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)
550909000379	491	Oaklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 21st St S	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 232-3798	396	26	14.9	38.9%	334 (84.3%)	5 (1.3%)	14 (3.5%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$13,136			$330			$12,806	59.9	78.1	190	301
550900001050	492	Melrose-Mindoro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	N181 State Hwy 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 488-2201	403	35	11.6	40.7%	369 (91.6%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$19,976			$838			$19,137	59.6	64.5	386	106
550420000451	493	Eleva-Strum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W23597 Us-10	Strum	54770	Trempealeau County	Eleva-Strum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 695-2916	285	29	9.9	40.4%	257 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,852			$632			$12,221	59.6	45.5	658	165
550984002771	494	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2625 14th Avenue	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 328-7172	297	24	12.6	44.4%	256 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,501			$1,155			$12,346	59.4	69.6	303	191
550189000635	495	Lyons Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1622 Mill St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-5380	159	11	14.2	31.4%	122 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$15,978			$807			$15,171	59.4	56.8	501	6
551032001351	496	Spring Road Elementary	Public	K-4	1191 County Road II	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6975	303	21	14.6	40.3%	235 (77.6%)	6 (2.0%)	35 (11.6%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$14,264			$463			$13,801	59.3	69.1	315	181
550852000926	497	Elvehjem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5106 Academy Dr	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1400	403	28	14.2	30.3%	223 (55.3%)	47 (11.7%)	56 (13.9%)	26 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	$13,778			$523			$13,256	59.2	60.5	448	49
551341001762	498	Tower Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S9033 Denzer Rd	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1997	211	22	9.7	49.8%	154 (73.0%)	3 (1.4%)	46 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,977			$1,532			$13,444	59.2	57.9	484	14
550990001304	499	Monticello Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 938-4194	124	15	8.4	33.9%	114 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$14,917			$916			$14,001	59.2	59.2	468	31
550039002366	500	Houdini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2305 W Capitol Dr	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5490	560	40	14	32.3%	396 (70.7%)	14 (2.5%)	58 (10.4%)	54 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	$11,085			$911			$10,174	59.1	65.7	365	135

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.