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)
550906000660	311	Riverside Elementary	Public	3-5	W153N8681 Margaret Rd	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 255-8484	428	30	14.3	12.1%	288 (67.3%)	35 (8.2%)	29 (6.8%)	39 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	$11,956			$336			$11,619	70.6	64.3	391	80
550369000390	312	Dodgeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	404 N Johnson St	Dodgeville	53533	Iowa County	Dodgeville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 935-3307	379	37	10.3	30.3%	322 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$17,140			$697			$16,444	70.6	54.5	546	234
551455002813	313	Sandhill Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 Lincoln Ave	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 877-5401	410	33	12.2	32.2%	321 (78.3%)	19 (4.6%)	28 (6.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (9.0%)	$14,296			$646			$13,650	70.5	61	440	127
550057000086	314	Athens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 N Schlegel St	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7571	169	13	12.9	46.2%	143 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	$17,550			$1,859			$15,692	70.5	55.1	530	216
551707002212	315	THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Public	PK, KG-5	6950 Knowledge Ave	Rudolph	54475	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6784	206	15	13.6	41.3%	190 (92.2%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$12,168			$1,318			$10,850	70.4	55.6	520	205
551455002424	316	Fox Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 W South St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 877-5101	435	29	15	25.3%	364 (83.7%)	14 (3.2%)	34 (7.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,998			$1,146			$12,852	70.3	78	192	124
550210000254	317	Cambridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	802 W Water St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 423-9727	419	31	13.4	28.2%	388 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$12,202			$687			$11,515	70.3	50.5	600	283
550486000525	318	Frederic Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Birch St	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 327-4221	189	18	10.5	55.6%	175 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$14,559			$1,866			$12,694	70.3	66.9	341	23
550189002462	319	Cooper Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	248 Kendall St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0180	198	13	15.7	19.7%	178 (89.9%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$14,461			$863			$13,598	70.2	72.8	254	65
550453000483	320	Fall River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 484-3333	229	19	11.9	34.1%	195 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$12,243			$851			$11,393	70.2	74.4	232	88

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.