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)
551047001373	271	Orchard Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 S Sunnyslope Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6500	464	32	14.6	16.8%	333 (71.8%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.5%)	46 (9.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$11,826			$243			$11,584	72.9	70.9	281	10
550147000188	272	Bonduel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	404 W Mill St	Bonduel	54107	Shawano County	Bonduel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 758-4810	329	25	13	42.2%	281 (85.4%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.4%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$14,456			$933			$13,523	72.7	51.2	592	320
550078000100	273	Bangor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 14th Ave S	Bangor	54614	La Crosse County	Bangor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 486-2331	293	24	12.1	29.7%	258 (88.1%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$13,319			$1,582			$11,738	72.7	57.3	493	220
550429003038	274	Elkhorn Options Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3 N Jackson St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 723-1696	301	2	150.5	39.5%	262 (87.0%)	7 (2.3%)	25 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$7,328			$140			$7,188	72.6	54.4	548	274
551482001925	275	Thorp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	605 S Clark St	Thorp	54771	Clark County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 669-5548	362	29	12.6	51.9%	339 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,866			$1,771			$9,094	72.6	76.4	209	66
551203001571	276	South Shore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9135 School Rd	Port Wing	54865	Bayfield County	South Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 774-3500	114	11	10.8	56.1%	100 (87.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$23,316			$633			$22,683	72.5	84.9	103	173
551233001597	277	Glenbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 W Green Bay St	Pulaski	54162	Brown County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 822-6100	531	51	10.4	27.7%	470 (88.5%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.3%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$12,629			$572			$12,057	72.5	73.3	246	31
550159000201	278	Tiffany Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 East St	Boyceville	54725	Dunn County	Boyceville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 643-3647	379	28	13.6	36.9%	348 (91.8%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,048			$1,312			$11,737	72.4	53.2	564	286
550960001271	279	Whittier Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4382 S 3rd St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1400	143	10	14.3	59.4%	50 (35.0%)	24 (16.8%)	50 (35.0%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.1%)	$13,548			$2,446			$11,102	72.4	73.4	244	35
551722002230	280	Yorkville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18621 Washington Ave	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Yorkville J2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-3759	460	33	14.1	20.7%	378 (82.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$12,325			$390			$11,935	72.4	74.4	230	50

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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:

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

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.