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)
550909001072	411	Wakanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Pine Avenue E	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 232-3898	381	29	13	41.7%	308 (80.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	38 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$14,066			$946			$13,120	64.6	58.8	476	65
550258000289	412	Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 948-2163	137	13	10.7	46.7%	130 (94.9%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$17,495			$1,458			$16,037	64.5	38.9	721	309
551575001999	413	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	210 N Montgomery St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1465	154	12	12.8	55.2%	125 (81.2%)	5 (3.2%)	13 (8.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$13,957			$1,030			$12,925	64.4	62.9	414	1
550852000924	414	Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5930 Old Sauk Rd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1120	272	23	11.8	34.2%	145 (53.3%)	47 (17.3%)	38 (14.0%)	15 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	$17,154			$399			$16,756	64.4	62.3	424	10
550747000851	415	Westside Elementary	Public	K-4	746 W 3rd St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 739-3578	427	34	12.6	33.7%	339 (79.4%)	14 (3.3%)	30 (7.0%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	$11,017			$1,132			$9,884	64.3	70.7	285	130
550039002426	416	Ferber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 E Capitol Dr	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5465	611	40	15.2	34.2%	420 (68.7%)	12 (2.0%)	48 (7.9%)	85 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	$11,019			$911			$10,108	64.2	63.4	407	9
551014001063	417	Riverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 N 6th St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3101	345	31	11.1	57.4%	316 (91.6%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$13,305			$937			$12,368	64.1	65.4	371	46
550876002597	418	Markesan Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 S Margaret St	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	145	13	10.8	40.7%	126 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	$13,092			$1,804			$11,288	64.1	54	555	137
550762000883	419	Star Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W1380 Lake Geneva Hwy	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-7000	370	31	11.8	47.8%	278 (75.1%)	2 (0.5%)	87 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,682			$547			$12,134	64.1	75.6	215	204
551083001408	420	Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8545 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6280	365	25	14.8	39.5%	244 (66.8%)	11 (3.0%)	58 (15.9%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	$12,845			$678			$12,167	64	63	413	7

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.