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)
551236003044	581	RUSD Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	4800 Graceland Blvd	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6850	350	21	16.3	31.7%	203 (58.0%)	33 (9.4%)	84 (24.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$10,956			$901			$10,056	53.9	42.9	687	106
550960001164	582	Golda Meir School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1615 N Martin Luther King Dr	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 758-2500	1,211	63	19.1	54.5%	205 (16.9%)	717 (59.2%)	172 (14.2%)	48 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.4%)	$12,984			$2,201			$10,783	53.8	59.5	464	118
551713002224	583	Wonewoc-Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 School Rd	Wonewoc	53968	Juneau County	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 464-3165	175	13	13	54.9%	159 (90.9%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$15,661			$1,191			$14,470	53.8	60.4	450	133
551098002261	584	Omro Elementary	Public	2-5	1000 N Webster Ave	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 303-2303	288	25	11.4	30.6%	256 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$12,573			$1,107			$11,466	53.8	54.9	538	46
551266003098	585	Prairie Ridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	2400 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8942	512	38	13.4	52.0%	390 (76.2%)	6 (1.2%)	80 (15.6%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$13,058			$955			$12,103	53.6	57.2	494	91
550303000332	586	Cuba City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	518 W Roosevelt St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 744-2174	272	27	9.9	33.8%	245 (90.1%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$14,258			$949			$13,309	53.6	64.2	394	192
550102000134	587	Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 732-5581	224	21	10.8	37.5%	189 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$12,300			$1,441			$10,859	53.4	52.9	572	15
550567000603	588	Grantsburg Middle	Public	4-8	500 E James Ave	Grantsburg	54840	Burnett County	Grantsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 463-2455	306	22	13.7	45.4%	271 (88.6%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$10,318			$599			$9,718	53.4	66.8	342	246
550852000946	589	Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Maple Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6600	335	28	12	42.7%	170 (50.7%)	89 (26.6%)	35 (10.4%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	$14,452			$402			$14,051	53.3	55.1	528	61
551536001975	590	Viroqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 637-7071	291	30	9.8	48.8%	266 (91.4%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$16,360			$2,340			$14,020	53.3	50.3	603	13

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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.