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)
550609000676	121	Rossman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Highland Ave	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-3300	459	34	13.3	30.3%	375 (81.7%)	5 (1.1%)	52 (11.3%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$12,112			$438			$11,674	82.8	80.2	157	36
551006001316	122	Clarendon Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 Clarendon Ave	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6286	525	37	14.1	16.8%	456 (86.9%)	13 (2.5%)	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$11,739			$402			$11,336	82.8	82.2	133	11
550702000769	123	Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6900	354	26	13.5	52.5%	249 (70.3%)	17 (4.8%)	50 (14.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.3%)	$11,418			$323			$11,095	82.6	85	99	24
550666000723	124	Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	902 Tyler Rd	Howards Grove	53083	Sheboygan County	Howards Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 565-4457	375	24	15.7	15.5%	340 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$10,595			$399			$10,196	82.6	59.8	460	336
551185001555	125	Westview Elementary	Public	1-4	1201 W Camp St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4050	448	32	14	41.5%	358 (79.9%)	21 (4.7%)	32 (7.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.7%)	$13,605			$1,386			$12,220	82.5	74.7	225	100
551599002086	126	McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 N 89th St	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1500	395	25	15.9	13.9%	317 (80.3%)	23 (5.8%)	19 (4.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$11,498			$379			$11,118	82.5	88.9	54	72
550516000550	127	County Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W159N9939 Butternut Rd	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3465	478	29	16.5	7.1%	379 (79.3%)	17 (3.6%)	26 (5.4%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$11,213			$308			$10,905	82.5	80.6	154	27
551533001153	128	Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4130	417	24	17.1	14.1%	307 (73.6%)	18 (4.3%)	27 (6.5%)	42 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$11,787			$271			$11,515	82.4	78.8	178	50
550702000773	129	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 S Ringold St	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7000	354	28	12.6	55.6%	260 (73.4%)	22 (6.2%)	39 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	$12,460			$950			$11,510	82.3	78.8	176	47
551449002452	130	Bannach Elementary	Public	K-6	5400 Walter St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5668	384	27	14.4	26.3%	317 (82.6%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.8%)	16 (4.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$12,132			$508			$11,624	82.3	84.8	104	26

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.