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Milton Middle

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Milton Middle ranks 144 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Milton Middle is a 7th–8th grade school serving 509 students in Milton, Wisconsin, part of the Milton School District. In 2025-2026 it ranked 144th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 78th percentile with 4 stars — continuing a climb from 299th of 579 (48th percentile, 2 stars) in 2017-2018. Its Forward Exam proficiency rates beat the state in every tested subject: grade 7 ELA 68% vs. the state's 55.33%, grade 8 ELA 66.8% vs. 54.38%, grade 7 math 66.8% vs. 55.67%, grade 8 math 65.23% vs. 53.67%, grade 8 social studies 72.27% vs. 64.63%, and grade 8 science 62.5% vs. 51.86%. The dropout rate is effectively nil at 0.0%.

Among nearby schools, Milton Middle trails only Edgerton Middle (122nd) and is essentially tied with Fort Atkinson Middle (150th), while ranking well ahead of Marshall Middle (280th), Turner Middle (294th), Nikolay Middle (309th), Clinton Junior High (342nd), Edison Middle (349th), Whitewater Middle (418th), and Franklin Middle (535th). The growth has been dramatic: since 2022-2023, grade 8 ELA rose from 40.93% to 66.8% and grade 8 math from 37.13% to 65.23%, while grade 8 social studies moved from below the state average to above it.

Results are especially strong for low-income students, who improved from the 40th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 77th in 2025-2026, and for English Language Learner students, up from the 32nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 72nd. Special education students rank lower, at the 37th percentile. Chronic absenteeism, at 15.8%, is the clearest concern: it is above the district's 10.0% and above nearby Edgerton (2.4%), Fort Atkinson (4.3%), and Clinton Junior High (7.0%), though below the state's 17.3%. The feeder school, Northside Intermediate, reports 7.0%, so attendance support during the transition into grades 7–8 may matter. Milton Middle spends $12,352 per pupil with a 15.3 student-teacher ratio — lower spending and a higher ratio than most nearby schools — and a 21.81% free/reduced lunch rate.

509

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,352

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

20 E Madison Ave
Milton, WI 53563-1399

(608) 868-9350

District: Milton School District

Students who attend Milton Middle usually attend:

High:

Milton High

Feeder schools for Milton Middle:

Elementary:	Consolidated Elementary
	East Elementary
	Harmony Elementary
	West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.6%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg56%

144^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	144 of 643	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	137 of 628	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	197 of 641	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	209 of 640	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	205 of 617	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	210 of 613	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	227 of 594	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	299 of 579	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	330 of 612	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.9	283 of 609	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.1	274 of 612	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.2	209 of 585	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.6	365 of 569	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.8	242 of 559	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	166 of 549	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	316 of 539	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.7	235 of 521	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	213 of 519	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.7	98 of 366	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	65.4	158 of 382	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.8	130 of 332	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.9	105 of 324	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	71.5	27 of 91	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	45 of 90	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	47 of 169	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	35.4	107 of 158	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	145 of 573	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	146 of 580	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	121 of 576	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	131 of 574	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	191 of 557	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	225 of 551	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	67 of 236	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	34 of 237	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	6 of 229	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	53.7	93 of 225	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	36 of 209	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.3	112 of 204	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	119 of 513	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	226 of 509	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	310 of 520	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	227 of 525	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	149 of 522	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	41 of 499	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	50.5	224 of 487	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	288 of 489	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	152 of 575	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	216 of 585	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	201 of 591	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	263 of 577	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	268 of 572	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	249 of 557	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	332 of 551	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	60 of 135	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	25 of 131	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	42 of 132	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	22 of 126	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	21 of 129	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	276 of 439	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	317 of 414	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.8	157 of 425	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	68 of 439	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	175 of 421	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	219 of 437	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	186 of 414	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	298 of 417	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	134 of 391	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	157 of 399	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	229 of 407	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	206 of 412	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	209 of 397	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	202 of 393	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	236 of 382	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	259 of 375	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2019)70th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies72%+8 vs state

English Language Arts67%+13 vs state

Mathematics66%+11 vs state

Science62%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Milton Middle	Public	7-8	20 E Madison Ave	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9350	509	33	15.3	21.8%	446 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	74.4	144^th of 643 public middle schools	77.6%		73.4	137^th of 628 public middle schools	78.2%	7				68.0	66.8				66.8	65.2		72.3		62.5	$12,352	$458	$11,895
Northside Intermediate	Public	4-6	159 Northside Dr	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 868-9280	794	47	17.0	23.6%	685 (86.3%)	12 (1.5%)	58 (7.3%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)								(n/a)	62.7	69.0	63.5			62.7	74.0	70.0			74.7		66.7		$11,311	$168	$11,143
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	25 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6200	747	57	13.1	45.1%	538 (72.0%)	31 (4.1%)	103 (13.8%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	58.1	280^th of 643 public middle schools	56.5%		53	327^th of 628 public middle schools	47.9%	47			65.4	53.1	51.7			62.2	62.8	51.7		67.8		45.2	$14,475	$370	$14,104
Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	413	29	14.1	32.0%	349 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	76.3	122^nd of 643 public middle schools	81.0%		76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%	6			61.4	79.2	68.2			53.6	67.2	74.1		80.7		65.9	$15,848	$410	$15,438
Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	450 N Crosby Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6000	486	49	9.8	66.5%	260 (53.5%)	49 (10.1%)	104 (21.4%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	20.7	535^th of 643 public middle schools	16.8%		19.7	524^th of 628 public middle schools	16.6%	11			43.4	38.5	35.8			35.0	29.1	25.2		41.6		32.7	$18,203	$634	$17,570
Edison Middle	Public	6-8	1649 S Chatham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-5900	587	50	11.6	61.0%	374 (63.7%)	27 (4.6%)	131 (22.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	51.6	349^th of 643 public middle schools	45.7%		51.3	338^th of 628 public middle schools	46.2%	11			54.8	41.4	54.1			51.0	48.3	54.1		68.9		55.2	$16,090	$607	$15,482
Whitewater Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8300	394	35	11.4	50.3%	202 (51.3%)	12 (3.0%)	159 (40.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	42	418^th of 643 public middle schools	35.0%		44.3	397^th of 628 public middle schools	36.8%	21			54.4	45.3	46.3			45.6	45.3	46.3		59.4		44.7	$16,655	$619	$16,035
Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	467	44	10.7	34.0%	377 (80.7%)	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	73.3	150^th of 643 public middle schools	76.7%		71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%	15			62.3	79.5	62.0			64.1	77.6	68.3		70.4		52.8	$19,162	$429	$18,734
Nikolay Middle	Public	6-8	211 South St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-7335	203	15	13.7	28.1%	181 (89.2%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	54.8	309^th of 643 public middle schools	51.9%		46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%	62			42.9	45.2	56.1			58.7	41.9	69.6		73.7		60.7	$17,817	$266	$17,551
Clinton Junior High	Public	7-8	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	132	10	13.1	36.4%	102 (77.3%)	3 (2.3%)	24 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	52.2	342^nd of 643 public middle schools	46.8%		56.4	293^rd of 628 public middle schools	53.3%	49				53.5	39.7				51.7	48.3		74.1		58.6	$16,333	$328	$16,005

Frequently Asked Questions about Milton Middle

How many students attend Milton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Milton Middle.

What high school do graduates of Milton Middle attend?

Students who attend Milton Middle usually go on to attend Milton High

Is Milton Middle a good school?

Milton Middle ranks 144^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Milton Middle?

Students at Milton Middle are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Milton Middle in?

Milton School District

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