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)
550960001169	1051	Gaenslen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1250 E Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5700	687	52	13.3	93.0%	21 (3.1%)	559 (81.4%)	63 (9.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	$19,592			$2,455			$17,137	1.4	2.5	1054	3
550960001202	1052	LaFollette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 N 9th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5200	183	13	14	94.5%	1 (0.5%)	173 (94.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$20,323			$4,533			$15,790	1.4	1.9	1067	15
550960001165	1053	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2308 W Nash St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4400	326	33	9.9	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	304 (93.3%)	14 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$19,453			$3,010			$16,443	1.3	2.8	1046	7
550960002744	1054	Siefert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1547 N 14th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1500	234	13	18.7	94.9%	2 (0.9%)	204 (87.2%)	12 (5.1%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	$16,704			$3,661			$13,043	1.3	3.6	1035	19
550960002949	1055	Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6600 W Melvina St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 353-3830	299	15	19.9	97.7%	3 (1.0%)	271 (90.6%)	18 (6.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,077			$2,993			$13,084	1.2	3.9	1029	26
550960002439	1056	Thurston Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5966 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2800	355	21	16.9	94.1%	5 (1.4%)	309 (87.0%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$14,680			$2,901			$11,780	1.2	2.7	1048	8
550960001124	1057	Auer Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2319 W Auer Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4500	160	11	14.9	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	149 (93.1%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$21,117			$5,602			$15,515	1.2	2.2	1062	5
550960000681	1058	Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1017 N 12th St	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6800	422	22	18.8	93.4%	4 (0.9%)	370 (87.7%)	17 (4.0%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$15,838			$2,233			$13,605	1.1	2.3	1060	2
550960002464	1059	Metcalfe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-3600	334	20	16.4	95.2%	4 (1.2%)	316 (94.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$17,223			$3,709			$13,514	1.1	2.5	1055	4
550960001204	1060	Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4931 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5500	320	16	19.9	95.3%	7 (2.2%)	281 (87.8%)	15 (4.7%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,135			$3,054			$12,081	1	2.3	1059	1

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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.