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)
550351000380	81	Wales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	219 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 968-6400	323	24	13.6	14.6%	278 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$12,229			$260			$11,969	85.5	82.6	130	49
551200001567	82	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1325 N Theis Ln	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-5800	302	21	14.2	26.8%	260 (86.1%)	6 (2.0%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$14,452			$554			$13,898	85.3	86.3	85	3
551581001198	83	Waunakee Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 N Madison St	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2200	533	44	12.2	7.3%	451 (84.6%)	12 (2.3%)	37 (6.9%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$14,039			$314			$13,725	85.3	81.7	138	55
550669002735	84	River Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	535 County Road F	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3890	373	31	11.9	15.5%	299 (80.2%)	8 (2.1%)	33 (8.8%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$15,241			$377			$14,864	85.3	80.9	149	65
550426000455	85	Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	251 E Maple St	Elkhart Lake	53020	Sheboygan County	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 876-3307	332	25	13.3	0.9%	297 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$12,407			$553			$11,853	85.2	91.1	35	50
550429000461	86	Tibbets Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W5218 County Road A	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 742-2585	444	25	17.7	34.5%	400 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$11,719			$254			$11,465	85.1	88.1	64	22
550591002253	87	College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 W College Ave	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2850	265	24	10.8	31.7%	176 (66.4%)	7 (2.6%)	44 (16.6%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$15,228			$582			$14,645	84.9	88.4	62	25
551047000224	88	Elmwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5900 S Sunnyslope Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 789-6581	570	33	17.3	8.4%	419 (73.5%)	8 (1.4%)	48 (8.4%)	69 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$11,902			$251			$11,651	84.9	83.9	116	28
550351000378	89	Magee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W313S4134 Hwy 83	Genesee Depot	53127	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 968-6454	247	17	14.9	12.1%	214 (86.6%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$12,890			$346			$12,545	84.9	87.2	74	15
550321001254	90	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Swan Rd	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-1035	646	41	15.6	11.9%	565 (87.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$9,845			$291			$9,554	84.8	86.1	88	2

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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.