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)
550732000826	871	Strange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5414 49th Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6024	431	30	14.3	79.4%	115 (26.7%)	94 (21.8%)	178 (41.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.5%)	$15,165			$1,215			$13,950	22.2	30.3	815	56
550753000862	872	Hintgen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 28th St S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7767	246	27	9.1	68.7%	136 (55.3%)	15 (6.1%)	13 (5.3%)	51 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.2%)	$16,684			$1,623			$15,061	21.5	14.9	922	50
551578002011	873	Hadfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Linden St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1505	366	38	9.7	76.2%	161 (44.0%)	64 (17.5%)	93 (25.4%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.1%)	$11,379			$1,126			$10,253	21.5	19	898	25
550702000766	874	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Conde St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6700	313	28	11.3	73.8%	179 (57.2%)	16 (5.1%)	84 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.2%)	$12,744			$895			$11,849	21.5	30.2	817	57
551578003126	875	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111Maitland Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1610	340	31	11.1	60.3%	107 (31.5%)	24 (7.1%)	186 (54.7%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$11,023			$846			$10,177	21.5	24.4	866	9
551626002108	876	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7229 W Becher St	West Allis	53219	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4110	412	27	15.1	69.9%	158 (38.3%)	49 (11.9%)	133 (32.3%)	18 (4.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (11.4%)	$12,826			$892			$11,933	21.4	24.2	869	7
550681000739	877	Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23786 Indee Blvd	Independence	54747	Trempealeau County	Independence School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 985-3172	193	16	12.1	79.3%	70 (36.3%)	1 (0.5%)	115 (59.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,468			$936			$13,533	21.3	20.8	881	4
550582000627	878	Keller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1806 Bond St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2685	159	17	9.5	78.6%	44 (27.7%)	43 (27.0%)	22 (13.8%)	23 (14.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.2%)	$15,786			$2,056			$13,731	21.2	19.6	892	14
550007303031	879	La Casa de Esperanza Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	410 Arcadian Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	La Casa De Esperanza Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 547-0887	225	18	12.7	3.1%	26 (11.6%)	45 (20.0%)	146 (64.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$10,175			$00			$10,175	20.7	19.1	897	18
550582000625	880	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 S Ridge Rd	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2620	387	27	14.1	63.8%	134 (34.6%)	12 (3.1%)	191 (49.4%)	20 (5.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$13,166			$1,071			$12,095	20.7	24	870	10

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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.