Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

354

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Every ranked middle school in Wisconsin, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Wisconsin middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	North Shore Middle	Hartland	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	86%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	335
#2	A+	Bayside Middle	Milwaukee	Fox Point J2 School District	85%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	340
#3	A+	Merton Intermediate	Merton	Merton Community School District	85%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	360
#4	A+	Webster Middle	Cedarburg	Cedarburg School District	83%	73%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#5	A+	Whitefish Bay Middle	Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay School District	82%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#6	A+	Oostburg Middle	Oostburg	Oostburg School District	81%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	200
#7	A+	Prescott Middle	Prescott	Prescott School District	81%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	275
#8	A+	Sevastopol Middle	Sturgeon Bay	Sevastopol School District	81%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	156
#9	A+	Elmwood Middle	Elmwood	Elmwood School District	80%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	83
#10	A+	Cedar Grove Belgium Middle	Cedar Grove	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	79%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	255
#11	A+	Kohler Middle	Kohler	Kohler School District	79%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	165
#12	A+	De Pere Middle	De Pere	De Pere School District	78%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	680
#13	A+	Pilgrim Park Middle	Elm Grove	Elmbrook School District	78%	74%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	860
#14	A+	Slinger Middle	Slinger	Slinger School District	78%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	771
#15	A+	Templeton Middle	Sussex	Hamilton School District	78%	68%	Meets Expectations	750
#16	A+	Winneconne Middle	Winneconne	Winneconne Community School District	77%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	383
#17	A+	Kettle Moraine Middle	Dousman	Kettle Moraine School District	76%	66%	Meets Expectations	780
#18	A+	Lake Denoon Middle	Muskego	Muskego-Norway School District	76%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	724
#19	A+	Luxemburg Casco Middle	Luxemburg	Luxemburg-Casco School District	76%	80%	Underperforms Expectations	329
#20	A+	Traeger Middle	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Area School District	76%	68%	Meets Expectations	431
#21	A+	Glacier Creek Middle	Cross Plains	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	75%	69%	Meets Expectations	935
#22	A+	Asa Clark Middle	Pewaukee	Pewaukee School District	74%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	655
#23	A+	John Long Middle	Grafton	Grafton School District	74%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	443
#24	A+	Kiel Middle	Kiel	Kiel Area School District	74%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	332
#25	A	Belleville Middle	Belleville	Belleville School District	74%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	134
#26	A	Longfellow Middle	Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa School District	74%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	737
#27	A	Park View Middle	Mukwonago	Mukwonago School District	74%	66%	Meets Expectations	747
#28	A	Walker Middle	Sturgeon Bay	Sturgeon Bay School District	74%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	223
#29	A	Kromrey Middle	Middleton	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	73%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	1,191
#30	A	Lake Shore Middle	Mequon	Mequon-Thiensville School District	73%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	327
#31	A	Muskego Lakes Middle	Muskego	Muskego-Norway School District	73%	66%	Meets Expectations	691
#32	A	New Glarus Middle	New Glarus	New Glarus School District	73%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	219
#33	A	Silver Lake Intermediate	Oconomowoc	Oconomowoc Area School District	73%	67%	Meets Expectations	595
#34	A	Hamilton Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	72%	65%	Meets Expectations	725
#35	A	Little Chute Middle	Little Chute	Little Chute Area School District	72%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	208
#36	A	Ozaukee Middle	Fredonia	Northern Ozaukee School District	72%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	146
#37	A	Spring Harbor Middle (Magnet)	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	72%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	263
#38	A	Waunakee Middle	Waunakee	Waunakee Community School District	72%	66%	Meets Expectations	682
#39	A	Wisconsin Hills Middle	Brookfield	Elmbrook School District	72%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	814
#40	A	Brillion Middle	Brillion	Brillion School District	71%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	194
#41	A	New Richmond Middle	New Richmond	New Richmond School District	71%	64%	Meets Expectations	749
#42	A	Spring Valley Middle	Spring Valley	Spring Valley School District	71%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	154
#43	A	Fox West Academy (Charter)	Hortonville	Hortonville Area School District	70%	62%	Meets Expectations	58
#44	A	Gerritts Middle	Kimberly	Kimberly Area School District	70%	63%	Meets Expectations	748
#45	A	Oakfield Middle	Oakfield	Oakfield School District	70%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	110
#46	A	Osceola Middle	Osceola	Osceola School District	70%	65%	Meets Expectations	339
#47	A	Shorewood Intermediate	Shorewood	Shorewood School District	70%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	287
#48	A	Southern Door Middle	Brussels	Southern Door County School District	70%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	211
#49	A	Steffen Middle	Mequon	Mequon-Thiensville School District	70%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	395
#50	A	Wrightstown Middle	Wrightstown	Wrightstown Community School District	70%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#51	A	Campbellsport Middle	Campbellsport	Campbellsport School District	69%	65%	Meets Expectations	306
#52	A	Holmen Middle	Holmen	Holmen School District	69%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	892
#53	A	Richfield Middle	Richfield	Holy Hill Area School District	69%	61%	Meets Expectations	182
#54	A-	Indian Mound Middle	Mcfarland	McFarland School District	69%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	531
#55	A-	Elk Mound Middle	Elk Mound	Elk Mound Area School District	68%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	373
#56	A-	Mishicot Middle	Mishicot	Mishicot School District	68%	63%	Meets Expectations	191
#57	A-	Somerset Middle	Somerset	Somerset School District	68%	57%	Meets Expectations	431
#58	A-	Wisconsin Heights Middle	Mazomanie	Wisconsin Heights School District	68%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	154
#59	A-	Bay View Middle	Green Bay	Howard-Suamico School District	67%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	896
#60	A-	Cuba City Middle	Cuba City	Cuba City School District	67%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	144
#61	A-	Edgar Middle	Edgar	Edgar School District	67%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	135
#62	A-	Fox River Middle	Waterford	Waterford Graded J1 School District	67%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	478
#63	A-	Gibraltar Middle	Fish Creek	Gibraltar Area School District	67%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	110
#64	A-	Howards Grove Middle	Howards Grove	Howards Grove School District	67%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	267
#65	A-	Kewaskum Middle	Kewaskum	Kewaskum School District	67%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	403
#66	A-	Amery Middle	Amery	Amery School District	66%	61%	Meets Expectations	300
#67	A-	Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau Middle	Galesville	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	66%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	279
#68	A-	Greendale Middle	Greendale	Greendale School District	66%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	621
#69	A-	Hortonville Middle	Hortonville	Hortonville Area School District	66%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	510
#70	A-	Hudson Middle	Hudson	Hudson School District	66%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	1,133
#71	A-	Lodi Middle	Lodi	Lodi School District	66%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	335
#72	A-	Meyer Middle	River Falls	River Falls School District	66%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	738
#73	A-	Mount Horeb Middle	Mount Horeb	Mount Horeb Area School District	66%	56%	Meets Expectations	491
#74	A-	New Holstein Middle	New Holstein	New Holstein School District	66%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	235
#75	A-	Poynette Middle	Poynette	Poynette School District	66%	58%	Meets Expectations	276
#76	A-	Prairie Farm Middle	Prairie Farm	Prairie Farm Public School District	66%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	90
#77	A-	Sauk Prairie Middle	Sauk City	Sauk Prairie School District	66%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	582
#78	A-	Stratford Middle	Stratford	Stratford School District	66%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	191
#79	A-	West Salem Middle	West Salem	West Salem School District	66%	61%	Meets Expectations	564
#80	B+	Cameron Middle	Cameron	Cameron School District	66%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	330
#81	B+	Edgerton Middle	Edgerton	Edgerton School District	65%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	424
#82	B+	Fennimore Middle	Fennimore	Fennimore Community School District	65%	57%	Meets Expectations	195
#83	B+	Forest Park Middle	Franklin	Franklin Public School District	65%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,084
#84	B+	Greenville Middle	Greenville	Hortonville Area School District	65%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	723
#85	B+	Horicon Middle School	Horicon	Horicon School District	65%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	171
#86	B+	Monticello Middle	Monticello	Monticello School District	65%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	68
#87	B+	Northwestern Middle	Poplar	Maple School District	65%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	266
#88	B+	Saint Croix Central Middle	Hammond	Saint Croix Central School District	65%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	479
#89	B+	Seneca Junior High	Seneca	Seneca Area School District	65%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	50
#90	B+	Clear Lake Junior High	Clear Lake	Clear Lake School District	64%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	100
#91	B+	Coleman Middle	Coleman	Coleman School District	64%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	142
#92	B+	Columbus Middle	Columbus	Columbus School District	64%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	265
#93	B+	Nettie E Karcher School	Burlington	Burlington Area School District	64%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	600
#94	B+	North Middle	Menomonee Falls	Menomonee Falls School District	64%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	842
#95	B+	Platteville Middle	Platteville	Platteville School District	64%	55%	Meets Expectations	437
#96	B+	River Ridge Middle	Patch Grove	River Ridge School District	64%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	157
#97	B+	Rosendale Brandon Middle	Rosendale	Rosendale-Brandon School District	64%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	235
#98	B+	Savanna Oaks Middle	Fitchburg	Verona Area School District	64%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	394
#99	B+	Les Paul Middle	Waukesha	Waukesha School District	63%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	582
#100	B+	Nature Hill Intermediate	Oconomowoc	Oconomowoc Area School District	63%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	773
#101	B+	River View School	Kaukauna	Kaukauna Area School District	63%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,148
#102	B+	Saint Croix Falls Middle	Saint Croix Falls	Saint Croix Falls School District	63%	54%	Meets Expectations	332
#103	B+	Three Lakes Junior High	Three Lakes	Three Lakes School District	63%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	80
#104	B+	Viking Middle	Woodville	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	62%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	391
#105	B+	Washington Middle	Oconto Falls	Oconto Falls Public School District	62%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	368
#106	B+	Whitnall Middle	Greenfield	Whitnall School District	62%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	579
#107	B	Amherst Middle	Amherst	Tomorrow River School District	62%	55%	Meets Expectations	277
#108	B	Birchwood Middle	Birchwood	Birchwood School District	62%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	47
#109	B	Ladysmith Middle	Ladysmith	Ladysmith School District	62%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	169
#110	B	Lomira Middle	Lomira	Lomira School District	62%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#111	B	Menomonie Middle	Menomonie	Menomonie Area School District	62%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	696
#112	B	De Forest Middle	De Forest	De Forest Area School District	61%	56%	Meets Expectations	561
#113	B	Deerfield Middle	Deerfield	Deerfield Community School District	61%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	114
#114	B	Fall Creek Middle	Fall Creek	Fall Creek School District	61%	54%	Meets Expectations	187
#115	B	Fort Atkinson Middle	Fort Atkinson	Fort Atkinson School District	61%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	504
#116	B	Lake Geneva Middle	Lake Geneva	Lake Geneva J1 School District	61%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	615
#117	B	Marshfield Middle	Marshfield	Marshfield Unified School District	61%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	563
#118	B	Milton Middle	Milton	Milton School District	61%	54%	Meets Expectations	511
#119	B	Parkview Junior High	Orfordville	Parkview School District	61%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	151
#120	B	Ripon Middle	Ripon	Ripon Area School District	61%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	302
#121	B	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Port Washington	Port Washington-Saukville School District	61%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	717
#122	B	West De Pere Middle	De Pere	West De Pere School District	61%	57%	Meets Expectations	501
#123	B	Weyauwega Middle	Weyauwega	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	61%	52%	Meets Expectations	175
#124	B	Badger Middle	West Bend	West Bend School District	60%	65%	Underperforms Expectations	851
#125	B	Boyceville Middle	Boyceville	Boyceville Community School District	60%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	103
#126	B	Ellsworth Middle	Ellsworth	Ellsworth Community School District	60%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#127	B	Lancaster Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster Community School District	60%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	232
#128	B	Oak Creek East Middle	Oak Creek	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	60%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	945
#129	B	River Valley Middle	Spring Green	River Valley School District	60%	52%	Meets Expectations	317
#130	B	Riverview Middle	Plymouth	Plymouth Joint School District	60%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	590
#131	B	Theisen Middle	Fond Du Lac	Fond du Lac School District	60%	50%	Meets Expectations	463
#132	B	D C Everest Junior High	Weston	D C Everest Area School District	55%	54%	Meets Expectations	872
#133	B-	Freedom Middle	Freedom	Freedom Area School District	60%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	357
#134	B-	Hayward Middle	Hayward	Hayward Community School District	60%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	347
#135	B-	Rib Lake Middle	Rib Lake	Rib Lake School District	60%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	88
#136	B-	Barneveld Middle School	Barneveld	Barneveld School District	59%	49%	Meets Expectations	97
#137	B-	New London Middle	New London	New London School District	59%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	596
#138	B-	Oak Creek West Middle	Oak Creek	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	59%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	533
#139	B-	Okeeffe Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	59%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	452
#140	B-	Onalaska Middle	Onalaska	Onalaska School District	59%	53%	Meets Expectations	673
#141	B-	Pulaski Community Middle	Pulaski	Pulaski Community School District	59%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	788
#142	B-	Stanley Boyd Middle	Stanley	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	59%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	252
#143	B-	Viroqua Middle	Viroqua	Viroqua Area School District	59%	52%	Meets Expectations	247
#144	B-	Westby Middle	Westby	Westby Area School District	59%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#145	B-	Argyle Middle	Argyle	Argyle School District	58%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	65
#146	B-	D C Everest Middle	Weston	D C Everest Area School District	58%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	833
#147	B-	Drummond Junior High	Drummond	Drummond Area School District	58%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	48
#148	B-	Gillett Middle	Gillett	Gillett School District	58%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	108
#149	B-	Mineral Point Middle	Mineral Point	Mineral Point Unified School District	58%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	178
#150	B-	Oregon Middle	Oregon	Oregon School District	58%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	636
#151	B-	Prentice Middle	Prentice	Prentice School District	58%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	103
#152	B-	Washburn Middle	Washburn	Washburn School District	58%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	82
#153	B-	Athens Middle	Athens	Athens School District	57%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	66
#154	B-	Bluff View Middle	Prairie Du Chien	Prairie du Chien Area School District	57%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	196
#155	B-	Denmark Middle	Denmark	Denmark School District	57%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	325
#156	B-	Einstein Middle	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	57%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	553
#157	B-	Elkhorn Area Middle	Elkhorn	Elkhorn Area School District	57%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	705
#158	B-	Honor Intermediate	Rubicon	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	57%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	135
#159	B-	Omro Middle	Omro	Omro School District	57%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	263
#160	B-	South Middle	Eau Claire	Eau Claire Area School District	57%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	791
#161	B-	Valders Middle	Valders	Valders Area School District	57%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	276
#162	C+	Black Hawk Middle	South Wayne	Black Hawk School District	56%	51%	Meets Expectations	85
#163	C+	Chippewa Falls Middle	Chippewa Falls	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	56%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,064
#164	C+	Jefferson Middle	Jefferson	Jefferson School District	56%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	389
#165	C+	Marathon Venture Academy (Charter)	Marathon	Marathon City School District	56%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	156
#166	C+	New Auburn Middle	New Auburn	New Auburn School District	56%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	72
#167	C+	Seymour Middle	Seymour	Seymour Community School District	56%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	301
#168	C+	Wauzeka Middle	Wauzeka	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	56%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	61
#169	C+	Altoona Middle	Altoona	Altoona School District	55%	48%	Meets Expectations	401
#170	C+	Butler Middle	Waukesha	Waukesha School District	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	811
#171	C+	Clayton Middle	Clayton	Clayton School District	55%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	56
#172	C+	Hilbert Middle	Hilbert	Hilbert School District	55%	48%	Meets Expectations	159
#173	C+	Kennedy Middle	Germantown	Germantown School District	55%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	898
#174	C+	Lake Mills Middle	Lake Mills	Lake Mills Area School District	55%	50%	Meets Expectations	410
#175	C+	Monroe Middle	Monroe	Monroe School District	55%	48%	Meets Expectations	464
#176	C+	Northstar Middle	Eau Claire	Eau Claire Area School District	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	501
#177	C+	P J Jacobs Junior High	Stevens Point	Stevens Point Area Public School District	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	661
#178	C+	Pardeeville Middle	Pardeeville	Pardeeville Area School District	55%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	244
#179	C+	Parkview Middle	Green Bay	Ashwaubenon School District	55%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	724
#180	C+	Rice Lake Middle	Rice Lake	Rice Lake Area School District	55%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	601
#181	C+	Riverdale Junior High	Muscoda	Riverdale School District	55%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	105
#182	C+	Sabish Middle	Fond Du Lac		55%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	438
#183	C+	Turtle Lake Middle	Turtle Lake	Turtle Lake School District	55%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	103
#184	C+	Unity Middle	Balsam Lake	Unity School District	55%	47%	Meets Expectations	262
#185	C+	Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Stevens Point	Stevens Point Area Public School District	54%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	811
#186	C+	Clinton Junior High	Clinton	Clinton Community School District	54%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	160
#187	C+	Lake Holcombe Middle	Holcombe		54%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	62
#188	C+	Webb Middle	Reedsburg	Reedsburg School District	54%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	586
#189	C	Badger Ridge Middle	Verona	Verona Area School District	54%	49%	Meets Expectations	733
#190	C	Delong Middle	Eau Claire	Eau Claire Area School District	54%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	893
#191	C	Innovations Stem Academy (Charter)	Sparta	Sparta Area School District	54%	45%	Meets Expectations	68
#192	C	J C Mckenna Middle	Evansville	Evansville Community School District	54%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	373
#193	C	Palmyra Eagle Middle	Palmyra	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	54%	47%	Meets Expectations	114
#194	C	Spooner Middle	Spooner	Spooner Area School District	54%	47%	Meets Expectations	277
#195	C	Waupaca Middle	Waupaca	Waupaca School District	54%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	521
#196	C	Wisconsin Dells Middle School	Wisconsin Dells	Wisconsin Dells School District	54%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	387
#197	C	Albany Community Middle	Albany	Albany School District	53%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	72
#198	C	Chetek Weyerhaeuser Middle	Chetek	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	53%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	207
#199	C	De Soto Middle	De Soto	De Soto Area School District	53%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	100
#200	C	Glenwood City Middle	Glenwood City	Glenwood City School District	53%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	136
#201	C	Horace Mann Middle	Wausau	Wausau School District	53%	46%	Meets Expectations	683
#202	C	Patrick Marsh Middle	Sun Prairie	Sun Prairie Area School District	53%	44%	Meets Expectations	594
#203	C	Randolph Middle School	Randolph	Randolph School District	53%	42%	Meets Expectations	101
#204	C	Sheboygan Falls Middle	Sheboygan Falls	Sheboygan Falls School District	53%	44%	Meets Expectations	468
#205	C	Turner Middle	Beloit	Beloit Turner School District	53%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	368
#206	C	Independence Middle	Independence	Independence School District	52%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	95
#207	C	John Muir Middle	Wausau	Wausau School District	52%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,006
#208	C	Lena Middle	Lena	Lena School District	52%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	87
#209	C	Wonewoc Center Junior High	Wonewoc	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	52%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	79
#210	C	Cadott Junior High	Cadott	Cadott Community School District	51%	42%	Meets Expectations	102
#211	C	East Troy Middle	East Troy	East Troy Community School District	51%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	324
#212	C	Markesan Middle	Markesan	Markesan School District	51%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	188
#213	C	Marshall Middle	Janesville	Janesville School District	51%	43%	Meets Expectations	733
#214	C	Prairie View Middle	Sun Prairie	Sun Prairie Area School District	51%	41%	Meets Expectations	666
#215	C	Toki Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	51%	44%	Meets Expectations	578
#216	C-	River Bluff Middle	Stoughton	Stoughton Area School District	51%	45%	Meets Expectations	582
#217	C-	Boscobel Junior High	Boscobel	Boscobel Area School District	50%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	152
#218	C-	Brodhead Middle	Brodhead	Brodhead School District	50%	42%	Meets Expectations	230
#219	C-	Chilton Middle	Chilton	Chilton School District	50%	43%	Meets Expectations	337
#220	C-	Crivitz Middle	Crivitz	Crivitz School District	50%	45%	Meets Expectations	104
#221	C-	Dodgeville Middle	Dodgeville	Dodgeville School District	50%	43%	Meets Expectations	311
#222	C-	Edison Middle	Janesville	Janesville School District	50%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#223	C-	Elcho Middle	Elcho	Elcho School District	50%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	58
#224	C-	Eleva Strum Middle	Strum	Eleva-Strum School District	50%	39%	Meets Expectations	142
#225	C-	Florence Middle	Florence	Florence County School District	50%	41%	Meets Expectations	61
#226	C-	Glacial Drumlin School	Cottage Grove	Monona Grove School District	50%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	768
#227	C-	Nikolay Middle	Cambridge	Cambridge School District	50%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	207
#228	C-	Random Lake Middle	Random Lake	Random Lake School District	50%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	190
#229	C-	Tomahawk Middle	Tomahawk	Tomahawk School District	50%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	279
#230	C-	Wayne Bartels Middle	Portage	Portage Community School District	50%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	406
#231	C-	Weston JR High School	Cazenovia	Weston School District	50%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	31
#232	C-	Whitman Middle	Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa School District	50%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	650
#233	C-	Winter Middle	Winter	Winter School District	50%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	53
#234	C-	Bonduel Middle	Bonduel	Bonduel School District	49%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	147
#235	C-	Bruce Middle	Bruce	Bruce School District	49%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	79
#236	C-	Clintonville Middle	Clintonville	Clintonville School District	49%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#237	C-	Manawa Middle	Manawa	Manawa School District	49%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	115
#238	C-	Phillips Middle	Phillips	Phillips School District	49%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	157
#239	C-	South Park Middle	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Area School District	49%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	327
#240	C-	Marshall Middle	Marshall	Marshall School District	48%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	124
#241	C-	Mondovi Middle	Mondovi	Mondovi School District	48%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	168
#242	C-	Webster Middle	Webster	Webster School District	48%	40%	Meets Expectations	189
#243	D+	Bloomer Middle	Bloomer	Bloomer School District	48%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	332
#244	D+	Central Heights Middle	Sun Prairie		48%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	472
#245	D+	Cumberland Middle	Cumberland	Cumberland School District	48%	40%	Meets Expectations	276
#246	D+	Dodgeland Middle	Juneau	Dodgeland School District	48%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	157
#247	D+	Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle	Hazel Green	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	48%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	106
#248	D+	Williams Bay Middle	Williams Bay	Williams Bay School District	48%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	140
#249	D+	John Edwards Middle	Port Edwards	Port Edwards School District	47%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	100
#250	D+	Kaleidoscope Academy (Charter)	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	47%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	481
#251	D+	Luck Middle	Luck	Luck School District	47%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	86
#252	D+	Mahone Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	47%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	933
#253	D+	Potosi Middle	Potosi	Potosi School District	47%	37%	Meets Expectations	59
#254	D+	Shawano Community Middle	Shawano	Shawano School District	47%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	485
#255	D+	Westfield Area Middle	Westfield	Westfield School District	47%	41%	Meets Expectations	164
#256	D+	Woodworth Middle	Fond Du Lac	Fond du Lac School District	47%	42%	Meets Expectations	395
#257	D+	Horace Mann Middle	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	46%	38%	Meets Expectations	583
#258	D+	Jack Young Middle	Baraboo	Baraboo School District	46%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	599
#259	D+	Kewaunee Middle	Kewaunee	Kewaunee School District	46%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	175
#260	D+	Lombardi Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	46%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	703
#261	D+	Madison Middle	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	46%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	612
#262	D+	Wilson Middle	Manitowoc	Manitowoc School District	46%	37%	Meets Expectations	464
#263	D+	Central Middle	Hartford	Hartford J1 School District	45%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	552
#264	D+	Logan Middle	La Crosse	La Crosse School District	45%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	369
#265	D+	Peshtigo Middle	Peshtigo	Peshtigo School District	45%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	167
#266	D+	Riverside Middle	Watertown	Watertown Unified School District	45%	35%	Meets Expectations	693
#267	D+	Waterloo Middle	Waterloo	Waterloo School District	45%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	116
#268	D+	Whitewater Middle	Whitewater	Whitewater Unified School District	45%	35%	Meets Expectations	444
#269	D	Black River Falls Middle	Black River Falls	Black River Falls School District	45%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	348
#270	D	Cornell Middle	Cornell	Cornell School District	45%	35%	Meets Expectations	81
#271	D	Loyal Middle School	Loyal	Loyal School District	45%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	111
#272	D	Medford Middle	Medford	Medford Area Public School District	45%	39%	Meets Expectations	628
#273	D	Olson Middle	Mauston	Mauston School District	45%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	233
#274	D	Arcadia Middle	Arcadia	Arcadia School District	44%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	337
#275	D	James Williams Middle	Rhinelander	Rhinelander School District	44%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	472
#276	D	Oconto Middle	Oconto	Oconto Unified School District	44%	38%	Meets Expectations	288
#277	D	Osseo Fairchild Middle	Osseo	Osseo-Fairchild School District	44%	36%	Meets Expectations	159
#278	D	Highland Community Middle	Highland	Highland School District	43%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	51
#279	D	Longfellow Middle	La Crosse	La Crosse School District	43%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	489
#280	D	Riverview Middle	Barron	Barron Area School District	43%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	317
#281	D	Superior Middle	Superior	Superior School District	43%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	903
#282	D	Tomah Middle	Tomah	Tomah Area School District	43%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	676
#283	D	Urban Middle	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	43%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	562
#284	D	Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Wisconsin Rapids	Wisconsin Rapids School District	43%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	924
#285	D	Etude Middle (Charter)	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	42%	35%	Meets Expectations	92
#286	D	Greenfield Middle	Greenfield	Greenfield School District	42%	35%	Meets Expectations	750
#287	D	Ithaca Middle Richland Center	Richland Center	Ithaca School District	42%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	77
#288	D	Lance Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	42%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	788
#289	D	Rosholt Middle	Rosholt	Rosholt School District	42%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	62
#290	D	Beaver Dam Middle	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam Unified School District	41%	32%	Meets Expectations	673
#291	D	Chequamegon Middle	Glidden	Chequamegon School District	41%	34%	Meets Expectations	129
#292	D	Clarke Middle	Two Rivers	Two Rivers Public School District	41%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	462
#293	D	Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	West Allis	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	41%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	761
#294	D	Horning Middle	Waukesha	Waukesha School District	41%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#295	D	Maplewood Middle	Menasha	Menasha Joint School District	41%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	725
#296	D	Wausaukee Middle	Wausaukee	Wausaukee School District	41%	33%	Meets Expectations	93
#297	D-	La Farge Middle	La Farge	La Farge School District	40%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	41
#298	D-	Sparta Meadowview Middle	Sparta	Sparta Area School District	40%	34%	Meets Expectations	722
#299	D-	Tri County Middle	Plainfield	Tri-County Area School District	40%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	133
#300	D-	Augusta Middle	Augusta	Augusta School District	39%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	118
#301	D-	Berlin Middle	Berlin	Berlin Area School District	39%	31%	Meets Expectations	293
#302	D-	Cherokee Heights Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	39%	34%	Meets Expectations	553
#303	D-	Jefferson Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	39%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	415
#304	D-	Owen Withee Junior High	Owen	Owen-Withee School District	39%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	106
#305	D-	Marinette Middle	Marinette	Marinette School District	38%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	567
#306	D-	Ashland Middle	Ashland	Ashland School District	37%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	398
#307	D-	Farnsworth Middle	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	37%	30%	Meets Expectations	514
#308	D-	Prairie River Middle	Merrill	Merrill Area School District	37%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	593
#309	D-	Carmen Middle School South (Charter)	Milwaukee		36%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	176
#310	D-	Phoenix Middle	Delavan	Delavan-Darien School District	36%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	487
#311	D-	Gilmanton Middle	Gilmanton	Gilmanton School District	35%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	39
#312	D-	Neillsville Middle	Neillsville	Neillsville School District	35%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	182
#313	D-	South Milwaukee Middle	South Milwaukee	South Milwaukee School District	35%	29%	Meets Expectations	587
#314	D-	Washington Middle	Manitowoc	Manitowoc School District	35%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	491
#315	D-	Adams Friendship Middle	Adams	Adams-Friendship Area School District	34%	28%	Meets Expectations	378
#316	D-	Badger Rock Middle (Charter)	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	34%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	92
#317	D-	Bessie Allen Middle	North Fond Du Lac	North Fond du Lac School District	34%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	314
#318	D-	Crandon Middle	Crandon	Crandon School District	34%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	187
#319	D-	Sennett Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	34%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	623
#320	D-	United Community Center Acosta Middle School (Charter)	Milwaukee	United Community Center Inc	34%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	188
#321	D-	Wilson Middle	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	34%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	364
#322	D-	Bullen Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	33%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	693
#323	D-	Whitehorse Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	33%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	452
#324	D-	Colby Middle	Colby	Colby School District	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	217
#325	D-	Cudahy Middle	Cudahy	Cudahy School District	32%	27%	Meets Expectations	419
#326	D-	Franklin Middle	Janesville	Janesville School District	32%	24%	Meets Expectations	539
#327	F	Stockbridge Middle	Stockbridge	Stockbridge School District	32%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	41
#328	F	Bayfield Middle	Bayfield	Bayfield School District	31%	21%	Meets Expectations	92
#329	F	Flambeau Middle	Tony	Flambeau School District	31%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	106
#330	F	James Wright Middle (Magnet)	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	31%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	256
#331	F	Merrill Middle	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Area School District	31%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	453
#332	F	School Of Options And Applied Research Middle (Charter)	Land O Lakes	Northland Pines School District	31%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	46
#333	F	Shullsburg Junior High	Shullsburg	Shullsburg School District	31%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	79
#334	F	Almond Bancroft Middle	Almond	Almond-Bancroft School District	30%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	80
#335	F	Necedah Middle	Necedah	Necedah Area School District	30%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	134
#336	F	Sherman Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	30%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	401
#337	F	West Milwaukee Intermediate	West Milwaukee	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	30%	21%	Meets Expectations	304
#338	F	Black Hawk Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	29%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	357
#339	F	George D Warriner Middle (Charter)	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	26%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	61
#340	F	Aldrich Intermediate	Beloit	Beloit School District	25%	18%	Meets Expectations	408
#341	F	Edison Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	24%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	1,083
#342	F	One City Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Madison		23%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	138
#343	F	Franklin Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	22%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	659
#344	F	Wedgewood Park School	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	21%	17%	Meets Expectations	656
#345	F	Fran Fruzen Intermediate	Beloit	Beloit School District	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	461
#346	F	Washington Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	18%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	413
#347	F	Morse Mid	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	14%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	445
#348	F	Roosevelt Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	14%	8%	Meets Expectations	309
#349	F	Washington Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	12%	15%	Underperforms Expectations	711
#350	F	Lincoln Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	10%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	374
#351	F	Audubon Technology And Communication Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	425
#352	F	Menominee Indian Middle	Neopit	Menominee Indian School District	8%	12%	Underperforms Expectations	192
#353	F	King International Baccalaureate Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	7%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	271
#354	F	Andrew S Douglas Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	4%	8%	Underperforms Expectations	167

How Wisconsin's middle schools compare

A: 79B: 82C: 81D: 84F: 28

45% of the 354 ranked middle schools in Wisconsin earn an A or B (79 A grades, 82 B, 81 C, 84 D, 28 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 246 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 151 exceed it. On average 54% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 45% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Walker Middle (74% against 36%, A), Prescott Middle (81% against 47%, A+), Elmwood Middle (80% against 46%, A+), Little Chute Middle (72% against 41%, A), New Auburn Middle (56% against 26%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 89): Hortonville Area School District (3), Elmbrook School District (2), Muskego-Norway School District (2), Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Madison (13, 3 at A or B), Milwaukee (10, 1 at A or B), Green Bay (6, 1 at A or B), Sheboygan (5, 0 at A or B), Appleton (4, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Kromrey Middle (1,191 students, A, #29), River View School (1,148 students, B+, #101), Hudson Middle (1,133 students, A-, #70).

Middle schools in Wisconsin that are not ranked

14 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Very small schools (5)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

B Benton Middle, Benton
C Central Wisconsin Stem Academy, Nekoosa
B+ Fremont Stem Academy Inc., Fremont
C School Of Technology And Arts Ii, La Crosse
F White Lake Middle, White Lake

Not yet graded (9)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Lakeland Star School Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable, Minocqua
Lane Intermediate, West Allis
Lincoln Middle, La Crosse
Lincoln Middle, Kenosha
Northland Pines Middle, Eagle River
Southeastern, Milwaukee
Tomorrow River Community Middle Trcms, Amherst Junction
Waupun Area Junior High, Waupun
Webster Stanley Middle, Oshkosh

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Wisconsin.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Wisconsin

What is the best middle school in Wisconsin?

North Shore Middle in Hartland ranks first among the 354 ranked middle schools in Wisconsin with a SchoolGrade of A+, 86% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62%.

How are middle schools in Wisconsin ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Wisconsin have?

SchoolGrade grades 368 public middle schools in Wisconsin; 354 are ranked here and 14 are listed as not ranked.