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)
550096000125	631	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Brook St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7392	333	28	12	62.2%	194 (58.3%)	5 (1.5%)	109 (32.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$14,324			$768			$13,556	49.3	46.8	641	10
550087000117	632	Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	315 Main St	Ridgeland	54763	Dunn County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 949-1445	75	7	10.3	57.3%	62 (82.7%)	1 (1.3%)	7 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	$15,397			$747			$14,650	49.3	55.2	526	106
551587002809	633	Rock River Intermediate	Public	2-6	451 E Spring St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 324-9322	613	44	14	39.0%	511 (83.4%)	7 (1.1%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.1%)	$11,121			$704			$10,417	49.2	50.9	595	38
550753000869	634	State Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Pammel Creek Rd	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7690	311	25	12.4	42.1%	247 (79.4%)	6 (1.9%)	17 (5.5%)	16 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	$13,254			$634			$12,620	49	58.6	479	155
550276000313	635	Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	347 Business 141 N	Coleman	54112	Marinette County	Coleman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 897-2525	363	25	14.7	45.7%	317 (87.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$10,550			$987			$9,563	48.9	56.5	505	130
550903001055	636	Clovis Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	974 9th St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1950	482	40	12	54.8%	273 (56.6%)	51 (10.6%)	58 (12.0%)	53 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.5%)	$14,698			$1,409			$13,288	48.7	52.6	576	60
550075000097	637	Unity Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	396	32	12.4	59.8%	334 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$15,137			$724			$14,412	48.3	44	670	33
551644002150	638	Westfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	329 Hawk Ln	Westfield	53964	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 296-2224	336	25	13.7	56.8%	299 (89.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,580			$1,019			$12,562	48.3	41	698	60
550879001012	639	Marshall Elementary	Public	3-6	617 Madison St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 655-4403	230	20	11.3	36.5%	144 (62.6%)	11 (4.8%)	57 (24.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	$11,434			$973			$10,460	48.2	42.9	685	46
551281001694	640	Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	262	23	11.3	45.4%	218 (83.2%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (11.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,602			$1,247			$12,356	48.2	66.7	347	293

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.