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)
551302003102	451	Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1120 Metomen St	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 748-4625	249	13	19.9	24.5%	220 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$8,599			$651			$7,948	62.3	43.4	678	227
550705000777	452	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Sanborn Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1400	308	23	13.5	43.8%	238 (77.3%)	2 (0.6%)	57 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$12,538			$546			$11,992	62.3	63.9	398	54
551341001756	453	Grand Avenue Elementary	Public	3-5	225 Grand Ave	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1900	410	30	13.8	22.9%	360 (87.8%)	7 (1.7%)	32 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$12,127			$353			$11,774	62.2	60.8	442	11
551455001884	454	Kegonsa Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Vernon St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 877-5201	302	22	13.5	27.5%	245 (81.1%)	7 (2.3%)	20 (6.6%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$14,288			$602			$13,687	62.1	70.3	290	164
550474000509	455	Barrie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Harriette St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7817	223	22	10.1	32.7%	181 (81.2%)	7 (3.1%)	24 (10.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$16,638			$432			$16,205	62.1	75.1	217	238
551506001955	456	Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 986-4470	235	20	11.7	52.3%	199 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	$14,804			$1,329			$13,474	62	57.8	485	29
550819000904	457	Lodi Elementary	Public	3-5	101 School St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 592-3842	230	17	13.5	23.9%	204 (88.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$13,580			$888			$12,691	62	52.8	573	116
550496000535	458	Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22750 Washington St	Ettrick	54627	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 525-4571	123	10	12.4	31.7%	121 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,251			$525			$12,726	61.9	77.5	198	260
550996001309	459	Mosinee Middle	Public	4-8	700 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-3660	687	49	14.1	27.8%	639 (93.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.3%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	$12,048			$567			$11,481	61.8	55.4	524	65
550852000964	460	Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Nakoma Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6940	415	36	11.5	43.4%	215 (51.8%)	60 (14.5%)	103 (24.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	$15,078			$470			$14,609	61.5	64.1	395	65

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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:

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

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.