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)
550111000160	431	Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 759-4002	130	14	9.3	48.5%	118 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$13,201			$932			$12,269	63.3	62	427	4
550960001216	432	Maryland Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2418 N Maryland Ave	Milwaukee	53211	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 906-4800	501	23	21.6	29.7%	300 (59.9%)	75 (15.0%)	52 (10.4%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.2%)	$11,728			$1,898			$9,830	63.3	63.4	405	27
550006102805	433	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 6th St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-2244	477	32	14.7	47.0%	443 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$12,294			$1,226			$11,069	63.2	57.6	487	54
551671002184	434	Wild Rose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Mt Morris St	Wild Rose	54984	Waushara County	Wild Rose School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 622-4204	283	22	12.8	49.8%	244 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,200			$1,355			$11,845	63.1	61.5	433	1
550582000632	435	MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 Hobart Dr	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2680	247	19	12.9	57.5%	113 (45.7%)	9 (3.6%)	40 (16.2%)	17 (6.9%)	37 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	$13,985			$1,310			$12,675	63	66.1	359	76
550324000369	436	Stoddard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Cottage St	Stoddard	54658	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 457-2101	121	10	12	30.6%	114 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$14,706			$1,277			$13,430	63	58.8	475	39
550472000508	437	Fontana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	450 S Main St	Fontana	53125	Walworth County	Fontana J8 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-6881	206	20	10.4	28.6%	185 (89.8%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$18,156			$882			$17,274	63	54.7	542	105
550096000130	438	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 W Third St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7373	114	12	9.4	70.2%	86 (75.4%)	3 (2.6%)	18 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	$14,381			$635			$13,745	63	37.5	737	299
550582001672	439	Red Smith K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2765 Sussex St	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2425	828	60	13.7	33.2%	561 (67.8%)	34 (4.1%)	132 (15.9%)	48 (5.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.6%)	$12,467			$728			$11,739	63	57.2	495	56
550282000321	440	Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 623-5950	438	35	12.6	35.2%	370 (84.5%)	10 (2.3%)	29 (6.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$11,706			$473			$11,233	63	64.1	396	44

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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.