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)
551089001425	31	Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1680 E Valley Rd	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 560-8300	484	35	14	14.0%	421 (87.0%)	7 (1.4%)	33 (6.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	$12,729			$410			$12,319	90.5	87.1	76	45
551032002373	32	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-4	1645 S Commercial St	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6965	346	22	15.4	16.2%	312 (90.2%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	$9,375			$292			$9,083	90.4	89.8	47	15
551006002251	33	Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W322S9230 Beulah Rd	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6318	447	33	13.4	12.3%	388 (86.8%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$11,126			$356			$10,769	90.4	91.7	27	6
551006002307	34	Section Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W318S8430 County Road EE	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 363-6260	452	31	14.6	10.2%	404 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$10,702			$311			$10,391	90.3	88.1	65	31
551194001560	35	Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Parkview Dr	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 892-4076	245	20	12.4	25.3%	212 (86.5%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,244			$772			$11,471	90.2	71.6	270	235
550522002245	36	Gibraltar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3924 State Highway 42	Fish Creek	54212	Door County	Gibraltar Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 868-3284	256	28	9.1	29.7%	229 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$25,839			$1,175			$24,664	90.2	74.8	223	187
550177000227	37	Tonawanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13605 Underwood River Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3950	520	34	15.1	8.7%	425 (81.7%)	11 (2.1%)	29 (5.6%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	$12,484			$393			$12,092	90.1	96	7	30
550951001109	38	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3620 High Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9130	316	26	12.1	15.8%	221 (69.9%)	5 (1.6%)	30 (9.5%)	32 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	$12,066			$503			$11,563	90	93.5	19	19
550951000755	39	Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8686 Airport Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9300	298	24	12.6	9.4%	210 (70.5%)	7 (2.3%)	26 (8.7%)	38 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$13,408			$193			$13,216	89.6	91.2	33	6
551089001420	40	Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Whalen Dr	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 560-8000	532	38	14	15.2%	466 (87.6%)	8 (1.5%)	20 (3.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$12,248			$351			$11,897	89.3	83.5	122	82

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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.