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)
551599002081	361	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6927 Maple Ter	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1200	238	20	12	25.6%	153 (64.3%)	38 (16.0%)	18 (7.6%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.2%)	$12,987			$894			$12,092	67.7	74.2	235	126
550729000797	362	Haen Elementary	Public	1-4	1130 Haen Dr	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 766-6134	269	26	10.5	39.0%	208 (77.3%)	8 (3.0%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.9%)	$16,341			$987			$15,354	67.7	44.5	667	305
550771000889	363	Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	610	40	15.3	22.3%	522 (85.6%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.9%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	$10,481			$401			$10,080	67.6	67.2	335	28
550381000398	364	Drummond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	52440 Eastern Ave	Drummond	54832	Bayfield County	Drummond Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 739-6669	181	15	12	56.9%	153 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$20,159			$2,242			$17,917	67.5	63	412	48
551215002830	365	Bluff View Elementary	Public	3-5	1901 E Wells St	Prairie du Chien	53821	Crawford County	Prairie du Chien Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 326-3722	216	21	10.2	51.4%	195 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$12,733			$1,606			$11,127	67.5	55.1	532	167
550018000017	366	Alma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	S1618 State Road 35	Alma	54610	Buffalo County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 685-4416	173	13	12.8	34.1%	161 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$13,455			$796			$12,660	67.5	58.1	482	116
550459000485	367	Fennimore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Madison St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 822-3285	384	32	12	40.6%	358 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,342			$1,512			$11,831	67.4	60.8	443	76
550894001047	368	Stetsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W5338 County Road A	Stetsonville	54480	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 678-2600	204	17	11.7	47.5%	177 (86.8%)	4 (2.0%)	14 (6.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$14,035			$705			$13,330	67.4	68.3	323	45
551419001844	369	Spencer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 659-4642	245	25	9.7	34.7%	226 (92.2%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,898			$672			$13,226	67.4	69.2	310	59
550498002244	370	North Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	47050 County Road X	Soldiers Grove	54655	Crawford County	North Crawford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 624-5201	276	26	10.7	55.8%	249 (90.2%)	6 (2.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$15,846			$1,828			$14,019	67.3	47.3	634	264

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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.