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)
550045000069	191	Argyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 543-3318	153	15	10.1	38.6%	136 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	$15,904			$1,139			$14,765	77.8	65.9	362	171
550477000516	192	Maple Dale School	Public	4-8	8377 N Port Washington Rd	Fox Point	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7380	219	21	10.2	16.9%	138 (63.0%)	29 (13.2%)	19 (8.7%)	17 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)	$17,829			$649			$17,180	77.8	81	148	44
550039002427	193	Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3601 S Telulah Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5445	416	28	14.7	21.2%	333 (80.0%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.6%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$11,189			$911			$10,278	77.8	78.5	183	10
550762000882	194	Eastview Elementary	Public	4-5	507 Sage St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-6000	232	17	13.5	42.2%	159 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (25.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$12,700			$567			$12,132	77.7	73.2	248	54
551305001725	195	Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 W Pine St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1815	408	29	14.3	21.8%	361 (88.5%)	6 (1.5%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$12,118			$587			$11,531	77.7	76.1	211	16
551083001410	196	Meadowview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10420 S McGraw Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6240	336	21	15.7	23.5%	225 (67.0%)	14 (4.2%)	55 (16.4%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$12,656			$678			$11,978	77.6	78.9	174	22
550645000700	197	Hilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1139 W Milwaukee St	Hilbert	54129	Calumet County	Hilbert School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 853-3558	169	14	12.3	38.5%	140 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$10,724			$810			$9,914	77.5	77.4	200	3
550702000761	198	Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	760 Princeton Rd	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6400	258	23	11.1	32.6%	205 (79.5%)	7 (2.7%)	31 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$12,056			$323			$11,733	77.5	74.5	227	29
550423000454	199	Mound View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	455 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 879-5744	493	33	14.8	32.0%	411 (83.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$10,454			$433			$10,021	77.4	62.7	418	219
550270000306	200	Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	S2770 State Road 35	Fountain City	54629	Buffalo County	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 687-4171	290	26	10.9	36.6%	262 (90.3%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$12,472			$495			$11,976	77.3	49.7	606	406

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.