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)
550324000368	831	Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	E3245 County Road N	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 648-2227	112	10	11.4	49.1%	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,958			$1,227			$12,731	27.6	34.8	774	57
550537000573	832	Gilmanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W756 County Road Z	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 946-3158	57	6	9.8	43.9%	57 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,759			$1,421			$12,338	27.5	35.7	766	66
550960001136	833	Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	497	25	19.4	62.4%	200 (40.2%)	49 (9.9%)	196 (39.4%)	21 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	$13,006			$2,110			$10,897	27.4	27.6	840	7
550006001433	834	Adams-Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 N Pierce St	Adams	53910	Adams County	Adams-Friendship Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 339-3016	494	41	11.9	66.6%	416 (84.2%)	8 (1.6%)	40 (8.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$15,083			$2,494			$12,588	27.3	28	834
550960001159	835	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 546-7700	647	33	19.5	69.2%	220 (34.0%)	77 (11.9%)	289 (44.7%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	$14,589			$2,201			$12,388	27.3	19.3	894	59
551197001565	836	Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	951 5th St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 887-9000	216	15	13.9	47.7%	172 (79.6%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.1%)	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.3%)	$15,786			$1,206			$14,580	27.2	35.4	770	66
550213002851	837	Cameron Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	750 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 458-5611	115	6	20.5	44.3%	106 (92.2%)	3 (2.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$8,520			$332			$8,189	27.1	11.7	940	103
550759000876	838	Ladysmith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E 6th St S	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5464	329	29	11.2	66.0%	290 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$13,178			$1,429			$11,749	26.8	28.9	826	12
551038001358	839	Alexander Middle	Public	4-8	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 886-8040	359	28	13	57.9%	281 (78.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$13,679			$655			$13,024	26.5	27.6	841	2
550732000806	840	Forest Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6810 45th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6319	342	21	16.2	51.5%	186 (54.4%)	13 (3.8%)	97 (28.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)	$14,495			$1,072			$13,423	26.4	34.1	779	61

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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.

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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.