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)
551236003045	1031	Racine Alternative Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	2333 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 635-5600	560	54	10.2	72.3%	148 (26.4%)	221 (39.5%)	145 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$16,228			$1,462			$14,767	2.4	7.3	972	59
550960001255	1032	Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7878 N 60th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1800	352	22	15.7	99.4%	7 (2.0%)	295 (83.8%)	27 (7.7%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,499			$2,922			$12,577	2.3	4.3	1020	12
550960001140	1033	Clarke Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2816 W Clarke St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1000	192	13	14.4	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	184 (95.8%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$18,466			$2,946			$15,521	2.3	2.6	1049	16
551236001646	1034	West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1347 S Emmertsen Rd	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6200	390	40	9.7	83.1%	64 (16.4%)	182 (46.7%)	97 (24.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.0%)	$18,000			$1,714			$16,287	2.3	3.4	1037	3
550960001191	1035	Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7900 W Acacia St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3800	429	28	15.2	90.9%	8 (1.9%)	338 (78.8%)	36 (8.4%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	$17,464			$2,600			$14,864	2.3	3	1042	7
550732002591	1036	Edward Bain School - Creative Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 50th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2300	348	27	12.8	91.4%	53 (15.2%)	101 (29.0%)	160 (46.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	$14,344			$1,366			$12,978	2.3	5.1	1009	27
550960001185	1037	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 N 41st St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-7200	260	21	12.6	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	229 (88.1%)	19 (7.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$17,662			$3,846			$13,816	2.2	2.4	1056	19
550960001132	1038	Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 N 64th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5200	283	19	15	94.7%	1 (0.4%)	252 (89.0%)	18 (6.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$18,807			$3,949			$14,858	2.2	2.6	1052	14
550960002442	1039	Starms Discovery	Public	1-8	2035 N 25th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4900	238	16	14.8	94.5%	2 (0.8%)	212 (89.1%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$16,041			$3,152			$12,889	2.1	2.3	1061	22
550960001178	1040	King Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3275 N 3rd St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1500	279	17	16.6	98.6%	1 (0.4%)	268 (96.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,347			$3,705			$13,642	2	2	1066	26

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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.