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)
550960001847	601	Highland Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1706 W Highland Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 342-1412	414	23	18	43.5%	157 (37.9%)	153 (37.0%)	51 (12.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (11.1%)	$14,667			$1,960			$12,707	52.5	46.4	645	44
550255002295	602	Southview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 A St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2411	296	23	13.1	48.3%	256 (86.5%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.4%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$14,376			$987			$13,389	52.4	56.5	507	95
550264000295	603	Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Milwaukee Road	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2211	547	40	13.6	44.8%	452 (82.6%)	13 (2.4%)	75 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,459			$818			$10,641	52.4	56.5	506	97
550984002352	604	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 4th Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 328-7130	336	28	12	53.6%	249 (74.1%)	6 (1.8%)	69 (20.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$14,987			$1,093			$13,895	52.3	42.3	694	90
550012000013	605	Albany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 5th St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 862-3225	151	18	8.1	2.0%	136 (90.1%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$16,158			$1,003			$15,155	52.2	58.4	480	125
551599002078	606	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1100	355	32	11	33.2%	166 (46.8%)	86 (24.2%)	55 (15.5%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$12,085			$889			$11,195	52.2	49.5	611	5
551491001940	607	Warrens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Main St	Warrens	54666	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7800	143	10	14.2	60.1%	132 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$12,870			$1,339			$11,530	52.1	61.3	436	171
550496000538	608	Galesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17151 French Rd	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 582-2241	260	20	12.8	36.5%	228 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	$13,773			$695			$13,078	51.9	50	605	3
550108003144	609	Garden Prairie Intermediate School	Public	2-5	3245 S Bartells Dr	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 364-6372	497	27	18.3	41.6%	359 (72.2%)	11 (2.2%)	75 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.3%)								51.6	50.8	597	12
551467002347	610	Four Corners Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4465 E County Road B	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 399-8911	169	12	14.2	24.3%	153 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	$13,237			$874			$12,363	51.6	54.9	540	70

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.