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)
550732002457	691	Dimensions of Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6218 25th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-6849	218	15	14.7	46.3%	119 (54.6%)	18 (8.3%)	61 (28.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.8%)	$13,070			$661			$12,409	44.1	59.7	461	230
551236001638	692	Schulte School	Public	PK, KG-6	8515 Westminster Dr	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6300	313	23	13.7	54.6%	139 (44.4%)	52 (16.6%)	85 (27.2%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	$15,414			$963			$14,452	43.8	39	719	27
551404001826	693	Blakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Blakewood Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5900	323	25	12.8	59.1%	190 (58.8%)	14 (4.3%)	90 (27.9%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$13,457			$1,012			$12,445	43.7	28.4	832	139
551218001585	694	Prairie Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 455-1861	163	16	10.2	50.3%	159 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$13,405			$651			$12,753	43.7	46.3	647	47
551119001503	695	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	929 Winnebago Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0190	174	19	9.3	62.1%	110 (63.2%)	15 (8.6%)	20 (11.5%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.6%)	$17,157			$1,768			$15,389	43.4	38	732	37
550096000126	696	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Gould St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7396	196	17	11.4	62.8%	132 (67.3%)	11 (5.6%)	39 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	$8,836			$618			$8,217	42.9	54.9	537	159
550405000424	697	Locust Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	3245 Locust Ln	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3700	311	29	10.7	51.4%	215 (69.1%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (3.9%)	62 (19.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$13,354			$443			$12,911	42.9	36.8	749	52
551590002365	698	Hawthorn Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Kickbusch St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0045	232	21	11	62.9%	118 (50.9%)	13 (5.6%)	33 (14.2%)	40 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.1%)	$17,049			$1,559			$15,491	42.9	38.8	723	25
550696000751	699	Ithaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 585-2311	158	17	9.5	44.9%	149 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	$15,006			$615			$14,391	42.8	50.9	596	103
551353001771	700	Rock Ledge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 W Hickory St	Seymour	54165	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 833-7380	596	43	13.9	40.3%	430 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.9%)	$12,916			$1,009			$11,906	42.8	36.9	748	48

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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.