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Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

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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+	Whitefish Bay Middle	Whitefish Bay	Whitefish Bay School District	72%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#2	A+	Bayside Middle	Milwaukee	Fox Point J2 School District	69%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	340
#3	A+	Hamilton Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	68%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	725
#4	A+	Muskego Lakes Middle	Muskego	Muskego-Norway School District	68%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	691
#5	A+	North Shore Middle	Hartland	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	68%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	335
#6	A	Winneconne Middle	Winneconne	Winneconne Community School District	67%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	383
#7	A	Lake Shore Middle	Mequon	Mequon-Thiensville School District	66%	69%	Meets Expectations	327
#8	A	Merton Intermediate	Merton	Merton Community School District	66%	65%	Meets Expectations	360
#9	A	Webster Middle	Cedarburg	Cedarburg School District	66%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	645
#10	A	Lake Denoon Middle	Muskego	Muskego-Norway School District	65%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	724
#11	A	Sevastopol Middle	Sturgeon Bay	Sevastopol School District	65%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	156
#12	A	Waunakee Middle	Waunakee	Waunakee Community School District	65%	66%	Meets Expectations	682
#13	A	Kettle Moraine Middle	Dousman	Kettle Moraine School District	64%	64%	Meets Expectations	780
#14	A	Pilgrim Park Middle	Elm Grove	Elmbrook School District	64%	63%	Meets Expectations	860
#15	A	Templeton Middle	Sussex	Hamilton School District	64%	64%	Meets Expectations	750
#16	A	Cedar Grove Belgium Middle	Cedar Grove	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	62%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	255
#17	A	Kiel Middle	Kiel	Kiel Area School District	62%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	332
#18	A	Kohler Middle	Kohler	Kohler School District	62%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	165
#19	A	Oostburg Middle	Oostburg	Oostburg School District	62%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	200
#20	A	Kromrey Middle	Middleton	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	61%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,191
#21	A	Slinger Middle	Slinger	Slinger School District	61%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	771
#22	A	De Pere Middle	De Pere	De Pere School District	60%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	680
#23	A	Gerritts Middle	Kimberly	Kimberly Area School District	60%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	748
#24	A	Innovations Stem Academy (Charter)	Sparta	Sparta Area School District	60%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	68
#25	A	Luxemburg Casco Middle	Luxemburg	Luxemburg-Casco School District	60%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	329
#26	A	Wisconsin Hills Middle	Brookfield	Elmbrook School District	60%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	814
#27	A	Glacier Creek Middle	Cross Plains	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	59%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	935
#28	A	Howards Grove Middle	Howards Grove	Howards Grove School District	59%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	267
#29	A-	John Long Middle	Grafton	Grafton School District	58%	57%	Meets Expectations	443
#30	A-	Mineral Point Middle	Mineral Point	Mineral Point Unified School District	58%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	178
#31	A-	Mishicot Middle	Mishicot	Mishicot School District	58%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	191
#32	A-	Osceola Middle	Osceola	Osceola School District	58%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	339
#33	A-	Saint Croix Falls Middle	Saint Croix Falls	Saint Croix Falls School District	58%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	332
#34	A-	Greenville Middle	Greenville	Hortonville Area School District	57%	57%	Meets Expectations	723
#35	A-	Richfield Middle	Richfield	Holy Hill Area School District	57%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	182
#36	A-	Steffen Middle	Mequon	Mequon-Thiensville School District	56%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	395
#37	A-	Traeger Middle	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Area School District	56%	58%	Meets Expectations	431
#38	A-	Hudson Middle	Hudson	Hudson School District	55%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,133
#39	A-	Mount Horeb Middle	Mount Horeb	Mount Horeb Area School District	55%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	491
#40	A-	Wrightstown Middle	Wrightstown	Wrightstown Community School District	55%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#41	A-	Asa Clark Middle	Pewaukee	Pewaukee School District	54%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	655
#42	A-	Hortonville Middle	Hortonville	Hortonville Area School District	54%	55%	Meets Expectations	510
#43	A-	Little Chute Middle	Little Chute	Little Chute Area School District	54%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	208
#44	A-	New Richmond Middle	New Richmond	New Richmond School District	54%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	749
#45	A-	Park View Middle	Mukwonago	Mukwonago School District	54%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	747
#46	A-	Brillion Middle	Brillion	Brillion School District	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	194
#47	A-	Forest Park Middle	Franklin	Franklin Public School District	53%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,084
#48	A-	Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau Middle	Galesville	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	53%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	279
#49	A-	Gibraltar Middle	Fish Creek	Gibraltar Area School District	53%	53%	Meets Expectations	110
#50	A-	Marathon Venture Academy (Charter)	Marathon	Marathon City School District	53%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	156
#51	A-	Ozaukee Middle	Fredonia	Northern Ozaukee School District	53%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	146
#52	A-	Rib Lake Middle	Rib Lake	Rib Lake School District	53%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	88
#53	A-	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Port Washington	Port Washington-Saukville School District	53%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	717
#54	A-	Silver Lake Intermediate	Oconomowoc	Oconomowoc Area School District	52%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	595
#55	B+	Elk Mound Middle	Elk Mound	Elk Mound Area School District	52%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	373
#56	B+	Indian Mound Middle	Mcfarland	McFarland School District	52%	53%	Meets Expectations	531
#57	B+	Longfellow Middle	Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa School District	52%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	737
#58	B+	Platteville Middle	Platteville	Platteville School District	52%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	437
#59	B+	Rosendale Brandon Middle	Rosendale	Rosendale-Brandon School District	52%	51%	Meets Expectations	235
#60	B+	Shorewood Intermediate	Shorewood	Shorewood School District	52%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	287
#61	B+	Stratford Middle	Stratford	Stratford School District	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	191
#62	B+	Altoona Middle	Altoona	Altoona School District	51%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	401
#63	B+	Amery Middle	Amery	Amery School District	51%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	300
#64	B+	Kewaskum Middle	Kewaskum	Kewaskum School District	51%	52%	Meets Expectations	403
#65	B+	Nature Hill Intermediate	Oconomowoc	Oconomowoc Area School District	51%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	773
#66	B+	River View School	Kaukauna	Kaukauna Area School District	51%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,148
#67	B+	Saint Croix Central Middle	Hammond	Saint Croix Central School District	51%	54%	Meets Expectations	479
#68	B+	Stanley Boyd Middle	Stanley	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	51%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	252
#69	B+	Elmwood Middle	Elmwood	Elmwood School District	50%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	83
#70	B+	Fox River Middle	Waterford	Waterford Graded J1 School District	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	478
#71	B+	Fox West Academy (Charter)	Hortonville	Hortonville Area School District	50%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	58
#72	B+	Glenwood City Middle	Glenwood City	Glenwood City School District	50%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	136
#73	B+	Honor Intermediate	Rubicon	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	50%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	135
#74	B+	Kennedy Middle	Germantown	Germantown School District	50%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	898
#75	B+	New Glarus Middle	New Glarus	New Glarus School District	50%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	219
#76	B+	Somerset Middle	Somerset	Somerset School District	50%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	431
#77	B+	Viking Middle	Woodville	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	50%	50%	Meets Expectations	391
#78	B+	Waupaca Middle	Waupaca	Waupaca School District	50%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	521
#79	B+	West Salem Middle	West Salem	West Salem School District	50%	53%	Meets Expectations	564
#80	B+	Prescott Middle	Prescott	Prescott School District	49%	48%	Meets Expectations	275
#81	B+	Viroqua Middle	Viroqua	Viroqua Area School District	49%	49%	Meets Expectations	247
#82	B+	Walker Middle	Sturgeon Bay	Sturgeon Bay School District	49%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	223
#83	B+	Amherst Middle	Amherst	Tomorrow River School District	48%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	277
#84	B+	Badger Middle	West Bend	West Bend School District	48%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	851
#85	B+	Bay View Middle	Green Bay	Howard-Suamico School District	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	896
#86	B+	Bruce Middle	Bruce	Bruce School District	48%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	79
#87	B+	Chetek Weyerhaeuser Middle	Chetek	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	48%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	207
#88	B+	Crivitz Middle	Crivitz	Crivitz School District	48%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	104
#89	B+	Cuba City Middle	Cuba City	Cuba City School District	48%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	144
#90	B+	De Forest Middle	De Forest	De Forest Area School District	48%	51%	Meets Expectations	561
#91	B+	Edgerton Middle	Edgerton	Edgerton School District	48%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	424
#92	B+	Fennimore Middle	Fennimore	Fennimore Community School District	48%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	195
#93	B+	Glacial Drumlin School	Cottage Grove	Monona Grove School District	48%	52%	Meets Expectations	768
#94	B+	Horicon Middle School	Horicon	Horicon School District	48%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	171
#95	B+	Menomonie Middle	Menomonie	Menomonie Area School District	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	696
#96	B+	Monticello Middle	Monticello	Monticello School District	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	68
#97	B+	Nikolay Middle	Cambridge	Cambridge School District	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	207
#98	B+	Potosi Middle	Potosi	Potosi School District	48%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	59
#99	B+	South Middle	Eau Claire	Eau Claire Area School District	48%	50%	Meets Expectations	791
#100	B+	West De Pere Middle	De Pere	West De Pere School District	48%	48%	Meets Expectations	501
#101	B+	Westby Middle	Westby	Westby Area School District	48%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#102	B+	Whitnall Middle	Greenfield	Whitnall School District	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	579
#103	B+	North Middle	Menomonee Falls	Menomonee Falls School District	47%	50%	Meets Expectations	842
#104	B+	Shattuck Middle	Neenah	Neenah Joint School District	47%	49%	Meets Expectations	978
#105	B	Hilbert Middle	Hilbert	Hilbert School District	47%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	159
#106	B	Meyer Middle	River Falls	River Falls School District	47%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	738
#107	B	Nettie E Karcher School	Burlington	Burlington Area School District	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	600
#108	B	Northwestern Middle	Poplar	Maple School District	47%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	266
#109	B	Oak Creek East Middle	Oak Creek	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	47%	49%	Meets Expectations	945
#110	B	Osseo Fairchild Middle	Osseo	Osseo-Fairchild School District	47%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	159
#111	B	Pulaski Community Middle	Pulaski	Pulaski Community School District	47%	50%	Meets Expectations	788
#112	B	Random Lake Middle	Random Lake	Random Lake School District	47%	47%	Meets Expectations	190
#113	B	Rice Lake Middle	Rice Lake	Rice Lake Area School District	47%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	601
#114	B	River Ridge Middle	Patch Grove	River Ridge School District	47%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	157
#115	B	Seneca Junior High	Seneca	Seneca Area School District	47%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	50
#116	B	Southern Door Middle	Brussels	Southern Door County School District	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	211
#117	B	Stockbridge Middle	Stockbridge	Stockbridge School District	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	41
#118	B	Webster Middle	Webster	Webster School District	47%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	189
#119	B	Cameron Middle	Cameron	Cameron School District	46%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	330
#120	B	Greendale Middle	Greendale	Greendale School District	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	621
#121	B	Milton Middle	Milton	Milton School District	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	511
#122	B	New Holstein Middle	New Holstein	New Holstein School District	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	235
#123	B	Omro Middle	Omro	Omro School District	46%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	263
#124	B	Oregon Middle	Oregon	Oregon School District	46%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	636
#125	B	Badger Rock Middle (Charter)	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	45%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	92
#126	B	Campbellsport Middle	Campbellsport	Campbellsport School District	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	306
#127	B	Denmark Middle	Denmark	Denmark School District	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	325
#128	B	Dodgeville Middle	Dodgeville	Dodgeville School District	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	311
#129	B	Edgar Middle	Edgar	Edgar School District	45%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	135
#130	B	Einstein Middle	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	45%	49%	Meets Expectations	553
#131	B	Fort Atkinson Middle	Fort Atkinson	Fort Atkinson School District	45%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	504
#132	B	Marshfield Middle	Marshfield	Marshfield Unified School District	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#133	B	New London Middle	New London	New London School District	45%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	596
#134	B	Parkview Junior High	Orfordville	Parkview School District	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	151
#135	B	Poynette Middle	Poynette	Poynette School District	45%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	276
#136	B	Wisconsin Dells Middle School	Wisconsin Dells	Wisconsin Dells School District	45%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#137	B	Central Middle	Hartford	Hartford J1 School District	44%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	552
#138	B	Chilton Middle	Chilton	Chilton School District	44%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	337
#139	B	Elkhorn Area Middle	Elkhorn	Elkhorn Area School District	44%	45%	Meets Expectations	705
#140	B	Freedom Middle	Freedom	Freedom Area School District	44%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	357
#141	B	Holmen Middle	Holmen	Holmen School District	44%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	892
#142	B	J C Mckenna Middle	Evansville	Evansville Community School District	44%	47%	Meets Expectations	373
#143	B	Oak Creek West Middle	Oak Creek	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	44%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	533
#144	B	Parkview Middle	Green Bay	Ashwaubenon School District	44%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	724
#145	B	Riverview Middle	Plymouth	Plymouth Joint School District	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	590
#146	B	Whitman Middle	Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa School District	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	650
#147	B	Deerfield Middle	Deerfield	Deerfield Community School District	43%	46%	Meets Expectations	114
#148	B	John Muir Middle	Wausau	Wausau School District	43%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,006
#149	B	Oakfield Middle	Oakfield	Oakfield School District	43%	46%	Meets Expectations	110
#150	B	Prairie View Middle	Sun Prairie	Sun Prairie Area School District	43%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	666
#151	B-	Ellsworth Middle	Ellsworth	Ellsworth Community School District	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	375
#152	B-	Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Stevens Point	Stevens Point Area Public School District	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	811
#153	B-	Bluff View Middle	Prairie Du Chien	Prairie du Chien Area School District	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	196
#154	B-	De Soto Middle	De Soto	De Soto Area School District	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	100
#155	B-	Jefferson Middle	Jefferson	Jefferson School District	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	389
#156	B-	Les Paul Middle	Waukesha	Waukesha School District	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	582
#157	B-	Lomira Middle	Lomira	Lomira School District	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#158	B-	Mahone Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	933
#159	B-	P J Jacobs Junior High	Stevens Point	Stevens Point Area Public School District	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	661
#160	B-	Savanna Oaks Middle	Fitchburg	Verona Area School District	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	394
#161	B-	Theisen Middle	Fond Du Lac	Fond du Lac School District	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	463
#162	B-	Unity Middle	Balsam Lake	Unity School District	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	262
#163	B-	Wisconsin Heights Middle	Mazomanie	Wisconsin Heights School District	42%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	154
#164	B-	Brodhead Middle	Brodhead	Brodhead School District	41%	40%	Meets Expectations	230
#165	B-	Butler Middle	Waukesha	Waukesha School District	41%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	811
#166	B-	Chippewa Falls Middle	Chippewa Falls	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,064
#167	B-	Delong Middle	Eau Claire	Eau Claire Area School District	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	893
#168	B-	Lake Geneva Middle	Lake Geneva	Lake Geneva J1 School District	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	615
#169	B-	Lake Mills Middle	Lake Mills	Lake Mills Area School District	41%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	410
#170	B-	Medford Middle	Medford	Medford Area Public School District	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	628
#171	B-	Ripon Middle	Ripon	Ripon Area School District	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	302
#172	B-	Valders Middle	Valders	Valders Area School District	41%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	276
#173	B-	Belleville Middle	Belleville	Belleville School District	40%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	134
#174	B-	Berlin Middle	Berlin	Berlin Area School District	40%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	293
#175	B-	Clear Lake Junior High	Clear Lake	Clear Lake School District	40%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	100
#176	B-	Lancaster Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster Community School District	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	232
#177	B-	Oconto Middle	Oconto	Oconto Unified School District	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	288
#178	B-	Okeeffe Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	452
#179	B-	Spring Valley Middle	Spring Valley	Spring Valley School District	40%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	154
#180	B-	Tomahawk Middle	Tomahawk	Tomahawk School District	40%	43%	Meets Expectations	279
#181	B-	Urban Middle	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	562
#182	B-	Weyauwega Middle	Weyauwega	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	175
#183	B-	Bloomer Middle	Bloomer	Bloomer School District	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	332
#184	B-	Lodi Middle	Lodi	Lodi School District	39%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	335
#185	B-	Northstar Middle	Eau Claire	Eau Claire Area School District	39%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	501
#186	B-	Onalaska Middle	Onalaska	Onalaska School District	39%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	673
#187	B-	Washington Middle	Oconto Falls	Oconto Falls Public School District	39%	38%	Meets Expectations	368
#188	B-	Webb Middle	Reedsburg	Reedsburg School District	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	586
#189	C+	Edison Middle	Janesville	Janesville School District	39%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	611
#190	C+	Hayward Middle	Hayward	Hayward Community School District	39%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	347
#191	C+	Beaver Dam Middle	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam Unified School District	38%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	673
#192	C+	Boyceville Middle	Boyceville	Boyceville Community School District	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	103
#193	C+	East Troy Middle	East Troy	East Troy Community School District	38%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	324
#194	C+	Eleva Strum Middle	Strum	Eleva-Strum School District	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	142
#195	C+	Fall Creek Middle	Fall Creek	Fall Creek School District	38%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	187
#196	C+	Horace Mann Middle	Wausau	Wausau School District	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	683
#197	C+	Ithaca Middle Richland Center	Richland Center	Ithaca School District	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	77
#198	C+	Lena Middle	Lena	Lena School District	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	87
#199	C+	Manawa Middle	Manawa	Manawa School District	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	115
#200	C+	Marshall Middle	Janesville	Janesville School District	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	733
#201	C+	Olson Middle	Mauston	Mauston School District	38%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	233
#202	C+	Prairie Farm Middle	Prairie Farm	Prairie Farm Public School District	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	90
#203	C+	Sheboygan Falls Middle	Sheboygan Falls	Sheboygan Falls School District	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	468
#204	C+	Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle	Hazel Green	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	106
#205	C+	Wonewoc Center Junior High	Wonewoc	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	38%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	79
#206	C+	Birchwood Middle	Birchwood	Birchwood School District	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	47
#207	C+	Cornell Middle	Cornell	Cornell School District	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	81
#208	C+	Gillett Middle	Gillett	Gillett School District	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	108
#209	C+	John Edwards Middle	Port Edwards	Port Edwards School District	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	100
#210	C+	Ladysmith Middle	Ladysmith	Ladysmith School District	37%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	169
#211	C+	Markesan Middle	Markesan	Markesan School District	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	188
#212	C+	Prentice Middle	Prentice	Prentice School District	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	103
#213	C+	Sauk Prairie Middle	Sauk City	Sauk Prairie School District	37%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	582
#214	C+	Spring Harbor Middle (Magnet)	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	37%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	263
#215	C+	Tipler Middle	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Area School District	37%	39%	Meets Expectations	341
#216	C+	Turtle Lake Middle	Turtle Lake	Turtle Lake School District	37%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	103
#217	C+	Wayne Bartels Middle	Portage	Portage Community School District	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	406
#218	C+	Black River Falls Middle	Black River Falls	Black River Falls School District	36%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	348
#219	C+	Clinton Junior High	Clinton	Clinton Community School District	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	160
#220	C+	Columbus Middle	Columbus	Columbus School District	36%	39%	Meets Expectations	265
#221	C+	Cumberland Middle	Cumberland	Cumberland School District	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	276
#222	C+	D C Everest Junior High	Weston	D C Everest Area School District	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	872
#223	C+	D C Everest Middle	Weston	D C Everest Area School District	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	833
#224	C+	Franklin Middle	Janesville	Janesville School District	36%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	539
#225	C+	Horning Middle	Waukesha	Waukesha School District	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	618
#226	C+	Longfellow Middle	La Crosse	La Crosse School District	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	489
#227	C+	Monroe Middle	Monroe	Monroe School District	36%	38%	Meets Expectations	464
#228	C+	River Bluff Middle	Stoughton	Stoughton Area School District	36%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	582
#229	C+	Spooner Middle	Spooner	Spooner Area School District	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	277
#230	C+	Tomah Middle	Tomah	Tomah Area School District	36%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	676
#231	C+	Wilson Middle	Manitowoc	Manitowoc School District	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	464
#232	C	Black Hawk Middle	South Wayne	Black Hawk School District	35%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	85
#233	C	Bonduel Middle	Bonduel	Bonduel School District	35%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	147
#234	C	Chequamegon Middle	Glidden	Chequamegon School District	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	129
#235	C	Coleman Middle	Coleman	Coleman School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	142
#236	C	Etude Middle (Charter)	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	92
#237	C	Gilmanton Middle	Gilmanton	Gilmanton School District	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	39
#238	C	Greenfield Middle	Greenfield	Greenfield School District	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	750
#239	C	Highland Community Middle	Highland	Highland School District	35%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	51
#240	C	Mondovi Middle	Mondovi	Mondovi School District	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	168
#241	C	Palmyra Eagle Middle	Palmyra	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	114
#242	C	Phillips Middle	Phillips	Phillips School District	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	157
#243	C	Prairie River Middle	Merrill	Merrill Area School District	35%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	593
#244	C	River Valley Middle	Spring Green	River Valley School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	317
#245	C	Riverdale Junior High	Muscoda	Riverdale School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	105
#246	C	School Of Options And Applied Research Middle (Charter)	Land O Lakes	Northland Pines School District	35%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	46
#247	C	Toki Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	35%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	578
#248	C	Cherokee Heights Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	34%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	553
#249	C	Jack Young Middle	Baraboo	Baraboo School District	34%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	599
#250	C	Kaleidoscope Academy (Charter)	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	34%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	481
#251	C	Riverside Middle	Watertown	Watertown Unified School District	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	693
#252	C	Lance Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	33%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	788
#253	C	Madison Middle	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	612
#254	C	Riverview Middle	Barron	Barron Area School District	33%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	317
#255	C	Westfield Area Middle	Westfield	Westfield School District	33%	33%	Meets Expectations	164
#256	C	Whitewater Middle	Whitewater	Whitewater Unified School District	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	444
#257	C	Williams Bay Middle	Williams Bay	Williams Bay School District	33%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	140
#258	C	Albany Community Middle	Albany	Albany School District	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	72
#259	C	Horace Mann Middle	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	583
#260	C	James Williams Middle	Rhinelander	Rhinelander School District	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	472
#261	C	Marshall Middle	Marshall	Marshall School District	32%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	124
#262	C	Necedah Middle	Necedah	Necedah Area School District	32%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	134
#263	C	New Auburn Middle	New Auburn	New Auburn School District	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	72
#264	C	Superior Middle	Superior	Superior School District	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	903
#265	C	Three Lakes Junior High	Three Lakes	Three Lakes School District	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	80
#266	C	Badger Ridge Middle	Verona	Verona Area School District	31%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	733
#267	C	Jefferson Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	31%	34%	Meets Expectations	415
#268	C	Maplewood Middle	Menasha	Menasha Joint School District	31%	32%	Meets Expectations	725
#269	C-	Pardeeville Middle	Pardeeville	Pardeeville Area School District	31%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	244
#270	C-	Woodworth Middle	Fond Du Lac	Fond du Lac School District	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	395
#271	C-	Crandon Middle	Crandon	Crandon School District	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	187
#272	C-	Drummond Junior High	Drummond	Drummond Area School District	30%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	48
#273	C-	Farnsworth Middle	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	514
#274	C-	Logan Middle	La Crosse	La Crosse School District	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	369
#275	C-	Lombardi Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	30%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	703
#276	C-	Luck Middle	Luck	Luck School District	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	86
#277	C-	Neillsville Middle	Neillsville	Neillsville School District	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	182
#278	C-	Shawano Community Middle	Shawano	Shawano School District	30%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	485
#279	C-	Shullsburg Junior High	Shullsburg	Shullsburg School District	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	79
#280	C-	Turner Middle	Beloit	Beloit Turner School District	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	368
#281	C-	Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Wisconsin Rapids	Wisconsin Rapids School District	30%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	924
#282	C-	Ashland Middle	Ashland	Ashland School District	29%	33%	Meets Expectations	398
#283	C-	Clintonville Middle	Clintonville	Clintonville School District	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	255
#284	C-	Cudahy Middle	Cudahy	Cudahy School District	29%	28%	Meets Expectations	419
#285	C-	Patrick Marsh Middle	Sun Prairie	Sun Prairie Area School District	29%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	594
#286	C-	South Park Middle	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Area School District	29%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	327
#287	C-	Sparta Meadowview Middle	Sparta	Sparta Area School District	29%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	722
#288	C-	Cadott Junior High	Cadott	Cadott Community School District	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	102
#289	C-	Clarke Middle	Two Rivers	Two Rivers Public School District	28%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	462
#290	C-	Independence Middle	Independence	Independence School District	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	95
#291	C-	Loyal Middle School	Loyal	Loyal School District	28%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	111
#292	C-	Seymour Middle	Seymour	Seymour Community School District	28%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	301
#293	C-	Washburn Middle	Washburn	Washburn School District	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	82
#294	C-	Waterloo Middle	Waterloo	Waterloo School District	28%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	116
#295	C-	Kewaunee Middle	Kewaunee	Kewaunee School District	27%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	175
#296	C-	Phoenix Middle	Delavan	Delavan-Darien School District	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	487
#297	D+	Arcadia Middle	Arcadia	Arcadia School District	27%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	337
#298	D+	Augusta Middle	Augusta	Augusta School District	27%	26%	Meets Expectations	118
#299	D+	Boscobel Junior High	Boscobel	Boscobel Area School District	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	152
#300	D+	Clayton Middle	Clayton	Clayton School District	27%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	56
#301	D+	Dodgeland Middle	Juneau	Dodgeland School District	27%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	157
#302	D+	Florence Middle	Florence	Florence County School District	27%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	61
#303	D+	Wauzeka Middle	Wauzeka	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	61
#304	D+	Bessie Allen Middle	North Fond Du Lac	North Fond du Lac School District	26%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	314
#305	D+	Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	West Allis	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	26%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	761
#306	D+	Flambeau Middle	Tony	Flambeau School District	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	106
#307	D+	Washington Middle	Manitowoc	Manitowoc School District	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	491
#308	D+	Wausaukee Middle	Wausaukee	Wausaukee School District	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	93
#309	D+	Argyle Middle	Argyle	Argyle School District	24%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	65
#310	D+	Athens Middle	Athens	Athens School District	24%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	66
#311	D+	George D Warriner Middle (Charter)	Sheboygan	Sheboygan Area School District	24%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	61
#312	D+	Wedgewood Park School	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	24%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	656
#313	D+	Wilson Middle	Appleton	Appleton Area School District	24%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	364
#314	D	Merrill Middle	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Area School District	23%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	453
#315	D	Owen Withee Junior High	Owen	Owen-Withee School District	23%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	106
#316	D	South Milwaukee Middle	South Milwaukee	South Milwaukee School District	23%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	587
#317	D	Adams Friendship Middle	Adams	Adams-Friendship Area School District	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	378
#318	D	Colby Middle	Colby	Colby School District	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	217
#319	D	La Farge Middle	La Farge	La Farge School District	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	41
#320	D	Marinette Middle	Marinette	Marinette School District	22%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	567
#321	D	Peshtigo Middle	Peshtigo	Peshtigo School District	22%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	167
#322	D	Weston JR High School	Cazenovia	Weston School District	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	31
#323	D	Whitehorse Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	21%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	452
#324	D	Almond Bancroft Middle	Almond	Almond-Bancroft School District	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	80
#325	D	Rosholt Middle	Rosholt	Rosholt School District	20%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	62
#326	D	Sherman Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	401
#327	D	United Community Center Acosta Middle School (Charter)	Milwaukee	United Community Center Inc	20%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	188
#328	D	Winter Middle	Winter	Winter School District	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	53
#329	D	Bullen Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	693
#330	D	Edison Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	19%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	1,083
#331	D-	Bayfield Middle	Bayfield	Bayfield School District	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	92
#332	D-	Black Hawk Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	357
#333	D-	West Milwaukee Intermediate	West Milwaukee	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	17%	19%	Meets Expectations	304
#334	D-	Franklin Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	659
#335	D-	Sennett Middle	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	15%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	623
#336	D-	Starbuck An Ib World School	Racine	Racine Unified School District	15%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	509
#337	D-	Tri County Middle	Plainfield	Tri-County Area School District	15%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	133
#338	D-	James Wright Middle (Magnet)	Madison	Madison Metropolitan School District	14%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	256
#339	F	Washington Middle	Kenosha	Kenosha School District	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	413
#340	F	Elcho Middle	Elcho	Elcho School District	12%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	58
#341	F	Washington Middle	Green Bay	Green Bay Area Public School District	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	711
#342	F	Morse Mid	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	445
#343	F	Andrew S Douglas Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	5%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	167
#344	F	Audubon Technology And Communication Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	5%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	425
#345	F	Lincoln Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	5%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	374
#346	F	Roosevelt Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	5%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	309
#347	F	King International Baccalaureate Middle	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	3%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	271
#348	F	Menominee Indian Middle	Neopit	Menominee Indian School District	3%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	192

How Wisconsin's middle schools compare

A: 54B: 134C: 108D: 42F: 10

54% of the 348 ranked middle schools in Wisconsin earn an A or B (54 A grades, 134 B, 108 C, 42 D, 10 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 235 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (68% here, 71% nationally), and 116 exceed it. On average 40% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 41% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Innovations Stem Academy (60% against 36%, A), Badger Rock Middle (45% against 21%, B), De Pere Middle (60% against 45%, A), Hamilton Middle (68% against 54%, A+), Brillion Middle (53% against 39%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 87): Hortonville Area School District (3), Muskego-Norway School District (2), Mequon-Thiensville School District (2), Elmbrook School District (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Madison (12, 3 at A or B), Milwaukee (9, 1 at A or B), Green Bay (6, 2 at A or B), Sheboygan (5, 1 at A or B), Oshkosh (4, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Kromrey Middle (1,191 students, A, #20), River View School (1,148 students, B+, #66), Hudson Middle (1,133 students, A-, #38).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Wisconsin that are not ranked

15 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 (4)

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

B Benton Middle, Benton
D- Central Wisconsin Stem Academy, Nekoosa
B- School Of Technology And Arts Ii, La Crosse
D+ White Lake Middle, White Lake

Closed schools (7)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

C- Lane Intermediate, West Allis
B Lincoln Middle, La Crosse
D- Lincoln Middle, Kenosha
B- Northland Pines Middle, Eagle River
C- Tomorrow River Community Middle Trcms, Amherst Junction
C+ Waupun Area Junior High, Waupun
D+ Webster Stanley Middle, Oshkosh

Not yet graded (4)

Too little test data to grade.

Barneveld Middle School, Barneveld
Lakeland Star School Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable, Minocqua
Randolph Middle School, Randolph
Southeastern, Milwaukee

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?

Whitefish Bay Middle in Whitefish Bay ranks first among the 348 ranked middle schools in Wisconsin with a SchoolGrade of A+, 72% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 69%.

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 363 public middle schools in Wisconsin; 348 are ranked here and 15 are listed as not ranked.