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)
550960001236	951	Riley Dual Language Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	2424 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7100	296	17	17	63.9%	39 (13.2%)	19 (6.4%)	227 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,621			$2,547			$13,073	9.2	10	948	3
551365001790	952	Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	819 Kentucky Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3580	249	28	8.7	92.4%	58 (23.3%)	26 (10.4%)	59 (23.7%)	59 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (18.9%)	$17,023			$2,453			$14,570	9.1	8.1	964	12
550960001121	953	Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3563 S 97th St	Milwaukee	53228	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7400	293	15	19.4	74.4%	69 (23.5%)	75 (25.6%)	109 (37.2%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	$15,071			$2,847			$12,224	9.1	13.9	931	22
550852000920	954	Sandburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4114 Donald Dr	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-7940	392	40	9.7	64.3%	79 (20.2%)	59 (15.1%)	197 (50.3%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.9%)	$15,782			$1,179			$14,604	9.1	18.1	903	51
550582000616	955	Danz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Basten St	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 391-2440	531	44	12.1	80.2%	46 (8.7%)	42 (7.9%)	383 (72.1%)	41 (7.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,938			$1,662			$12,276	9	9.4	955
550582000624	956	Howe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 S Madison St	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 448-2141	372	36	10.4	93.0%	71 (19.1%)	124 (33.3%)	81 (21.8%)	27 (7.3%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	$16,631			$2,472			$14,160	9	7.3	973	17
550753000857	957	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 Kane St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7970	256	32	7.8	77.7%	110 (43.0%)	25 (9.8%)	16 (6.3%)	54 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (19.5%)	$18,343			$1,594			$16,749	8.9	9.6	951	6
550582000620	958	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1770 Amy St	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 391-2420	474	39	12.1	83.5%	45 (9.5%)	17 (3.6%)	314 (66.2%)	52 (11.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	$13,094			$1,671			$11,423	8.8	7.9	967	9
550004102171	959	Central City Cyberschool	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4301 N 44th St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 444-2330	389	23	16.9	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	378 (97.2%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,742			$11,372			$11,372	8.6	6	993	34
550960001265	960	Vieau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	823 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6100	615	40	15.3	82.1%	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.1%)	589 (95.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,968			$2,380			$11,588	8.5	14.7	924	36

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.