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Whitefish Bay Middle

Public Grades 6-8

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Whitefish Bay Middle is a grades 6–8 school serving 612 students in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin — a North Shore suburb of Milwaukee — and it belongs to the Whitefish Bay School District, which ranks 6th of 432 Wisconsin districts. The school itself ranked 5th of 643 middle schools statewide in 2025–2026, the top 1% of the state, and has earned 5 stars in each of the ten school years on record without ever falling below 18th place statewide.

In 2025–2026, proficiency ran 26–37 points above the state average in every subject and grade tested, from 6th grade math (90.22% vs. 53.60% statewide) to 8th grade social studies (90.95% vs. 64.63%). Chronic absenteeism is 3.2%, the lowest in its comparison group and roughly one-fifth the state rate of 17.3%, and the dropout rate was 0.0% in each of the last two years. Notably, the school does this at $13,509 per student — the lowest reported spending of any high-performing school in the group — and with a higher student–teacher ratio (13.6) than its closest peers.

Its nearest true peer is Bayside Middle, 4.75 miles away and ranked 4th statewide — essentially a dead heat, with Bayside ahead in 8th grade ELA and social studies and Whitefish Bay Middle ahead in 6th grade ELA and math and 8th grade math. Against Maple Dale School and Shorewood Intermediate, this school leads nearly across the board. Its most distinctive result is special education, where it ranked 2nd of 439 Wisconsin schools (100th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, and every reported student group ranks in the 80th percentile or better. The main things to watch are 8th grade ELA, which has drifted slightly over three years, and the very small low-income student group, which isn't reported for the most recent years.

612

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,509

Per pupil spending ?

2.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

1144 E Henry Clay St
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217-5716

(414) 963-6800

District: Whitefish Bay School District

Students who attend Whitefish Bay Middle usually attend:

High:

Whitefish Bay High

Feeder schools for Whitefish Bay Middle:

Elementary:	Cumberland Elementary
	Richards Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (87% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg87%

Wisconsin avg56%

5^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 432Whitefish Bay 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
2026	94.6	5 of 643	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	8 of 628	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	17 of 641	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	12 of 640	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	12 of 617	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	6 of 613	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	15 of 594	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	18 of 579	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	12 of 612	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	6 of 609	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	86.9	22 of 612	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	91.3	8 of 585	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	23 of 569	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	78.9	41 of 559	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	79.4	33 of 549	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	77.8	51 of 539	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	82.2	20 of 521	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	81.3	25 of 519	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	18 of 366	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	82.2	21 of 382	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	85.5	8 of 332	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	80.4	29 of 324	91.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	25 of 125	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	16 of 117	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	16 of 118	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	9 of 130	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	17 of 125	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	6 of 134	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	62.5	30 of 127	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	23 of 123	81.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	3 of 97	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	17 of 88	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	16 of 87	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.5	4 of 90	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	2 of 90	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	10 of 90	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	6 of 572	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	13 of 573	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	32 of 580	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	18 of 579	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	11 of 576	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	7 of 574	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	14 of 557	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	23 of 551	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	6 of 236	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	1 of 237	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	3 of 239	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	8 of 229	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 221	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	3 of 225	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	8 of 209	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	6 of 204	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	61.3	163 of 520	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	395 of 487	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.8	143 of 489	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	6 of 575	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	8 of 577	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	7 of 585	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	6 of 591	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	9 of 577	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	7 of 572	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	15 of 557	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	17 of 551	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	6 of 135	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	6 of 126	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	1 of 131	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	3 of 132	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	1 of 126	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	11 of 129	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	5 of 101	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	2 of 96	97.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	2 of 439	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	4 of 414	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	4 of 425	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	5 of 439	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	1 of 421	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	39 of 437	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	56 of 414	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	24 of 417	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	5 of 391	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	7 of 399	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	14 of 407	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	10 of 412	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	9 of 397	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	3 of 393	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	7 of 382	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	9 of 375	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)69th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies91%+26 vs state

Mathematics88%+33 vs state

English Language Arts87%+32 vs state

Science82%+30 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
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%)	94.6	5^th of 643 public middle schools	99.2%		93.5	8^th of 628 public middle schools	98.7%	3			90.8	87.6	81.9			90.2	85.6	87.4		91.0		81.9	$13,509	$579	$12,930
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%)	84	65^th of 643 public middle schools	89.9%		83.2	67^th of 628 public middle schools	89.3%	2				74.1	74.7				69.5	72.1		87.7		66.2	$15,767	$308	$15,459
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%)	1.2	641^st of 643 public middle schools	0.3%		1.4	623^rd of 628 public middle schools	0.8%	18			2.8	7.7	8.7			0.0	5.1	0.0		0.0		0.0	$28,122	$3,428	$24,694
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%)	50.5	354^th of 643 public middle schools	44.9%		56.7	291^st of 628 public middle schools	53.7%	63	43.8	53.6	47.6	66.3	44.0	42.5	45.2	54.8	70.4	42.9	48.8	51.7	46.3	48.4	$18,700	$568	$18,132
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%)	2.1	626^th of 643 public middle schools	2.6%		1.3	625^th of 628 public middle schools	0.5%	1			5.0	28.1	2.5			2.5	0.0	0.0		10.3		5.1	$28,987	$4,067	$24,920
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%)	88.2	35^th of 643 public middle schools	94.6%		90.5	22^nd of 628 public middle schools	96.5%	13	88.6	79.3	75.0	79.1	82.5	86.4	79.3	75.0	79.1	80.0	90.9	80.0	81.8	75.0	$21,519	$619	$20,899
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	800 W Walnut St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-8800	270	16	17.1	95.2%	2 (0.7%)	240 (88.9%)	12 (4.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1.5	638^th of 643 public middle schools	0.8%		4.6	589^th of 628 public middle schools	6.2%	49			5.3	8.5	8.1			1.3	7.0	3.5		10.7		7.1	$24,016	$3,073	$20,943
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	820 E Knapp St	Milwaukee	53202	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 212-3300	309	20	15.5	93.2%	10 (3.2%)	198 (64.1%)	84 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	2.1	628^th of 643 public middle schools	2.3%		3	599^th of 628 public middle schools	4.6%	29			8.1	8.6	14.4			3.5	1.2	5.2		20.8		12.5	$22,756	$3,110	$19,646
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%)	95.8	4^th of 643 public middle schools	99.4%		94.4	6^th of 628 public middle schools	99.0%	2		93.1	90.0	91.1	90.5		94.3	90.0	87.5	86.9		95.3		84.5	$23,034	$446	$22,589
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%)	3.5	609^th of 643 public middle schools	5.3%		4.5	590^th of 628 public middle schools	6.1%	19			10.4	15.1	23.3			5.7	13.6	6.8		23.3		12.6	$18,870	$3,200	$15,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitefish Bay Middle

What district is Whitefish Bay Middle in?

Whitefish Bay School District

What high school do graduates of Whitefish Bay Middle attend?

Students who attend Whitefish Bay Middle usually go on to attend Whitefish Bay High

What is the racial makeup of Whitefish Bay Middle?

Students at Whitefish Bay Middle are 76% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% African American.

Is Whitefish Bay Middle a good school?

Yes! Whitefish Bay Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend Whitefish Bay Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Whitefish Bay Middle.

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