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)
550513002327	801	Brookwood Middle	Public	4-8	1020 Hunter's Ridge Dr	Genoa City	53128	Walworth County	Genoa City J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 279-1053	248	20	12.5	40.3%	150 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,324			$707			$10,619	31.7	31.4	803	2
550753000870	802	Summit Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Lakeshore Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7980	286	25	11.5	53.1%	196 (68.5%)	12 (4.2%)	16 (5.6%)	24 (8.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.6%)	$16,179			$1,108			$15,071	31.5	44.2	669	133
550861000973	803	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	800 S 35th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9510	389	39	10	60.7%	202 (51.9%)	26 (6.7%)	69 (17.7%)	61 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$14,710			$1,207			$13,504	31.5	27.9	835	32
550852000958	804	Gompers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1502 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4520	227	22	10.3	53.3%	105 (46.3%)	56 (24.7%)	32 (14.1%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	$15,566			$973			$14,594	31.1	32	797	7
550960002340	805	Milwaukee French Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	2360 N 52nd St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-8400	450	26	17.5	63.6%	81 (18.0%)	276 (61.3%)	29 (6.4%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (10.0%)	$12,532			$2,137			$10,395	31	33.4	785	20
551599002088	806	Underwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11132 W Potter Rd	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1700	336	28	11.9	35.4%	154 (45.8%)	83 (24.7%)	46 (13.7%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.9%)	$13,384			$801			$12,582	30.9	35.2	771	35
551206002310	807	Muir Elementary	Public	2-5	2600 Woodcrest Dr	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 742-5531	422	42	10.1	50.7%	331 (78.4%)	12 (2.8%)	45 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$14,149			$348			$13,800	30.7	38.2	731	76
550582000621	808	Elmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Ethel Ave	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2615	272	22	12.4	75.4%	131 (48.2%)	17 (6.3%)	37 (13.6%)	33 (12.1%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.1%)	$13,722			$1,710			$12,012	30.5	37.1	742	66
551272001675	809	Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3319 Boyce Dr	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9137	376	34	11.2	59.3%	328 (87.2%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$18,677			$758			$17,920	30.4	36.9	746	63
551626002105	810	Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12705 W Euclid Ave	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3810	357	25	14	62.2%	176 (49.3%)	59 (16.5%)	63 (17.6%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.9%)	$12,278			$699			$11,578	30.4	34.5	777	33

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.