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)
550852000927	671	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2421 E Johnson St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2000	317	28	11.2	45.7%	141 (44.5%)	81 (25.6%)	46 (14.5%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.4%)	$16,002			$886			$15,116	45.7	48	628	43
551296001708	672	Richland Center Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1801 State Highway 80	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-6381	265	29	9.1	66.8%	214 (80.8%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	$12,677			$781			$11,895	45.7	32.4	790	118
550582000614	673	Chappell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 N Fisk St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2630	379	32	11.9	71.5%	138 (36.4%)	64 (16.9%)	63 (16.6%)	29 (7.7%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	72 (19.0%)	$12,736			$1,396			$11,340	45.7	42.3	692	19
550960001144	674	Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5143 S 21st St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6300	459	25	18.7	68.4%	132 (28.8%)	80 (17.4%)	172 (37.5%)	40 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	$14,157			$2,299			$11,858	45.7	56.3	510	164
550135000183	675	Bloomer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 8th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 568-1042	514	38	13.6	38.7%	496 (96.5%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,243			$628			$10,615	45.5	49.4	612	63
550882001018	676	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1621 S Felker Ave	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 387-1296	278	22	12.5	59.7%	242 (87.1%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$12,611			$1,066			$11,545	45.5	50.5	601	75
551044001362	677	New Auburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Chippewa County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 237-2505	138	11	12.1	47.1%	121 (87.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$15,007			$1,279			$13,729	45.4	49.7	607	70
551023003112	678	N-Vision Learning Center	Public, Charter	1-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	74	4	16.8	51.4%	68 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	$13,353			$2,033			$11,319	45.4	27.7	839	161
550960001210	679	Lowell International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 S 20th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6600	206	16	12.9	92.7%	24 (11.7%)	42 (20.4%)	102 (49.5%)	23 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.8%)	$17,182			$3,034			$14,148	45.3	28.4	831	152
551365001795	680	Pigeon River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3508 N 21st St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3563	243	20	12.2	45.7%	121 (49.8%)	16 (6.6%)	33 (13.6%)	46 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.1%)	$13,622			$777			$12,845	45.2	48.9	620	60

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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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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.