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)
550306000339	721	Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5845 S Swift Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7150	169	15	11.5	53.8%	84 (49.7%)	12 (7.1%)	52 (30.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (10.1%)	$13,682			$883			$12,798	40.6	33.5	783	62
550903000659	722	Banta Bilingual Elementary	Public	K-5	328 Sixth St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1880	165	16	10.4	58.8%	39 (23.6%)	2 (1.2%)	121 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,600			$729			$12,871	40.2	40.1	710	12
550885001024	723	Lyndon Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Hoehn Dr	Lyndon Station	53944	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 666-2341	51	4	13.4	66.7%	45 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	$12,011			$897			$11,114	40.2	15.2	919	196
551119002699	724	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 W 5th Ave	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0078	345	26	13.1	48.4%	241 (69.9%)	16 (4.6%)	23 (6.7%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)	$12,604			$824			$11,780	40.2	34.8	772	48
551023001337	725	Necedah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 565-2256	247	24	10.2	70.0%	233 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$16,165			$1,859			$14,305	40	25	861	136
550114000163	726	Clay Lamberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	259 E Marquette St	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 361-2442	564	42	13.3	52.1%	418 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	94 (16.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (6.9%)	$12,246			$986			$11,260	40	54.4	550	176
550960001239	727	Academy of Accelerated Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	3727 S 78th St	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7300	563	29	19.6	71.9%	126 (22.4%)	67 (11.9%)	200 (35.5%)	107 (19.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (10.5%)	$13,945			$2,506			$11,440	39.9	36.9	747	20
550008203085	728	Isthmus Montessori Academy Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1802 Pankratz St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 661-8200	208	8	26.5	7.2%	145 (69.7%)	9 (4.3%)	30 (14.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.6%)	$1,835			$1,281			$554	39.8	36.7	752	24
550909001074	729	Downsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N2681 460th St	Downsville	54735	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 664-8546	94	8	12	44.7%	79 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$14,832			$799			$14,033	39.7	47.2	637	92
550828000914	730	Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 472-2152	190	19	9.8	44.2%	176 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$14,089			$1,078			$13,011	39.6	62.2	425	305

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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.