Best Middle Schools in Wisconsin
The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Wisconsin, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 67%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifford School | Racine, WI | 1,411 | 65% |
| 2 | Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum | Kenosha, WI | 1,215 | 63% |
| 3 | River View School | Kaukauna, WI | 1,148 | 67% |
| 4 | Hudson Middle | Hudson, WI | 1,133 | 73% |
| 5 | Shattuck Middle | Neenah, WI | 978 | 67% |
| 6 | Kennedy Middle | Germantown, WI | 898 | 70% |
| 7 | Pilgrim Park Middle | Elm Grove, WI | 860 | 74% |
| 8 | Red Smith K-8 | Green Bay, WI | 828 | 62% |
| 9 | Wisconsin Hills Middle | Brookfield, WI | 814 | 65% |
| 10 | Butler Middle | Waukesha, WI | 811 | 64% |
| 11 | South Middle | Eau Claire, WI | 791 | 65% |
| 12 | Lineville Intermediate | Green Bay, WI | 788 | 70% |
| 13 | Pulaski Community Middle | Pulaski, WI | 788 | 68% |
| 14 | Bristol Elementary | Bristol, WI | 782 | 74% |
| 15 | Glacial Drumlin School | Cottage Grove, WI | 768 | 69% |
| 16 | New Richmond Middle | New Richmond, WI | 749 | 66% |
| 17 | Gerritts Middle | Kimberly, WI | 748 | 70% |
| 18 | Park View Middle | Mukwonago, WI | 747 | 67% |
| 19 | Silver Spring Intermediate | Sussex, WI | 747 | 73% |
| 20 | Meyer Middle | River Falls, WI | 738 | 71% |
| 21 | Longfellow Middle | Wauwatosa, WI | 737 | 65% |
| 22 | Lake Denoon Middle | Muskego, WI | 724 | 71% |
| 23 | Parkview Middle | Green Bay, WI | 724 | 64% |
| 24 | Greenville Middle | Greenville, WI | 723 | 72% |
| 25 | Silverbrook Intermediate | West Bend, WI | 718 | 63% |
| 26 | Northside Intermediate | Milton, WI | 715 | 64% |
| 27 | Elkhorn Area Middle | Elkhorn, WI | 705 | 63% |
| 28 | Mosinee Middle | Mosinee, WI | 687 | 67% |
| 29 | Waunakee Middle | Waunakee, WI | 682 | 74% |
| 30 | De Pere Middle | De Pere, WI | 680 | 69% |
| 31 | Prairie View Middle | Sun Prairie, WI | 666 | 64% |
| 32 | Whitman Middle | Wauwatosa, WI | 650 | 67% |
| 33 | Waukesha STEM Academy | Waukesha, WI | 646 | 65% |
| 34 | Waunakee Intermediate | Waunakee, WI | 635 | 64% |
| 35 | Greendale Middle | Greendale, WI | 621 | 67% |
| 36 | Darlington Elementary/Middle | Darlington, WI | 620 | 68% |
| 37 | Whitefish Bay Middle | Whitefish Bay, WI | 618 | 62% |
| 38 | Wheatland Center Elementary | Burlington, WI | 612 | 62% |
| 39 | Grant Elementary | Marshfield, WI | 604 | 65% |
| 40 | Silver Lake Intermediate | Oconomowoc, WI | 595 | 73% |
| 41 | River Bluff Middle | Stoughton, WI | 582 | 66% |
| 42 | West Salem Middle | West Salem, WI | 564 | 62% |
| 43 | De Forest Middle | De Forest, WI | 561 | 67% |
| 44 | Minocqua Elementary | Minocqua, WI | 549 | 62% |
| 45 | Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate | Luxemburg, WI | 545 | 65% |
| 46 | Clinton Elementary | Clinton, WI | 532 | 63% |
| 47 | Indian Mound Middle | McFarland, WI | 531 | 68% |
| 48 | Clarendon Avenue Elementary | Mukwonago, WI | 525 | 62% |
| 49 | Fort Atkinson Middle | Fort Atkinson, WI | 504 | 63% |
| 50 | Maryland Montessori | Milwaukee, WI | 501 | 66% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best middle school in Wisconsin?
The largest middle school in Wisconsin is Gifford School in Racine with 1,411 students and a 65% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many middle schools are in Wisconsin?
This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Wisconsin by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.