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)
550267000305	541	Clintonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 20th St	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	508	44	11.5	58.1%	420 (82.7%)	7 (1.4%)	51 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,346			$1,122			$10,225	56.8	56.1	514	27
551053001378	542	New Holstein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2226 Park Ave	New Holstein	53061	Calumet County	New Holstein School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 898-4208	463	29	15.9	28.9%	404 (87.3%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,455			$1,148			$9,307	56.7	49	618	76
550408000440	543	Edgar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 N 2nd Ave	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2727	268	26	10.4	31.3%	245 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$14,951			$1,143			$13,807	56.7	65.4	370	173
550717000783	544	Johnson Creek Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	455 Aztalan St	Johnson Creek	53038	Jefferson County	Johnson Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 541-4800	605	60	10	25.8%	462 (76.4%)	7 (1.2%)	105 (17.4%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)								56.7	43.6	676	132
550546000575	545	Glen Hills Middle	Public	4-8	2600 W Mill Rd	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7160	486	46	10.6	36.8%	202 (41.6%)	171 (35.2%)	52 (10.7%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.8%)	$18,196			$461			$17,735	56.6	53.9	557	12
551077000683	546	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Vernon County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 337-4420	310	29	10.5	51.3%	249 (80.3%)	3 (1.0%)	51 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$15,311			$2,115			$13,197	56.4	70.6	287	259
551083001407	547	Cedar Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2225 W Sycamore Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 761-3020	308	23	13.5	39.6%	149 (48.4%)	20 (6.5%)	56 (18.2%)	64 (20.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.5%)	$12,186			$678			$11,508	56.4	45.8	652	105
551059001383	548	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 E Washington St	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 982-8540	239	18	12.9	57.7%	193 (80.8%)	5 (2.1%)	30 (12.6%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$11,287			$535			$10,752	56.3	56.2	513	35
551137001517	549	Pardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	503 E Chestnut St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 429-2151	355	25	14.1	38.6%	331 (93.2%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$13,291			$1,224			$12,068	56.2	54.6	544	5
551269001669	550	Reedsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Park St	Reedsville	54230	Manitowoc County	Reedsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 754-4341	320	23	13.7	37.8%	269 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$13,964			$1,925			$12,040	56.2	37	745	195

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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.