Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1061)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
550462000488	941	Lac du Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2899 State Highway 47 S	Lac du Flambeau	54538	Vilas County	Lac du Flambeau #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 588-3838	515	59	8.7		12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	422 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.9%)	$24,578			$2,042			$22,536	11.3	12.8	935	6
550861000975	942	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1415 Division St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9530	360	34	10.4	73.3%	148 (41.1%)	14 (3.9%)	99 (27.5%)	63 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	$13,815			$1,423			$12,393	11.2	19.7	891	51
550582000634	943	Nicolet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1309 Elm St	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 448-2142	342	34	10.1	88.3%	31 (9.1%)	54 (15.8%)	198 (57.9%)	15 (4.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.2%)	$17,152			$2,759			$14,393	11.2	9.2	956	13
550891002973	944	Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(608) 838-9482	1,365	60	22.8	66.3%	707 (51.8%)	231 (16.9%)	240 (17.6%)	24 (1.8%)	27 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (10.0%)	$9,030			$14			$9,016	10.8	12.1	937	7
551236001642	945	Wadewitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Yout St	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6000	546	48	11.3	76.2%	90 (16.5%)	159 (29.1%)	245 (44.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.1%)	$18,555			$1,712			$16,845	10.6	9.6	950	5
550960003371	946	ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1712 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7525	595	28	20.8	88.6%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	591 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,903			$2,764			$11,139	10.6	8.8	960	14
551626002377	947	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6213 W Lapham St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3910	398	33	11.8	82.4%	117 (29.4%)	48 (12.1%)	172 (43.2%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.6%)	$13,583			$1,167			$12,414	10.5	15.8	914	33
550003000001	948	Abbotsford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 W Hemlock St	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-4281	388	27	14.3	75.5%	105 (27.1%)	2 (0.5%)	273 (70.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,265			$1,143			$11,122	10.3	20.7	882	66
550105000150	949	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Cranston Rd	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2805	300	26	11.7	68.3%	94 (31.3%)	58 (19.3%)	112 (37.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.3%)	$15,448			$1,580			$13,868	9.7			(n/a)
550105000141	950	Gaston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 W Grand Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2305	261	23	11.6	79.7%	106 (40.6%)	39 (14.9%)	72 (27.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.3%)	$16,197			$1,764			$14,433	9.6			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam English Language Arts, Forward Exam Mathematics, Forward Exam Social Studies, Forward Exam Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.