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)
550024000023	911	Almond-Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 366-2941	186	17	10.7	51.6%	143 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (20.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,965			$1,269			$12,696	16.5	31.9	798	113
551365001796	912	Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Maryland Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3550	231	25	9.1	73.2%	18 (7.8%)	7 (3.0%)	192 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	$16,164			$2,385			$13,778	16.4	11.1	945	33
550852000942	913	Lake View Elementary	Public	K-5	1802 Tennyson Ln	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4040	267	29	9.2	72.7%	48 (18.0%)	56 (21.0%)	59 (22.1%)	82 (30.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)	$18,068			$1,210			$16,859	16.2	15.8	915	2
550753001463	914	Coulee Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1611 Kane St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7970	147	7	20	63.9%	113 (76.9%)	7 (4.8%)	6 (4.1%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.6%)	$11,844			$482			$11,362	16	47.3	635	279
551119002681	915	Merrill Elementary	Public	K-5	108 W New York Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0420	242	29	8.4	76.0%	122 (50.4%)	45 (18.6%)	30 (12.4%)	14 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.4%)	$17,530			$1,987			$15,543	15.8	16.9	909	6
551464001904	916	Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Buena Vista Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7500	413	46	8.9	63.2%	130 (31.5%)	134 (32.4%)	67 (16.2%)	26 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.1%)	$16,126			$1,378			$14,748	15.8	19.8	889	27
551626002124	917	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8710 W Orchard St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4810	383	28	13.6	67.1%	170 (44.4%)	50 (13.1%)	118 (30.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.9%)	$11,921			$955			$10,965	15.8	22.9	875	42
550960001512	918	Westside Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1940 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-5000	175	14	12.9	96.0%	2 (1.1%)	150 (85.7%)	10 (5.7%)	7 (4.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$22,185			$6,069			$16,116	15.7	8.9	958	40
550008303087	919	One City Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1707 W Broadway	Madison	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 531-2128	317	21	15	32.5%	37 (11.7%)	172 (54.3%)	68 (21.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	$28,249			$1,002			$27,247	15.6	6.8	980	61
550582000617	920	Doty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Longview Ave	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-2360	277	25	11.1	71.1%	56 (20.2%)	12 (4.3%)	158 (57.0%)	28 (10.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	$16,072			$1,843			$14,229	15.3	19.2	896	24

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.