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)
550960001264	971	Victory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 W Henry Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6700	437	28	15.8	95.4%	64 (14.6%)	60 (13.7%)	107 (24.5%)	177 (40.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$14,254			$2,272			$11,982	7.2	6.7	982	11
550960001173	972	Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 N Celina St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1500	300	19	15.7	90.0%	17 (5.7%)	195 (65.0%)	22 (7.3%)	35 (11.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.3%)	$15,374			$2,580			$12,794	7.1	6	994	22
550582000639	973	Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1567 Deckner Ave	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 391-2470	650	58	11.1	81.2%	103 (15.8%)	54 (8.3%)	392 (60.3%)	40 (6.2%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.5%)	$14,438			$1,857			$12,581	6.9	8	966	7
551236001611	974	Fratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Kinzie Ave	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-8150	448	46	9.7	75.4%	91 (20.3%)	156 (34.8%)	169 (37.7%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	$17,177			$1,847			$15,330	6.8	7	977	3
550960001197	975	Kilbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4500	230	12	19.3	94.8%	2 (0.9%)	207 (90.0%)	13 (5.7%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,874			$4,093			$12,781	6.3	4.5	1017	42
550960001146	976	Curtin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3450 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7700	309	16	19.6	90.6%	33 (10.7%)	43 (13.9%)	170 (55.0%)	45 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	$14,079			$3,282			$10,797	6	4.8	1010	34
550960001175	977	U S Grant School	Public	PK, KG-8	2920 W Grant St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8000	545	34	16.1	96.3%	34 (6.2%)	51 (9.4%)	275 (50.5%)	168 (30.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,014			$2,559			$12,455	5.7	6.6	985	8
550960001163	978	Forest Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1516 W Forest Home Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6200	582	47	12.2	91.9%	18 (3.1%)	71 (12.2%)	475 (81.6%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$16,794			$2,802			$13,992	5.7	6.2	989	11
550960001206	979	Lincoln Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1817 W Lincoln Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9700	442	30	14.5	92.3%	19 (4.3%)	63 (14.3%)	347 (78.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$15,879			$3,454			$12,425	5.3	4.8	1011	32
550960001158	980	Engleburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N 91st St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5600	295	21	14.2	94.6%	6 (2.0%)	241 (81.7%)	12 (4.1%)	22 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$18,020			$3,195			$14,825	5.3	10.8	946	34

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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:

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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.