Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
550654002259	151	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Long Coulee Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-9080	342	31	10.9	23.4%	262 (76.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$13,962			$358			$13,604	81	67.9	329	178
551317002288	152	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	166543 River Rd	Ringle	54471	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-2417	490	33	14.6	20.4%	410 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	49 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$12,179			$773			$11,407	80.9	85	98	54
551578002023	153	Waukesha STEM Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	114 S Charles St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-2305	646	42	15.3	24.6%	459 (71.1%)	20 (3.1%)	84 (13.0%)	52 (8.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$11,554			$357			$11,197	80.9	78.8	177	24
550489003106	154	Sugar Maple Nature School	Public, Charter	K-5	4458 County Road Y	Saukville	53080	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 375-2715	97	7	13.8	3.1%	87 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$10,697			$499			$10,198	80.9	83.7	117	37
550123000170	155	Wisconsin Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10173 US Hwy 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 767-2251	376	32	11.7	22.9%	331 (88.0%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	$11,600			$258			$11,342	80.7	78.7	180	25
550822000910	156	Theresa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	422 S Milwaukee St	Theresa	53091	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 488-2181	223	15	14.9	35.9%	197 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$9,879			$302			$9,577	80.7	65.4	368	212
550429002529	157	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13 N Jackson St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 723-1200	521	31	16.8	43.6%	384 (73.7%)	4 (0.8%)	116 (22.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$12,419			$1,032			$11,387	80.7	74.3	233	76
551095001431	158	Abrams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Elm St	Abrams	54101	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 826-5819	271	21	12.9	28.8%	243 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	$13,514			$354			$13,160	80.3	83	127	31
551119003340	159	Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 N Oakwood Rd	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0315	409	27	15	11.2%	351 (85.8%)	7 (1.7%)	19 (4.6%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$11,708			$495			$11,213	80.2	67.3	333	174
550474000514	160	Rockwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Monroe St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7818	231	22	10.6	44.6%	175 (75.8%)	4 (1.7%)	42 (18.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$16,354			$543			$15,810	80.1	64.6	383	223

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.