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)
551464001899	221	Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Elizabeth Ln	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7400	425	33	12.8	21.2%	298 (70.1%)	21 (4.9%)	40 (9.4%)	31 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	$12,568			$386			$12,182	75.8	80.9	150	71
550744002333	222	Zielanis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Adams St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 894-2265	449	30	14.8	28.1%	401 (89.3%)	6 (1.3%)	24 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,002			$224			$10,779	75.8	79.5	166	56
551443002363	223	Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	507 E 1st Ave	Stanley	54768	Chippewa County	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 644-5810	436	35	12.5	43.6%	404 (92.7%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$11,581			$1,223			$10,360	75.8	76.7	206	17
550582000643	224	Wequiock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3994 Wequiock Rd	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 448-2477	116	8	13.8	19.8%	103 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$17,183			$690			$16,493	75.7	75.1	218	6
550732002653	225	Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 99th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-3500	544	35	15.5	30.1%	326 (59.9%)	53 (9.7%)	102 (18.8%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.6%)	$12,841			$661			$12,180	75.7	73.6	242	17
551632002139	226	Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1155 Westwood Dr	De Pere	54115	Brown County	West De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-1087	654	44	14.7	29.1%	493 (75.4%)	21 (3.2%)	56 (8.6%)	21 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.0%)	$9,899			$613			$9,286	75.7	47.3	636	410
550966001275	227	Mineral Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Cothern St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 987-0711	354	27	13.1	24.3%	335 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$13,617			$566			$13,051	75.7	72	265	38
550405000559	228	Northwoods Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Northwoods Ln	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4100	318	27	11.8	48.4%	239 (75.2%)	7 (2.2%)	13 (4.1%)	28 (8.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$15,175			$377			$14,799	75.3	68.1	326	98
550663002409	229	Forest Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1935 Cardinal Ln	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Howard-Suamico School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 662-7958	445	38	11.8	18.4%	389 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$11,765			$382			$11,383	75.2	72.9	252	23
550678000737	230	John Hustis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Hustis St	Hustisford	53034	Dodge County	Hustisford School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 349-3228	130	10	13.2	30.0%	117 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$17,259			$1,375			$15,884	75.1	60.6	447	217

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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.