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)
550960001195	1021	Kagel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 W Mineral St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7400	215	16	13	90.7%	1 (0.5%)	43 (20.0%)	165 (76.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,923			$4,480			$14,443	2.7	5.3	1008	13
550960001196	1022	Keefe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1618 W Keefe Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4800	147	13	11.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	139 (94.6%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,991			$3,814			$14,178	2.7	2.1	1064	42
550960001219	1023	Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1728 S 23rd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8100	589	43	13.5	91.5%	13 (2.2%)	103 (17.5%)	449 (76.2%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	$15,566			$2,510			$13,055	2.6	4	1027	4
550960002993	1024	Obama School of Career and Technical Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5075 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4900	1,402	47	29.5	87.7%	54 (3.9%)	1,081 (77.1%)	188 (13.4%)	26 (1.9%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.3%)	$16,696			$2,648			$14,048	2.6	4.2	1021	3
550960001133	1025	Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6453 N 89th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2100	280	18	15.5	98.6%	5 (1.8%)	230 (82.1%)	13 (4.6%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.4%)	$16,209			$3,779			$12,430	2.6	5.6	1000	25
550960001249	1026	Story Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3815 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4800	359	16	22.9	94.7%	6 (1.7%)	266 (74.1%)	13 (3.6%)	60 (16.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$13,870			$2,698			$11,172	2.5	5.8	997	29
550960001176	1027	Grantosa Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 N 82nd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4400	510	31	16.4	91.8%	6 (1.2%)	447 (87.6%)	10 (2.0%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$15,885			$2,491			$13,393	2.5	2.9	1045	18
550960001233	1028	Riverwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2765 N Fratney St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4400	258	20	13	96.1%	11 (4.3%)	200 (77.5%)	26 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	$15,537			$3,748			$11,789	2.5	2.6	1050	22
550105000147	1029	Merrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 Nelson Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2605	180	18	10	87.8%	21 (11.7%)	90 (50.0%)	45 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.3%)	$18,789			$2,011			$16,779	2.5			(n/a)
550960001139	1030	Cass Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1647 N Cass St	Milwaukee	53202	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 212-2700	285	19	14.9	94.7%	5 (1.8%)	250 (87.7%)	19 (6.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,838			$2,733			$14,105	2.4	3.6	1033	3

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.