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)
550852000950	821	Mendota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4002 School Rd	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-7840	308	28	11.1	79.9%	50 (16.2%)	169 (54.9%)	40 (13.0%)	15 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	$15,399			$1,285			$14,115	28.9	15.9	913	92
551236001605	822	O Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 5 1/2 Mile Rd	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6650	463	34	13.6	44.5%	280 (60.5%)	39 (8.4%)	106 (22.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$16,123			$1,019			$15,105	28.5	29.8	818	4
551590002056	823	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	720 S 6th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0965	209	24	8.6	70.8%	70 (33.5%)	7 (3.3%)	38 (18.2%)	69 (33.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.5%)	$20,631			$1,574			$19,056	28.4	36.3	754	69
550468000501	824	Pier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	259 Old Pioneer Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2868	286	25	11.4	64.0%	142 (49.7%)	62 (21.7%)	45 (15.7%)	15 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	$13,688			$1,084			$12,604	28.3	38.4	726	98
551497001919	825	Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5559	214	18	11.7	54.7%	211 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,897			$2,331			$13,567	28.2	18.9	899	74
551365002872	826	Sheboygan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1305 St Clair Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-5930	205	12	16.5	52.7%	89 (43.4%)	8 (3.9%)	70 (34.1%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.2%)	$12,235			$612			$11,622	28.1	26.5	851	25
551254001660	827	Kickapoo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S6520 State Highway 131	Viola	54664	Richland County	Kickapoo Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 627-0159	205	19	10.8	57.1%	198 (96.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$14,333			$2,726			$11,608	27.9	29.3	822	5
550008903150	828	Adeline Montessori School Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	995 S Sawyer Rd	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Adeline Montessori School Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 201-4492	103	9	11	2.9%	89 (86.4%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.8%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								27.9	59.4	465	363
551467002539	829	Northern Lights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 N 28th St	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 395-6066	491	33	14.8	68.2%	349 (71.1%)	21 (4.3%)	24 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.5%)	$14,551			$1,120			$13,431	27.8	26.2	856	27
550594000655	830	Maple Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6921 W Coldspring Rd	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 541-0600	464	36	13	51.9%	212 (45.7%)	27 (5.8%)	148 (31.9%)	24 (5.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.9%)	$12,827			$1,407			$11,420	27.8	31.1	805	25

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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.