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)
551212001579	371	Poynette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	225 W North St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 635-4347	412	34	12.1	28.9%	376 (91.3%)	6 (1.5%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$11,435			$291			$11,144	67.2	71.8	268	103
551377001807	372	Shiocton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N5660 Broad St	Shiocton	54170	Outagamie County	Shiocton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 986-3351	511	46	11	30.7%	441 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$11,326			$776			$10,550	67.2	63.4	406	34
551161001533	373	Peshtigo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	341 N Emery Ave	Peshtigo	54157	Marinette County	Peshtigo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 582-3762	573	45	12.7	40.5%	515 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$11,443			$644			$10,798	67.1	58.8	472	99
550786000895	374	Lena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 829-5959	203	13	15.4	43.8%	195 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,797			$587			$12,211	67.1	66.9	338	36
550255000286	375	Jim Falls Elementary	Public	K-5	13643 198th St	Jim Falls	54748	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 720-3260	126	10	13	25.4%	124 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$14,036			$459			$13,577	67.1	74.1	236	139
550894002598	376	Rural Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	624 College St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 748-4620	1,850	79	23.5	37.1%	1,607 (86.9%)	24 (1.3%)	95 (5.1%)	11 (0.6%)	28 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	$9,428			$212			$9,216	67.1	74.1	237	139
551368001801	377	Sheboygan Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Alfred W Miley Ave	Sheboygan Falls	53085	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 467-7820	602	40	14.9	32.4%	500 (83.1%)	9 (1.5%)	39 (6.5%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	$11,574			$418			$11,156	66.9	65.4	369	8
551119001359	378	Traeger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0221	439	37	12	19.6%	338 (77.0%)	13 (3.0%)	20 (4.6%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.7%)	$12,716			$495			$12,221	66.9	65	377	1
550732000832	379	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8542 Cooper Rd	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2110	429	28	15.3	37.5%	254 (59.2%)	38 (8.9%)	96 (22.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	$12,754			$661			$12,093	66.9	57.2	496	117
550468000506	380	Waters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	495 Wabash Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2845	398	29	13.7	38.9%	287 (72.1%)	17 (4.3%)	46 (11.6%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (7.8%)	$12,525			$525			$12,000	66.7	54.4	551	171

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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.