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)
551641002145	501	Westby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	122 Nelson St	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 634-0500	283	24	11.9	37.1%	267 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	$14,247			$2,042			$12,205	59	50.6	599	98
550756000872	502	La Farge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	97	10	9.5	46.4%	87 (89.7%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	$17,687			$3,639			$14,049	59	46.2	648	146
550732001285	503	Brompton School	Public, Charter	K-8	8518 22nd Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-2191	219	14	15.9	30.1%	139 (63.5%)	5 (2.3%)	40 (18.3%)	17 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.2%)	$13,675			$661			$13,014	58.9	70.5	288	215
551135001513	504	Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E Main St	Eagle	53119	Waukesha County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 594-2148	265	23	11.5	37.0%	225 (84.9%)	6 (2.3%)	26 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,258			$843			$12,415	58.8	41.9	696	192
550297000329	505	Crivitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	718 Hall Hay St	Crivitz	54114	Marinette County	Crivitz School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 854-2721	468	30	15.6	44.4%	433 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$9,350			$748			$8,602	58.6	53	570	65
551494001946	506	Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 453-2126	554	42	13.3	48.7%	515 (93.0%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$14,432			$866			$13,566	58.6	57.6	486	20
551305002562	507	River Falls Public Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	421 W Maple St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7645	190	11	17.4	23.2%	163 (85.8%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	$10,316			$369			$9,948	58.6	43.6	674	167
550444002552	508	Theodore Robinson Intermediate School	Public	3-5	420 S 4th St	Evansville	53536	Rock County	Evansville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 882-3888	358	28	12.7	22.1%	305 (85.2%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$13,480			$490			$12,991	58.5	62.7	417	91
551365001800	509	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Wilson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3688	481	34	14	54.1%	185 (38.5%)	7 (1.5%)	73 (15.2%)	176 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	$11,202			$611			$10,590	58.4	61.4	435	74
551035001356	510	Neillsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 E 5th St	Neillsville	54456	Clark County	Neillsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 743-8710	394	32	12.2	49.0%	367 (93.1%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,437			$1,044			$12,393	58.3	40.1	709	199

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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.