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)
551509001957	681	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1218 Wilmot Ave	Twin Lakes	53181	Kenosha County	Twin Lakes #4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 877-2148	278	29	9.7	46.0%	223 (80.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$16,138			$1,026			$15,112	45.2	48.2	626	55
550975002273	682	Schultz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Woodlawn Dr	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 755-2041	448	27	16.5	25.7%	425 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,564			$841			$8,723	45.1	64.2	393	289
551236002311	683	Gifford School	Public	PK, KG-8	8332 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4550	1,411	91	15.5	29.8%	927 (65.7%)	85 (6.0%)	266 (18.9%)	20 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.7%)	$12,271			$944			$11,328	45	33.1	788	105
550087000119	684	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	808 E Woodland Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 537-5621	317	26	12.3	64.4%	178 (56.2%)	62 (19.6%)	47 (14.8%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$14,949			$1,754			$13,195	44.9	36.7	751	67
551404001828	685	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Marion Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5252	290	25	11.4	64.1%	129 (44.5%)	30 (10.3%)	88 (30.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.8%)	$13,983			$746			$13,238	44.6	42.8	688	3
550873001004	686	Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 N Main St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 754-4501	249	20	12.4	1.2%	228 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$12,610			$2,654			$9,955	44.5	37.3	740	54
550732002260	687	Grewenow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7714 20th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6362	273	23	11.9	73.3%	134 (49.1%)	32 (11.7%)	70 (25.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (12.1%)	$13,989			$1,126			$12,862	44.5	35.7	767	80
550450000480	688	Fall Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 877-3331	445	26	16.9	3.1%	423 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$11,543			$789			$10,753	44.3	49.1	616	72
551578002013	689	Heyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1209 Heyer Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1705	383	31	12.4	50.7%	153 (39.9%)	6 (1.6%)	200 (52.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$10,946			$702			$10,244	44.3	39.4	716	27
551365001792	690	James Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 David Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3585	357	32	11.1	57.1%	169 (47.3%)	13 (3.6%)	60 (16.8%)	82 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	$14,986			$2,024			$12,962	44.2	49.5	610	80

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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.

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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.