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)
551101001446	641	Northern Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 East Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 783-4542	489	38	12.7	48.7%	313 (64.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.3%)	94 (19.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.4%)	$12,364			$569			$11,795	47.9	47	639	2
550081000109	642	Al Behrman Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Mulberry St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3910	269	25	10.5	67.7%	207 (77.0%)	4 (1.5%)	31 (11.5%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$12,922			$1,141			$11,781	47.8	40.2	707	65
550255000285	643	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Miles St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2405	374	25	15.2	36.6%	336 (89.8%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$11,547			$327			$11,220	47.8	52.5	579	64
551686002194	644	Winter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6585 W Grove St	Winter	54896	Sawyer County	Winter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 266-6701	113	9	12.8	69.0%	91 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$13,118			$1,952			$11,165	47.7	38.3	729	85
550039002350	645	Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5485	321	28	11.5	56.7%	157 (48.9%)	25 (7.8%)	86 (26.8%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$11,556			$911			$10,645	47.5	47.4	633	12
551119002309	646	Webster Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	108 W New York Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0460	207	26	7.9	58.5%	142 (68.6%)	17 (8.2%)	26 (12.6%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	$15,730			$1,026			$14,704	47.3	42.3	693	47
551467002348	647	Lake Superior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 E 3rd St	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 398-7672	151	10	15.5	44.4%	119 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.2%)	$14,540			$1,057			$13,483	47.2	51.8	585	62
551491002425	648	La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Straw St	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7057	414	30	13.8	44.9%	325 (78.5%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (6.0%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.9%)	$11,299			$761			$10,538	47.2	56.1	515	133
550405000417	649	Flynn Elementary	Public	K-5	1430 Lee St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3300	235	21	11	47.7%	171 (72.8%)	6 (2.6%)	19 (8.1%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	18 (7.7%)	$14,607			$390			$14,217	47.2	51	594	55
550702000763	650	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	441 W Burbank Ave	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6500	325	35	9.2	81.5%	195 (60.0%)	6 (1.8%)	100 (30.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$14,267			$1,003			$13,264	47.1	43	684	34

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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.