	326 (81.9%)	8 (2.0%)	33 (8.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.0%)	$11,342			$272			$11,069	85.2	79.2	92	36		551719000280
57	North Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	12686 County Road K	Manitowish Waters	54545	Vilas County	North Lakeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 543-8417	158	17	9.2	34.2%	146 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	$21,603			$818			$20,785	84.9	92	19	38		550153000198
58	Classical School	Public, Charter	K-8	3310 N Durkee St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5525	487	27	18.3	16.2%	279 (57.3%)	20 (4.1%)	34 (7.0%)	119 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$11,399			$911			$10,488	84.7	89.5	28	30		550039001619
59	Oakfield Middle	Public	6-8	250 Church St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 583-3141	131	10	13.4	29.0%	114 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$11,708			$391			$11,317	84.4	82.3	69	10		551086001416
60	Steffen Middle	Public	6-8	6633 W Steffen Dr	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4706	418	31	13.3	14.8%	314 (75.1%)	27 (6.5%)	32 (7.7%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$12,960			$197			$12,763	84.4	83.7	61	1		550913001089

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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.