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)
550783000894	861	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5216 Forest Ave	Laona	54541	Forest County	Laona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 674-2143	139	11	12.1	54.0%	95 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (16.5%)	5 (3.6%)	14 (10.1%)	$12,102			$1,035			$11,067	23.4	45.8	651	210
550582000562	862	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 S Buchanan St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2675	148	16	9.2	81.8%	49 (33.1%)	19 (12.8%)	50 (33.8%)	8 (5.4%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.5%)	$19,403			$2,693			$16,709	23.3	22.5	877	15
551236001636	863	Red Apple Elementary	Public	K-5	914 Saint Patrick St	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4500	289	25	11.6	61.2%	107 (37.0%)	66 (22.8%)	73 (25.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.8%)	$16,036			$974			$15,063	23.2	20.5	885	22
550960001181	864	Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5400	150	10	15.5	96.0%	5 (3.3%)	118 (78.7%)	13 (8.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.0%)	$20,829			$3,481			$17,348	22.9	8	965	101
551590002049	865	G D Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 S 12th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0950	547	40	13.7	53.7%	289 (52.8%)	11 (2.0%)	26 (4.8%)	168 (30.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.6%)	$11,890			$742			$11,148	22.8	32.4	791	74
550870000999	866	Marinette Intermediate	Public	2-4	826 Owena St	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-2600	393	26	15.2	59.5%	313 (79.6%)	10 (2.5%)	31 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$11,195			$1,061			$10,134	22.7	30.6	810	56
550732000808	867	Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1716 35th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6346	184	13	14.6	74.5%	71 (38.6%)	25 (13.6%)	58 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (16.3%)	$14,090			$899			$13,190	22.5	13.8	932	65
550039000055	868	Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5480	499	48	10.3	66.5%	210 (42.1%)	24 (4.8%)	68 (13.6%)	149 (29.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	41 (8.2%)	$11,283			$911			$10,372	22.4	27.8	837	31
550291000326	869	Crandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 478-6123	401	33	12.1	26.9%	218 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.7%)	$13,813			$1,030			$12,784	22.4	24.2	868	1
550183000234	870	Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	204	22	9.1	65.7%	186 (91.2%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$14,590			$1,504			$13,086	22.3	40	711	159

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.