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)
551491001934	901	Lemonweir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 N Glendale Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7847	290	27	10.7	70.7%	223 (76.9%)	7 (2.4%)	30 (10.3%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	$14,210			$1,918			$12,291	18.2	27.7	838	63
550105000139	902	Converse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Townline Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2105	317	25	12.9	74.8%	137 (43.2%)	56 (17.7%)	82 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.9%)	$15,953			$1,763			$14,190	18			(n/a)
550582000640	903	Tank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 S Oakland Ave	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 448-2104	114	13	8.7	85.1%	20 (17.5%)	22 (19.3%)	40 (35.1%)	11 (9.6%)	8 (7.0%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (10.5%)	$16,546			$2,540			$14,006	18	9.5	952	49
550960001259	904	Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	1943 E Trowbridge St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1900	209	12	16.7	84.2%	42 (20.1%)	43 (20.6%)	103 (49.3%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	$19,111			$4,356			$14,754	17.8	14.1	929	25
550960002860	905	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1228 W Lloyd St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6000	490	5	98	88.0%	3 (0.6%)	454 (92.7%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$14,944			$2,821			$12,122	17.7	15.5	918	13
550732000829	906	Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8518 22nd Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2113	268	22	12.2	69.0%	108 (40.3%)	43 (16.0%)	89 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	$14,382			$1,135			$13,248	17.3	13.1	934	28
550852002410	907	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3344 Concord Ave	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2500	307	31	9.7	65.1%	58 (18.9%)	93 (30.3%)	82 (26.7%)	29 (9.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.4%)	$17,322			$1,168			$16,154	17.2	16.7	910	3
551119001498	908	Read Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Algoma Blvd	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0172	375	29	12.7	72.3%	171 (45.6%)	72 (19.2%)	51 (13.6%)	35 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.7%)	$13,335			$888			$12,447	17.1	11.5	942	34
550960003006	909	Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1350 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6600	512	1	512	86.7%	1 (0.2%)	478 (93.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$15,053			$2,809			$12,244	16.6	19.7	890	19
550960001190	910	Humboldt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3230 S Adams Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1700	559	29	19.5	81.2%	106 (19.0%)	56 (10.0%)	135 (24.2%)	242 (43.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$13,852			$2,483			$11,369	16.6	25.3	859	51

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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.