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)
550468000494	471	Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 S Peters Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2828	273	25	10.9	56.8%	146 (53.5%)	26 (9.5%)	49 (17.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.6%)	$13,413			$816			$12,597	61	66.7	346	125
550252000278	472	Chilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Court St	Chilton	53014	Calumet County	Chilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 849-9388	401	30	13.2	42.1%	306 (76.3%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$11,203			$812			$10,391	60.9	44.9	664	192
551467001906	473	Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1423 Central Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8785	291	19	15.4	53.6%	257 (88.3%)	7 (2.4%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$13,664			$1,092			$12,572	60.8	64.2	392	81
550669000731	474	Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 13th St S	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3840	405	31	12.9	20.0%	340 (84.0%)	8 (2.0%)	28 (6.9%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,338			$707			$12,631	60.8	65.9	361	113
550594000651	475	Elm Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 S Honey Creek Dr	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 281-7100	484	38	12.9	44.0%	258 (53.3%)	21 (4.3%)	112 (23.1%)	60 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.2%)	$12,214			$972			$11,243	60.8	62	428	47
550753000195	476	Southern Bluffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Sunnyside Dr	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7020	317	24	13.1	31.9%	283 (89.3%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$15,454			$446			$15,008	60.7	57.4	490	14
551623002098	477	Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7364 Alder St E	Webster	54893	Burnett County	Webster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 866-8211	257	21	11.9	60.3%	191 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.0%)	$13,096			$1,016			$12,081	60.7	39.8	714	237
550732002758	478	Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6811 18th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-3800	1,215	73	16.5	38.6%	709 (58.4%)	56 (4.6%)	333 (27.4%)	32 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.7%)	$13,100			$661			$12,439	60.6	58.9	471	7
550726000791	479	Dodgeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 386-4404	316	27	11.4	54.7%	261 (82.6%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$14,708			$1,236			$13,472	60.6	55.5	522	43
551317001737	480	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Pine Rd	Rothschild	54474	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-6591	445	29	15.3	27.6%	346 (77.8%)	6 (1.3%)	18 (4.0%)	60 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	$12,367			$554			$11,813	60.6	61.6	432	48

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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.