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)
550402001640	261	Prairie View Elementary	Public	3-5	2131 Townline Rd	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 642-6720	294	21	13.7	21.8%	259 (88.1%)	4 (1.4%)	24 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$13,997			$946			$13,051	73.4	73	250	11
550496000539	262	Trempealeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24231 5th St	Trempealeau	54661	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 534-6394	302	23	12.9	22.8%	274 (90.7%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$12,699			$616			$12,083	73.4	74.2	234	28
551599002093	263	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	193	17	11.4	12.4%	146 (75.6%)	12 (6.2%)	11 (5.7%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	$11,514			$882			$10,631	73.4	82.9	128	135
551533000242	264	Country View Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Lone Pine Way	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4800	396	34	11.8	27.5%	239 (60.4%)	58 (14.6%)	42 (10.6%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.3%)	$14,596			$586			$14,008	73.2	78.1	191	73
550573000608	265	Black Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5444	165	19	8.7	52.1%	156 (94.5%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,746			$1,189			$15,557	73.1	74.4	231	34
550150000192	266	Boscobel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Buchanan St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 375-4165	338	35	9.7	60.1%	324 (95.9%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,284			$1,166			$13,118	73.1	55.1	529	263
550435000470	267	Elmwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 639-2711	138	14	10.1	37.7%	132 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,101			$734			$12,367	73	58.3	481	214
550882001023	268	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1112 W 11th St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-1238	314	21	14.9	33.8%	261 (83.1%)	6 (1.9%)	15 (4.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	$12,496			$594			$11,902	73	75.6	214	54
550474000513	269	Purdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 S Main St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7822	268	26	10.2	39.6%	206 (76.9%)	6 (2.2%)	50 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,853			$650			$16,202	73	66	360	91
550033000032	270	Amherst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 824-5523	345	25	13.7	32.8%	324 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,119			$494			$11,626	73	66.4	354	84

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.