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)
550852002775	421	Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Redan Dr	Verona	53593	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2600	442	37	11.9	27.6%	215 (48.6%)	64 (14.5%)	34 (7.7%)	75 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	$14,348			$527			$13,822	64	72.2	258	163
551281001693	422	Haugen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 5th St W	Haugen	54841	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-7341	88	9	9.8	34.1%	84 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,703			$736			$13,966	64	65.2	375	47
551080001405	423	Drought Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21016 7 Mile Rd	Franksville	53126	Racine County	Norway J7 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 895-7778	80	9	9	32.5%	64 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$15,468			$896			$14,572	63.9	64.5	387	36
550072000095	424	Greenfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1160 14th Ave	Baldwin	54002	St. Croix County	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 684-3334	845	51	16.7	26.6%	773 (91.5%)	6 (0.7%)	34 (4.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$10,861			$312			$10,549	63.8	64.5	389	35
551629002129	425	Fair Park Elementary	Public	K-4	519 N Indiana Ave	West Bend	53090	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5516	350	27	13	40.6%	278 (79.4%)	10 (2.9%)	30 (8.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$13,185			$393			$12,793	63.7	79.7	162	263
550981003139	426	Granite Ridge School	Public	3-5	4500 Buss Rd	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 839-8980	464	36	12.8	17.9%	370 (79.7%)	12 (2.6%)	25 (5.4%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)								63.6	61.6	431	5
550816000900	427	Little Chute Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Grand Ave	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7610	593	42	14.2	35.2%	482 (81.3%)	12 (2.0%)	54 (9.1%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$12,003			$662			$11,340	63.6	56.1	516	89
550822000907	428	Lomira Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 269-4396	262	16	16.1	32.8%	223 (85.1%)	4 (1.5%)	27 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,959			$302			$11,657	63.5	66.5	350	78
551485001928	429	Three Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6930 W School St	Three Lakes	54562	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 546-3323	161	12	13.3	49.1%	157 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,224			$1,092			$15,131	63.4	68.9	318	111
551317001741	430	Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Camp Phillips Rd	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 359-4181	532	39	13.7	59.4%	279 (52.4%)	14 (2.6%)	43 (8.1%)	165 (31.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$12,230			$1,032			$11,198	63.3	47.2	638	208

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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

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.