Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 641)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Accelerated Advanced Learning Program	Public, Charter	4-8	325 S Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 424-0320	59	4	14.3	5.1%	55 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,303			$494			$11,809	98.7	99.6	1			551119003364
2	Odyssey-Magellan	Public, Magnet	2-8	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(920) 832-6250	214	11	18.9	15.4%	167 (78.0%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.6%)	20 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$10,317			$911			$9,406	98.2	99.5	2			550039002277
3	Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners	Public	K-8	139 S Monroe Ave	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 448-2135	348	22	16	14.7%	196 (56.3%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.7%)	89 (25.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.8%)	$10,312			$550			$9,762	98	99.3	3			550582002955
4	Swallow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W299N5614 County Road E	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Swallow School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 367-2000	445	30	14.6	2.2%	391 (87.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	28 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,739			$599			$11,139	96.2	95.7	11	7		550924002267
5	Merton Intermediate	Public	5-8	N68W28320 Sussex Rd	Merton	53056	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1130	362	28	13	7.7%	331 (91.4%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	$10,723			$281			$10,442	96	96.2	7	2		550936002269
6	White Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 Whiterock Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2705	285	1	380	4.2%	207 (72.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.0%)	26 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.5%)	$11,949			$385			$11,564	95	92.9	22	16		551578002027
7	Webster Middle	Public	6-8	W75N624 Wauwatosa Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6500	655	43	15	9.0%	588 (89.8%)	6 (0.9%)	23 (3.5%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$10,989			$485			$10,504	94.4	96	8	1		550246000273
8	North Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N75W31283 Highway VV	North Lake	53064	Waukesha County	North Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 966-2033	352	24	14.8	1.1%	309 (87.8%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$13,422			$445			$12,977	94.3	96.5	6	2		550930002268
9	Kohler Middle	Public	6-8	333 Upper Rd	Kohler	53044	Sheboygan County	Kohler School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 803-7282	164	11	14.4	1.8%	130 (79.3%)	2 (1.2%)	13 (7.9%)	11 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$8,552			$201			$8,351	94	91.7	27	18		550750002946
10	North Shore Middle	Public	6-8	800 E North Shore Dr	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 369-6767	330	24	13.6	20.3%	278 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$13,235			$474			$12,760	93.7	96.5	5	5		550614001282

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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 October 8, 2024, 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.