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Bayside Middle

Public Grades 5-8

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Bayside Middle is a public middle school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 341 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Fox Point J2 School District, which is ranked 6th out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bayside Middle consistently ranks among the top 10-15 middle schools in Wisconsin, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is exceptional, with over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies across all grade levels, significantly higher than the state averages. Bayside Middle also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top 2-10 middle schools in the state for African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as students with low socioeconomic status and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as King International Baccalaureate Middle, Andrew S. Douglas Middle, and Morse Mid, Bayside Middle's performance is significantly higher, with much lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. Bayside Middle's consistent high performance and commitment to equity and inclusion are noteworthy achievements, as the school is located in close proximity to other top-ranked middle schools in the region, such as Whitefish Bay Middle, Steffen Middle, and Lake Shore Middle.

340

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,219

Per pupil spending ?

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 E Ellsworth Ln
Milwaukee, WI 53217-1827

(414) 247-4201

District: Fox Point J2 School District

Students who attend Bayside Middle usually attend:

High:

Nicolet High

Feeder schools for Bayside Middle:

Elementary:

Stormonth Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (88% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg88%

Wisconsin avg54%

6^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 426Fox Point J2 School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	6 of 628	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	11 of 641	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	10 of 640	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	10 of 617	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	15 of 613	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	13 of 594	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	15 of 579	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	19 of 612	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	22 of 609	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	80.9	59 of 612	90.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.4	15 of 585	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	89.5	15 of 569	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	78.5	45 of 559	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	35 of 549	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	33 of 539	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	79.8	35 of 521	93.3%	★★★★★
2008	80.3	36 of 519	93.1%	★★★★★
2004	80.5	27 of 324	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	2 of 117	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	6 of 118	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	7 of 130	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	7 of 125	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	19 of 134	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	7 of 127	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	4 of 123	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	97.7	2 of 95	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	45.5	48 of 90	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	17 of 573	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	18 of 580	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	9 of 579	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	5 of 576	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	11 of 574	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	11 of 557	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	19 of 551	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	1 of 221	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	1 of 225	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	2 of 509	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	10 of 520	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	48 of 525	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	47 of 522	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	32 of 499	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	45 of 487	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.6	55 of 489	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	4 of 577	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	10 of 585	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	9 of 591	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	10 of 577	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	26 of 572	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	20 of 557	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	18 of 551	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	4 of 126	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	73.2	28 of 131	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.7	3 of 126	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	1 of 101	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	13 of 414	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	8 of 425	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	17 of 439	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	10 of 421	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	66.7	78 of 437	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	67 of 414	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	31 of 417	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	6 of 399	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	4 of 407	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	5 of 412	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	5 of 397	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	10 of 393	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	13 of 382	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	10 of 375	97.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+36 vs state

English Language Arts89%+35 vs state

Social Studies85%+23 vs state

Science80%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bayside Middle	Public	5-8	601 E Ellsworth Ln	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 247-4201	340	32	10.5	8.8%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	23 (6.8%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.5%)	94.4	6^th of 628 public middle schools	99.0%		93.4	11^th of 641 public middle schools	98.3%	5		87.4	89.2	92.6	85.2		92.0	88.0	92.6	84.0		85.2		80.3	$17,219	$514	$16,705
Maple Dale School	Public	4-8	8377 N Port Washington Rd	Fox Point	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7380	224	23	9.8	1.3%	152 (67.9%)	19 (8.5%)	24 (10.7%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	90.5	22^nd of 628 public middle schools	96.5%		90.2	23^rd of 641 public middle schools	96.4%	1	66.7	74.4	81.1	67.4	85.4	78.4	71.8	81.1	79.1	87.5	84.3	89.6	72.6	77.1	$17,829	$649	$17,180
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%)	85.8	53^rd of 628 public middle schools	91.6%		86.6	46^th of 641 public middle schools	92.8%	7			66.1	83.7	78.8			73.0	85.7	82.3		78.8		65.5	$14,106	$551	$13,555
Glen Hills Middle	Public	4-8	2600 W Mill Rd	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7160	483	44	11.1	38.9%	184 (38.1%)	167 (34.6%)	62 (12.8%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.8%)	56.7	291^st of 628 public middle schools	53.7%		50	360^th of 641 public middle schools	43.8%	69	35.2	46.1	63.0	48.4	51.2	43.2	46.1	56.0	57.1	51.2	51.1	66.3	36.4	52.3	$18,196	$461	$17,735
Whitefish Bay Middle	Public	6-8	1144 E Henry Clay St	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-6800	612	45	13.6		463 (75.7%)	29 (4.7%)	34 (5.6%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	93.5	8^th of 628 public middle schools	98.7%		92.2	17^th of 641 public middle schools	97.3%	9			85.7	89.6	84.2			84.8	88.1	81.6		87.2		78.6	$12,394	$515	$11,879
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%)	84.4	60^th of 628 public middle schools	90.4%		83.7	61^st of 641 public middle schools	90.5%	1			71.1	69.1	74.4			75.0	70.5	76.2		88.5		68.5	$12,960	$197	$12,763
Morse Mid	Public	6-8	6700 N 80th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3500	383	18	21.1	79.6%	11 (2.9%)	273 (71.3%)	24 (6.3%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.7%)	4.5	590^th of 628 public middle schools	6.1%		3.1	609^th of 641 public middle schools	5.0%	19			15.7	19.3	22.4			7.0	13.6	7.5		23.4		14.0	$12,926	$2,624	$10,302
Shorewood Intermediate	Public	7-8	3830 N Morris Blvd	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6951	300	23	13.1	17.0%	201 (67.0%)	27 (9.0%)	33 (11.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	83.2	67^th of 628 public middle schools	89.3%		83.1	64^th of 641 public middle schools	90.0%	3				80.9	77.1				75.8	65.7		81.0		59.7	$14,225	$364	$13,861
Andrew S Douglas Middle	Public	6-8	3620 N 18th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8200	106	8	13.2	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	99 (93.4%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	1.4	623^rd of 628 public middle schools	0.8%		1.4	635^th of 641 public middle schools	0.9%	12			4.4	8.7	6.7			2.2	0.0	0.0		14.3		0.0	$15,697	$2,861	$12,837
King International Baccalaureate Middle	Public	6-8	121 E Hadley St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5200	159	15	10.2	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	144 (90.6%)	7 (4.4%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	1.3	625^th of 628 public middle schools	0.5%		1.3	636^th of 641 public middle schools	0.8%	11			12.9	5.3	0.0			0.0	5.6	0.0		0.0		0.0	$14,872	$2,544	$12,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayside Middle

What is the racial makeup of Bayside Middle?

Students at Bayside Middle are 73% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

What district is Bayside Middle in?

Fox Point J2 School District

What high school do graduates of Bayside Middle attend?

Students who attend Bayside Middle usually go on to attend Nicolet High

How many students attend Bayside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Bayside Middle.

Is Bayside Middle a good school?

Yes! Bayside Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools.

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