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)
550960001143	1041	Congress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5225 W Lincoln Creek Dr	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5300	720	40	18.1	90.3%	5 (0.7%)	667 (92.6%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$14,545			$3,195			$11,350	2	4.1	1023	18
550960002438	1042	Elm Creative Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W Walnut St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1800	302	20	14.9	93.7%	7 (2.3%)	267 (88.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	$18,027			$3,660			$14,366	2	3.8	1032	10
550960001240	1043	Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5110 W Locust St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5800	281	20	14.1	95.4%	5 (1.8%)	251 (89.3%)	16 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$19,435			$4,910			$14,525	1.9	2.4	1058	15
550960001162	1044	Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3618 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5300	312	23	13.7	90.4%	7 (2.2%)	278 (89.1%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$15,146			$2,243			$12,903	1.8	4	1026	18
550960001829	1045	Carson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4920 W Capitol Dr	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4800	350	26	13.3	91.4%	2 (0.6%)	326 (93.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,492			$3,446			$12,046	1.7	2.4	1057	12
550960001174	1046	River Trail School of Agricultural Science	Public	PK, KG-8	12021 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2200	343	24	14	95.0%	6 (1.7%)	272 (79.3%)	20 (5.8%)	22 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	$15,274			$2,585			$12,689	1.7	3.4	1039	7
550960001261	1047	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 W Hadley St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5500	240	21	11.6	99.6%	2 (0.8%)	221 (92.1%)	11 (4.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,950			$5,308			$15,642	1.6	6.1	991	56
550960001141	1048	Clemens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 W Hope Ave	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-6300	285	21	13.6	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	249 (87.4%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	$16,877			$2,494			$14,383	1.6	4.6	1014	34
550960001183	1049	Hartford Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2227 E Hartford Ave	Milwaukee	53211	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 906-4700	399	18	22.1	92.7%	6 (1.5%)	346 (86.7%)	17 (4.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$13,201			$2,093			$11,107	1.5	3.1	1041	8
550960002395	1050	Brown Street Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2029 N 20th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-3100	223	19	11.9	93.7%	1 (0.4%)	205 (91.9%)	11 (4.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$20,303			$3,722			$16,580	1.5	2.2	1063	13

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.