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)
550165000205	111	Brighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 248th Ave	Kansasville	53139	Racine County	Brighton #1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 878-2191	113	13	8.5	29.2%	104 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,034			$537			$10,498	83.8	87.8	67	44
550951001113	112	West Middleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7627 W Mineral Point Rd	Verona	53593	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9360	338	32	10.7	18.0%	241 (71.3%)	33 (9.8%)	21 (6.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	$14,017			$643			$13,374	83.7	81.3	145	33
551599002082	113	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 N Wauwatosa Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1300	336	24	13.8	11.0%	251 (74.7%)	20 (6.0%)	20 (6.0%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	$13,946			$636			$13,308	83.5	96.2	6	107
550096001455	114	Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Crystal Lake Rd	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7380	351	28	12.4	45.6%	268 (76.4%)	3 (0.9%)	65 (18.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$16,415			$507			$15,907	83.3	85.6	92	22
551110001468	115	Brooklyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	204 Division St	Brooklyn	53521	Green County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-4500	345	31	11.1	19.4%	300 (87.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23 (6.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$13,845			$488			$13,357	83.2	81	147	32
551200002320	116	Dunwiddie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1243 W Lincoln Ave	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-5700	335	25	13.2	33.1%	252 (75.2%)	7 (2.1%)	34 (10.1%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.3%)	$12,696			$535			$12,161	83.1	78.6	182	66
551590002061	117	Stettin Elementary	Public	K-5	109 N 56th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0205	313	20	15.7	33.9%	228 (72.8%)	6 (1.9%)	22 (7.0%)	36 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$10,981			$286			$10,695	83	83.6	119	2
551599002884	118	Wauwatosa Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	12121 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-3300	178	12	14.7	11.8%	122 (68.5%)	8 (4.5%)	16 (9.0%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)	$11,449			$379			$11,069	82.9	85.5	93	25
550669001460	119	Hudson Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3860	502	34	14.9	9.4%	449 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.0%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$12,479			$385			$12,095	82.9	82.7	129	10
550603001676	120	Woodside Elementary	Public	K-4	W236N7465 Woodside Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 820-1530	499	35	14.2	12.4%	413 (82.8%)	12 (2.4%)	34 (6.8%)	31 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,759			$130			$11,629	82.9	73.7	240	120

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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.