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)
551017001332	21	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	26335 Fries Ln	Wind Lake	53185	Racine County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1850	299	24	12.5	13.0%	269 (90.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,866			$418			$13,447	92.1	91.3	32	11
550480000518	22	Stormonth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7301 N Longacre Rd	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-4102	485	36	13.4	5.8%	379 (78.1%)	12 (2.5%)	29 (6.0%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.8%)	$15,168			$515			$14,653	92.1	93.8	16	6
550951003131	23	Pope Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Schewe Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 826-7700	410	30	13.8	3.9%	211 (51.5%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.7%)	159 (38.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$13,285			$165			$13,120	91.9	91.7	29	6
550603000666	24	Maple Avenue Elementary	Public	K-4	W240N6059 Maple Ave	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-4220	408	25	16.1	15.9%	296 (72.5%)	10 (2.5%)	24 (5.9%)	57 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$14,348			$235			$14,113	91.7	94.8	12	12
550852000962	25	Shorewood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 Shorewood Blvd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1200	381	30	12.8	23.6%	183 (48.0%)	15 (3.9%)	50 (13.1%)	106 (27.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	$14,642			$399			$14,244	91.5	91.9	26	1
551206002419	26	Endeavor Elementary	Public	K-5	414 Church St	Endeavor	53930	Marquette County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 587-2625	67	5	14.4	58.2%	44 (65.7%)	5 (7.5%)	16 (23.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$11,464			$348			$11,115	91.3	73	251	225
550660002958	27	North Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N2468 Learning Way	Greenville	54942	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 757-7030	465	33	14.1	9.0%	430 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,291			$267			$11,024	90.9	87.6	70	43
551395001819	28	Slinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 644-6669	624	34	18.3	22.8%	543 (87.0%)	7 (1.1%)	39 (6.3%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$9,416			$256			$9,160	90.8	88.3	63	35
550813002262	29	Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N56W26530 Richmond Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1360	407	25	16.4	1.5%	371 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$12,270			$600			$11,670	90.5	84.1	113	84
550936000750	30	Merton Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	N68W28460 Sussex Rd	Merton	53056	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-2227	560	36	15.5	7.0%	518 (92.5%)	7 (1.3%)	12 (2.1%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	$10,555			$316			$10,239	90.5	93.2	20	10

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.