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)
550008103086	1001	Rocketship Transformation Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5501 N 68th St N	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 501-1107	269	15	17.9	88.1%	4 (1.5%)	227 (84.4%)	24 (8.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$11,835			$1,831			$10,004	4	4.6	1016	15
550960001126	1002	Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 W Green Tree Rd	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3900	234	16	15	92.7%	2 (0.9%)	199 (85.0%)	9 (3.8%)	14 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$16,750			$2,973			$13,776	4	6.5	987	15
550960002720	1003	Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4340	475	33	14.3	97.5%	6 (1.3%)	321 (67.6%)	14 (2.9%)	104 (21.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$16,200			$2,628			$13,572	4	5.5	1004	1
550960001214	1004	Maple Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6644 N 107th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5100	231	11	20.4	92.6%	4 (1.7%)	196 (84.8%)	15 (6.5%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	$17,172			$4,152			$13,021	4	3.6	1034	30
550960000680	1005	Hayes Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	971 W Windlake Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9600	664	37	18	87.8%	12 (1.8%)	12 (1.8%)	636 (95.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,306			$2,550			$12,756	4	4.6	1015	10
550004502575	1006	21st Century Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1220 Mound Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Charter One Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 598-0026	517	34	14.9		30 (5.8%)	323 (62.5%)	120 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	$10,294			$1,647			$8,647	3.9	6.1	990	16
550960001135	1007	Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6035 W Adler St	Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8400	488	33	14.8	85.9%	41 (8.4%)	180 (36.9%)	116 (23.8%)	115 (23.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$15,293			$2,296			$12,998	3.8	5.4	1006	1
550960001154	1008	Eighty-First Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2964 N 81st St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5400	332	22	15	82.2%	17 (5.1%)	261 (78.6%)	18 (5.4%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.3%)	$18,175			$2,667			$15,508	3.8	5.8	998	10
550960002602	1009	Carver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 N 1st St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-0500	351	19	18.2	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	324 (92.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$15,188			$2,589			$12,599	3.6	3.9	1030	21
550960001200	1010	Kluge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5760 N 67th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5000	325	26	12.7	89.8%	7 (2.2%)	262 (80.6%)	15 (4.6%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$18,593			$2,661			$15,932	3.5	3.4	1038	28

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.