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)
551644002147	351	Coloma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	210 N Linden St	Coloma	54930	Waushara County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 228-2851	122	10	12.8	55.7%	101 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,105			$1,019			$12,087	68.3	70.9	280	71
551299001712	352	Rio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	355 Lowville Rd	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 992-3143	170	14	11.8	37.6%	162 (95.3%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,877			$992			$12,886	68.3	54.6	543	191
550867000991	353	Marathon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 443-2538	333	28	12	29.1%	292 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.8%)	$11,824			$408			$11,416	68.2	60.9	441	88
551305002448	354	Rocky Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Bartosh Ln	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1819	412	31	13	25.7%	354 (85.9%)	7 (1.7%)	21 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.6%)	$11,335			$572			$10,763	68.2	76.4	208	146
551233001601	355	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 County Road C	Sobieski	54171	Oconto County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 822-6200	501	35	14.2	11.4%	484 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,054			$285			$10,769	68	46.6	642	287
550375000394	356	Kansasville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 S Beaumont Ave	Kansasville	53139	Racine County	Dover #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-3773	81	8	10.3	32.1%	64 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$12,840			$675			$12,165	67.9	82.2	135	221
550864000983	357	Iron River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7730 Pettingill Ave	Iron River	54847	Bayfield County	Maple School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 372-4334	101	8	13.3	33.7%	84 (83.2%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$14,684			$262			$14,422	67.9	80.6	155	202
550630000695	358	Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Fairplay St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 854-2261	263	25	10.5	30.4%	251 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,361			$720			$12,640	67.8	79.8	160	198
550702000774	359	Van Buren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Lapham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-7100	405	30	13.4	50.4%	314 (77.5%)	12 (3.0%)	39 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	$10,785			$323			$10,462	67.7	62.3	423	64
551449001874	360	Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	600 Maria Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5419	339	30	11.2	53.1%	230 (67.8%)	22 (6.5%)	35 (10.3%)	13 (3.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.4%)	$14,526			$1,171			$13,356	67.7	70.4	289	71

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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.