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)
550131000181	571	Pecatonica Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 School Rd	Hollandale	53544	Iowa County	Pecatonica Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 523-4283	184	19	9.8	34.8%	180 (97.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,542			$1,151			$14,391	54.6	78.5	184	387
550306000340	572	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4416 S Packard Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2930	253	23	11	66.4%	113 (44.7%)	35 (13.8%)	67 (26.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.4%)	$15,765			$807			$14,958	54.5	28.7	828	256
550384000116	573	Caddie Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Auth St	Durand	54736	Pepin County	Durand-Arkansaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 672-8977	478	36	13.1	42.9%	441 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$11,301			$1,193			$10,108	54.5	55	535	38
551707003088	574	Central Oaks Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 Lincoln Street	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 424-6768	116	6	19.9	48.3%	106 (91.4%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$6,130			$433			$5,697	54.4	63.1	409	165
550063000092	575	Augusta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 286-2291	235	24	9.7	47.2%	222 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$16,945			$2,416			$14,528	54.2	35.7	765	190
550309000343	576	Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1530 2nd Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 822-5123	359	29	12.1	48.7%	280 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$15,567			$1,142			$14,424	54.2	56.9	500	76
551206002280	577	Lewiston Elementary	Public	K-5	W11195 State Road 127	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2524	94	6	16.3	29.8%	88 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$10,468			$348			$10,119	54.2	58.8	473	104
551449001879	578	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 Wisconsin Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5425	521	39	13.2	43.6%	369 (70.8%)	10 (1.9%)	65 (12.5%)	48 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	$12,600			$1,278			$11,323	54.1	48.9	619	41
551365001786	579	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Weeden Creek Rd	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3573	312	30	10.4	58.7%	157 (50.3%)	32 (10.3%)	36 (11.5%)	48 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.5%)	$13,626			$954			$12,672	54	53	569	10
550687000744	580	Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	498 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Grant County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 943-6313	473	41	11.6	40.4%	432 (91.3%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,416			$724			$11,693	54	49	617	37

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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:

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

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.