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)
551380001809	131	Atwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 E Capitol Dr	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-6962	478	29	16.4	25.3%	316 (66.1%)	48 (10.0%)	40 (8.4%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.6%)	$14,843			$666			$14,176	82.2	88.7	56	75
551341002663	132	Merrimac Community	Public	PK, KG-5	360 School St	Merrimac	53561	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1995	136	10	13.9	32.4%	130 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$12,517			$631			$11,886	82.1	71.2	276	144
551047001365	133	Poplar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	17401 W Cleveland Ave	New Berlin	53146	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6520	476	29	16.4	23.5%	360 (75.6%)	5 (1.1%)	59 (12.4%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$12,076			$438			$11,638	82	78.9	175	42
551629002131	134	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-4	W204N16850 Jackson Dr	Jackson	53037	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5474	321	24	13.2	24.6%	280 (87.2%)	7 (2.2%)	13 (4.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$13,119			$264			$12,856	81.9	79.5	165	31
550405002405	135	Meadowview Elementary	Public	K-5	4714 Fairfax St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4000	393	27	14.5	32.1%	309 (78.6%)	9 (2.3%)	20 (5.1%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	$12,197			$270			$11,927	81.9	73.6	241	106
550008003077	136	Friess Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1750 State Road 164	Hubertus	53033	Washington County	Holy Hill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-2380	301	23	13	15.9%	279 (92.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$12,025			$600			$11,425	81.8	78.2	188	52
551006003354	137	Eagleville Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	S101W34511 Hwy LO	Eagle	53119	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6258	111	9	11.9	14.4%	100 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	$12,652			$320			$12,332	81.7	85.8	91	46
551629002132	138	McLane Elementary	Public	K-4	833 Chestnut St	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5487	380	25	15	32.6%	291 (76.6%)	12 (3.2%)	48 (12.6%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,602			$463			$12,140	81.6	83.9	114	24
551050001375	139	New Glarus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 2nd St	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 527-2410	422	29	14.4	19.0%	373 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$11,130			$233			$10,898	81.6	86.4	82	57
551006001321	140	Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W330S6473 County Rd E	North Prairie	53153	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 392-6310	401	31	12.8	18.2%	365 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$11,224			$315			$10,909	81.5	86.7	79	61

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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.