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)
551599002089	301	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2166 N 68th St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1800	288	22	13.3	19.1%	208 (72.2%)	26 (9.0%)	27 (9.4%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	$12,475			$504			$11,970	70.9	83.2	125	176
551557001986	302	Washington Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	888 Main Rd	Washington Island	54246	Door County	Washington Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 847-2507	43	8	5.1	7.0%	40 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,265			$1,949			$23,316	70.9			(n/a)
551179001546	303	Pittsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5459 Elementary Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-2517	383	31	12.2	41.5%	344 (89.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$13,411			$915			$12,495	70.9	56.4	509	206
550882001022	304	Nasonville Elementary	Public	K-6	11044 US Highway 10	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 383-1312	289	19	15.1	34.3%	266 (92.0%)	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,792			$557			$11,236	70.8	73.5	243	61
550168000206	305	Brillion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 S Main St	Brillion	54110	Calumet County	Brillion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 756-3624	412	29	14.3	32.5%	318 (77.2%)	7 (1.7%)	58 (14.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$10,770			$527			$10,243	70.8	71.6	271	34
550189000239	306	Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Kendrick Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0220	325	24	13.4	41.8%	239 (73.5%)	12 (3.7%)	48 (14.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	$15,893			$834			$15,059	70.8	68.7	320	14
550084000111	307	Barneveld Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	206	16	12.9	15.0%	194 (94.2%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,304			$520			$11,786	70.7	68.5	322	15
550807000899	308	Reek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W4094 S Lakeshore Dr	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Linn J6 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-4120	148	14	10.7	25.0%	128 (86.5%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.1%)	$11,848			$996			$10,851	70.7	84.6	107	201
551032002308	309	Neenah Middle School	Public	4-8	1275 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6850	978	64	15.2	31.5%	800 (81.8%)	22 (2.2%)	70 (7.2%)	40 (4.1%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.8%)	$10,942			$295			$10,647	70.6			(n/a)
550582002431	310	McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2071 Emerald Dr	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2436	406	27	14.8	35.7%	287 (70.7%)	7 (1.7%)	35 (8.6%)	60 (14.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,180			$997			$10,184	70.6	66.7	348	38

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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

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.