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)
550386000405	211	Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes	Public	PK, KG-4	6485 Town Hall Rd	Land O Lakes	54540	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 547-3619	55	5	11.3	45.5%	49 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,413			$657			$27,756	76.6	30.6	812	601
550738000836	212	Kewaskum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Bilgo Ln	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 626-3101	551	32	17.2	27.4%	504 (91.5%)	14 (2.5%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$10,590			$347			$10,243	76.4	82	136	76
550654002764	213	Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Newport La	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-1600	463	36	12.8	17.9%	413 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,716			$245			$11,471	76.2	77.8	195	18
551578000261	214	Summit View Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2100 Summit Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 970-2605	472	31	15.2	28.6%	330 (69.9%)	30 (6.4%)	50 (10.6%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.5%)	$10,499			$387			$10,112	76.2	81.4	141	73
551224001591	215	Malone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Campbell St N	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 262-5463	460	40	11.5	20.9%	426 (92.6%)	6 (1.3%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$13,812			$273			$13,539	76.2	80.6	153	62
550777000892	216	Winskill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	861 W Maple St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 723-4066	472	39	12.1	35.8%	452 (95.8%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,664			$810			$12,854	76	80.3	156	60
550729000796	217	Quinney Elementary	Public	2-4	2601 Sullivan Ave	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 766-6116	352	26	13.6	22.2%	289 (82.1%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$11,680			$259			$11,421	76	75	220	3
550189000244	218	Winkler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	34150 Fulton St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 539-2726	122	9	13.6	40.2%	111 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$14,983			$834			$14,149	75.9	55.8	517	299
550483000520	219	Country Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7380 S North Cape Rd	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8240	447	28	15.8	18.3%	317 (70.9%)	7 (1.6%)	41 (9.2%)	44 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$11,091			$531			$10,560	75.9	75	219
550999001311	220	Mount Horeb Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 Hanneman St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 437-7406	523	36	14.6	14.5%	462 (88.3%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$11,810			$283			$11,527	75.9	77.6	197	23

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.