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)
550663000719	551	Howard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	631 W Idlewild Ct	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Howard-Suamico School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 662-9700	277	23	11.8	56.3%	184 (66.4%)	13 (4.7%)	40 (14.4%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.2%)	$13,237			$777			$12,460	56.1	69.8	296	255
550702000775	552	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 N Pine St	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7200	400	28	14.3	59.3%	297 (74.3%)	15 (3.8%)	41 (10.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.0%)	$11,683			$798			$10,885	56	69.4	307	245
551422001846	553	Spooner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1821 Scribner St	Spooner	54801	Washburn County	Spooner Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 635-2174	375	31	12	57.3%	340 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$17,193			$2,001			$15,191	56	30.6	809	256
550582000642	554	Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 S Webster Ave	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 448-2143	289	26	11.3	48.8%	175 (60.6%)	12 (4.2%)	50 (17.3%)	23 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	$14,946			$965			$13,981	56	69.2	309	245
550888001029	555	Mayville Elementary	Public	K-6	445 N Henninger St	Mayville	53050	Dodge County	Mayville School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 387-7970	417	33	12.5	41.5%	350 (83.9%)	5 (1.2%)	34 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$12,518			$814			$11,703	55.7	59.3	467	88
550702000764	556	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Mount Zion Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6600	294	27	11	63.9%	197 (67.0%)	13 (4.4%)	58 (19.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$13,667			$926			$12,741	55.6	60.2	455	101
550405000438	557	Davey Elementary	Public	K-5	3000 Starr Ave	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-3200	356	27	13.1	35.1%	284 (79.8%)	8 (2.2%)	10 (2.8%)	32 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.9%)	$13,522			$243			$13,279	55.6	62.5	419	138
550921001103	558	Washington Elementary	Public	3-4	1900 E 6th St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-2373	229	20	11.5	52.4%	197 (86.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	$15,698			$1,547			$14,151	55.5	52.8	574	16
550582000629	559	Langlade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Broadview Dr	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-2370	283	25	11.4	41.0%	181 (64.0%)	7 (2.5%)	43 (15.2%)	33 (11.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$16,092			$985			$15,106	55.5	51.4	589	30
551452001882	560	Stockbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 School St	Stockbridge	53088	Calumet County	Stockbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 439-1158	115	9	12.3	2.6%	110 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$13,983			$524			$13,460	55.5	52.5	578	18

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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.