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)
550885002574	791	Grayside Elementary	Public	3-5	510 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 847-5616	238	18	13.4	61.8%	205 (86.1%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,723			$1,324			$13,400	33.4	34	780	11
550903001057	792	Gegan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	675 W Airport Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1360	285	26	11.1	68.8%	146 (51.2%)	39 (13.7%)	43 (15.1%)	22 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.9%)	$18,949			$1,102			$17,847	33.2	43.3	681	111
550960002537	793	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	478	4	119.5	77.6%	1 (0.2%)	431 (90.2%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$14,938			$2,787			$12,150	33.1	24.9	863	70
551059001387	794	Sugar Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W10736 County Road WW	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 752-4135	119	9	13.6	49.6%	109 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$11,438			$535			$10,903	33	52.6	577	217
550039000059	795	Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 N Mason St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5455	375	35	10.6	70.7%	169 (45.1%)	35 (9.3%)	47 (12.5%)	77 (20.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.7%)	$11,409			$911			$10,498	33	31.5	802	7
551236001608	796	Gilmore Fine Arts School	Public, Magnet	K-8	2330 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 664-6800	725	55	13.2	55.0%	281 (38.8%)	127 (17.5%)	234 (32.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.5%)	$14,944			$987			$13,958	32.9	26.5	852	56
550405000425	797	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	512 Balcom St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3800	264	26	10	70.1%	130 (49.2%)	6 (2.3%)	66 (25.0%)	19 (7.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	35 (13.3%)	$16,201			$499			$15,702	32.9	27.5	842	45
551365001784	798	Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1528 N 5th St	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3626	346	31	11	80.3%	155 (44.8%)	15 (4.3%)	68 (19.7%)	69 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	$14,298			$1,253			$13,045	32.4	28.1	833	35
551404001830	799	Rawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Rawson Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-2904	379	29	13.2	63.9%	203 (53.6%)	27 (7.1%)	106 (28.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	$13,257			$740			$12,518	32.1	38.7	724	75
551710002223	800	Wittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Prouty St	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 253-2221	459	31	14.9	46.2%	372 (81.0%)	5 (1.1%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$10,716			$886			$9,830	32.1	35.9	762	38

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.