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)
550960001179	961	Greenfield Bilingual	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 S 35th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8200	542	33	16.2	94.1%	10 (1.8%)	37 (6.8%)	484 (89.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$14,073			$2,197			$11,877	8.5	12.4	936	25
550004702536	962	Darrell Lynn Hines Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7151 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Darrell L Hines Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 358-3542	192	9	22.5	93.8%	1 (0.5%)	158 (82.3%)	2 (1.0%)	22 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$10,725			$2,032			$8,693	8.4	7.2	974	12
550960001170	963	Barbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4456 N Teutonia Ave	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5600	300	16	18.9	96.0%	21 (7.0%)	246 (82.0%)	10 (3.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$15,006			$3,122			$11,884	8.4	3.9	1028	65
550960001231	964	Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10825 W Villard Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2700	312	20	15.9	80.8%	8 (2.6%)	154 (49.4%)	14 (4.5%)	112 (35.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	$14,447			$2,475			$11,972	8.1	4.4	1018	54
550960001220	965	Morgandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 S 17th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9900	530	28	18.8	85.8%	32 (6.0%)	78 (14.7%)	335 (63.2%)	79 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$13,733			$2,149			$11,584	8.1	7.7	968	3
550007402692	966	Seeds of Health Elementary Program	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1445 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Seeds of Health Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 672-0726	378	26	14.5	87.0%	13 (3.4%)	32 (8.5%)	329 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								8	14.1	928	38
550090000120	967	Bayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N 4th St	Bayfield	54814	Bayfield County	Bayfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 779-3201	206	29	6.9	67.0%	27 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	144 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$25,343			$1,859			$23,484	7.7	11.1	944	23
550006502894	968	Milwaukee Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7000 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-0197	670	38	17.5	89.6%	4 (0.6%)	556 (83.0%)	22 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (12.4%)	$20,832			$2,820			$18,012	7.6	7.2	975	7
550732000818	969	McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5520 32nd Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6002	204	21	9.7	83.8%	49 (24.0%)	52 (25.5%)	85 (41.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	$14,325			$1,510			$12,815	7.6	15.2	920	49
550960001172	970	Garland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3120 W Green Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6500	564	27	20.7	86.5%	200 (35.5%)	68 (12.1%)	115 (20.4%)	158 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$13,621			$2,469			$11,152	7.2	14.3	926	44

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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.