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)
550005602748	711	Gresham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Schabow St	Gresham	54128	Shawano County	Gresham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 787-3211	151	12	12.7	54.3%	69 (45.7%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.3%)	1 (0.7%)	35 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (22.5%)	$15,934			$1,020			$14,915	41.8	35.9	763	52
551590002053	712	John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1918 Lamont St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0060	225	20	11.3	52.9%	139 (61.8%)	8 (3.6%)	25 (11.1%)	34 (15.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$15,288			$905			$14,383	41.7	42.7	689	23
551272001680	713	Pelican Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 V Hickey Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9160	282	24	12	52.8%	257 (91.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	$18,760			$723			$18,037	41.6	41.9	695	18
550039000049	714	Badger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 S Bluemound Dr	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5440	325	28	11.6	57.5%	143 (44.0%)	27 (8.3%)	67 (20.6%)	41 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	35 (10.8%)	$11,127			$911			$10,216	41.5	45.5	657	57
550306001228	715	Kosciuszko Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 S Kirkwood Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7200	186	16	11.3	74.2%	101 (54.3%)	19 (10.2%)	47 (25.3%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.5%)	$15,310			$1,289			$14,021	41.4	48.4	622	93
551578002017	716	Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 N Grandview Blvd	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1905	373	31	11.9	50.1%	242 (64.9%)	26 (7.0%)	68 (18.2%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	$10,754			$597			$10,157	41.4	53.2	563	153
550015000015	717	Algoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	514 Fremont St	Algoma	54201	Kewaunee County	Algoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 487-7001	338	34	9.9	52.7%	290 (85.8%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$10,728			$785			$9,941	41.2	45.4	659	58
551724703395	718	Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	S46W23850 Lawnsdale Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Mill Creek Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(262) 422-6020	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								41.1			(n/a)
551083003043	719	Forest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 W Drexel Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 574-4050	420	31	13.5	51.4%	216 (51.4%)	27 (6.4%)	97 (23.1%)	48 (11.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$11,339			$678			$10,661	41	38.9	722	3
550005801523	720	Park Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	380 9th St N	Park Falls	54552	Price County	Chequamegon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 762-2474	280	23	11.9	59.3%	217 (77.5%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	28 (10.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$15,883			$1,478			$14,405	40.7	45.9	650	70

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.