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)
550903001054	781	Butte des Morts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Tayco St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1900	336	30	11.2	66.7%	233 (69.3%)	20 (6.0%)	45 (13.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	$16,416			$1,992			$14,423	35	37.4	739	42
550273000308	782	Colby Elementary	Public	K-5	202 W Dolf St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-3939	353	29	12.2	61.8%	214 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (36.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,826			$401			$11,425	35	38.4	727	55
550126002428	783	Red Creek Elementary	Public	2-5	410 County Road A	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-7155	461	38	12	62.7%	311 (67.5%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	$12,743			$929			$11,814	34.9	29.1	825	42
550582002406	784	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2590 Robinson Ave	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2460	438	30	14.5	52.1%	158 (36.1%)	8 (1.8%)	167 (38.1%)	76 (17.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$12,460			$807			$11,653	34.8	29.3	820	36
551464001900	785	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 W Klubertanz Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7100	371	34	10.8	40.7%	219 (59.0%)	27 (7.3%)	58 (15.6%)	29 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.2%)	$14,374			$838			$13,536	34.5	26.2	855	70
550528000567	786	Gilman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 447-8776	150	12	12.3	52.7%	145 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,946			$4,367			$14,579	34.3	37.4	738	48
550009203146	787	The Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	608 Henry Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	The Lincoln Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 690-5100	524	31	16.9	66.6%	213 (40.6%)	86 (16.4%)	194 (37.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)								34.1	37.8	734	53
550702000767	788	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	331 N Grant Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6800	329	27	12.3	73.3%	199 (60.5%)	24 (7.3%)	64 (19.5%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.3%)	$12,260			$1,130			$11,130	34.1	29.5	819	31
550552000586	789	Glenwood City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 265-4231	295	20	14.6	38.3%	271 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$10,738			$708			$10,030	33.8	30.5	813	24
550007700772	790	Bruce Guadalupe	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1028 S 9th St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 643-6441	1,360	91	14.9	76.0%	10 (0.7%)	14 (1.0%)	1,324 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)								33.6	36	757	33

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.