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)
551539001978	651	Wabeno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4346 Mill Ln	Wabeno	54566	Forest County	Wabeno Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 473-3633	212	20	10.7	54.2%	111 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.8%)	$18,759			$1,628			$17,132	47.1	30.6	811	160
550039002639	652	Stephen Foster Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	305 W Foster St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5470	250	23	10.8	66.8%	134 (53.6%)	20 (8.0%)	20 (8.0%)	56 (22.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.2%)	$11,309			$911			$10,398	47.1	41.2	697	45
551302000487	653	Murray Park Elementary	Public	3-5	64 Sunset Ave	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 748-4695	173	15	11.7	46.8%	145 (83.8%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$13,613			$612			$13,001	47	60.4	452	201
551665002175	654	Whitehall Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19121 Hobson St	Whitehall	54773	Trempealeau County	Whitehall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 538-4364	435	32	13.7	52.0%	319 (73.3%)	3 (0.7%)	99 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,352			$1,209			$11,144	47	40.7	702	48
550039000054	655	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2212 N Jarchow St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5475	287	21	13.6	55.1%	168 (58.5%)	19 (6.6%)	23 (8.0%)	48 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.1%)	$11,597			$911			$10,686	46.9	31.8	800	145
550039002825	656	Wisconsin Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 W Capitol Dr	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5415	718	22	33.3	44.8%	487 (67.8%)	51 (7.1%)	85 (11.8%)	41 (5.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	$16,019			$911			$15,108	46.9	49.6	609	47
550255000637	657	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Jefferson Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-3750	392	32	12.3	57.7%	349 (89.0%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$13,698			$996			$12,702	46.8	35.9	764	107
550204000247	658	Cadott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	463 E Mills St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 289-3795	442	35	12.6	49.5%	430 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,074			$729			$14,344	46.8	40.2	705	47
551032001344	659	Hoover Elementary	Public	K-4	950 Hunt Ave	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6960	236	19	12.7	64.8%	135 (57.2%)	11 (4.7%)	41 (17.4%)	16 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.7%)	$16,428			$1,711			$14,717	46.7	28.7	827	168
551317003065	660	Odyssey Elementary	Public	K-5	4704 Camp Phillips Rd	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-4221	72	6	13	27.8%	59 (81.9%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.6%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)	$12,573			$554			$12,019	46.7	68	328	332

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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.