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)
550729000795	201	Park Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	509 Lawe St	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 766-6129	268	17	15.7	32.5%	221 (82.5%)	6 (2.2%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	$11,434			$261			$11,173	77.2	67.1	336	135
551083001406	202	Carollton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8965 S Carollton Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6290	376	25	15.1	30.3%	269 (71.5%)	7 (1.9%)	65 (17.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$11,925			$678			$11,247	77.2	72.9	253	51
551086001414	203	Oakfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 White St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 583-3146	259	20	12.6	27.8%	222 (85.7%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$12,441			$608			$11,833	77.1	82.6	131	72
551719002228	204	Wrightstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	351 High St	Wrightstown	54180	Brown County	Wrightstown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 532-4818	517	33	15.5	19.7%	446 (86.3%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$9,647			$345			$9,302	77	81.4	140	64
550984001300	205	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3005 8 1/2 Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7134	364	27	13.5	35.4%	326 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$14,294			$679			$13,616	77	82.5	132	73
550747000847	206	Janssen Elementary	Public	K-4	420 Wallace St	Combined Locks	54113	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7915	385	30	12.7	24.2%	334 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.2%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	$10,197			$608			$9,589	76.7	74	238	32
550192000245	207	Butternut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 W Wisconsin St	Butternut	54514	Ashland County	Butternut School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 769-3434	102	11	9.2	55.9%	101 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$15,698			$937			$14,761	76.7	69.7	299	92
550852000948	208	Marquette Elementary	Public	3-5	1501 Jenifer St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3220	149	13	11.3	30.2%	97 (65.1%)	21 (14.1%)	15 (10.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.1%)	$17,647			$1,078			$16,570	76.7	88.6	57	151
551386001815	209	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Prosser St	Silver Lake	53170	Kenosha County	Silver Lake J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 889-4384	438	33	13.1	35.2%	368 (84.0%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	$12,025			$512			$11,513	76.6	77	202	7
551059001386	210	Readfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	E9177 State Highway 96	Readfield	54969	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 667-4265	134	8	16.3	18.7%	123 (91.8%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$11,408			$535			$10,873	76.6	71.5	272	62

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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.