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)
551575001997	661	Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Prospect St	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1495	324	31	10.5	56.5%	230 (71.0%)	12 (3.7%)	48 (14.8%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	$14,183			$955			$13,227	46.6	47.7	630	31
551281000581	662	Tainter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 Carrie Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-8065	490	45	10.8	56.3%	432 (88.2%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$15,471			$1,605			$13,867	46.5	63.5	404	258
551310001731	663	Rosendale Intermediate	Public	4-5	200 S Main St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2126	78	6	12.2	21.8%	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,395			$436			$8,959	46.5	49.7	608	55
551668002179	664	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W8363 R and W Townline Rd	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8400	210	20	10.5	42.9%	129 (61.4%)	3 (1.4%)	62 (29.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.2%)	$17,050			$440			$16,609	46.5	54.7	541	123
551074001398	665	Friendship Learning Elementary	Public	K-5	1098 Prospect Ave	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-3757	628	44	14.1	53.0%	404 (64.3%)	13 (2.1%)	166 (26.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	$13,389			$986			$12,403	46.4	42.5	691	26
550081000104	666	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 6th St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3920	345	28	12.2	47.5%	286 (82.9%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$12,926			$894			$12,032	46.4	54.1	554	112
551314001732	667	Rosholt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 677-4543	257	22	11.8	24.1%	246 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,650			$787			$13,863	46.3	52.2	583	84
550732000824	668	Somers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 72nd Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-3200	443	32	13.8	42.4%	239 (54.0%)	78 (17.6%)	94 (21.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$13,493			$930			$12,563	46.1	44.8	665	3
550386000404	669	Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 Pleasure Island Rd	Eagle River	54521	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 479-6471	497	41	12.1	54.1%	450 (90.5%)	8 (1.6%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$15,510			$662			$14,848	45.9	44.6	666	3
551449001914	670	McKinley Center	Public	K-6	2926 Blaine St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5421	361	28	12.7	57.1%	247 (68.4%)	11 (3.0%)	28 (7.8%)	45 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.8%)	$15,415			$1,632			$13,784	45.8	60.7	446	224

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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:

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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.