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)
551221001588	511	Prentice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1025 Town St	Prentice	54556	Price County	Prentice School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 428-2812	128	13	9.9	64.1%	119 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$18,696			$1,702			$16,995	58.2	63.6	402	109
550003902153	512	Downtown Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2507 S Graham St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Downtown Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 744-6005	240	16	15.4	15.8%	150 (62.5%)	12 (5.0%)	50 (20.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	$8,771			$325			$8,446	58.2	74.6	226	286
550951001111	513	Sauk Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2205 Branch St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9190	407	40	10.2	40.8%	199 (48.9%)	46 (11.3%)	98 (24.1%)	29 (7.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	$14,955			$557			$14,398	58.1	66.9	340	173
551083001413	514	Shepard Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9701 S Shepard Hills Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6270	431	26	16.7	41.3%	275 (63.8%)	37 (8.6%)	58 (13.5%)	35 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$11,003			$678			$10,325	58.1	54.5	545	31
550081000107	515	North Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	S4890 County Road I	North Freedom	53951	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 522-4946	111	8	13.5	38.7%	95 (85.6%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$12,134			$695			$11,438	58.1	52.7	575	60
550411000442	516	Edgerton Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6010	844	60	14.1	32.1%	699 (82.8%)	11 (1.3%)	90 (10.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	$9,780			$353			$9,428	58.1	51.2	591	75
550978001286	517	Mondovi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 926-3645	493	32	15.2	40.0%	446 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,182			$1,050			$11,132	58.1	65	376	141
551461001895	518	Sunrise Elementary	Public	3-5	390 S 14th Ave	Sturgeon Bay	54235	Door County	Sturgeon Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 746-2815	201	17	11.6	54.2%	149 (74.1%)	5 (2.5%)	28 (13.9%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	$16,075			$1,615			$14,461	58	51.8	586	68
551707002217	519	Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Two Mile Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6793	349	29	11.8	37.5%	303 (86.8%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.9%)	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$14,797			$1,158			$13,639	58	53.3	561	42
551704002201	520	Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Vine St	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Columbia County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-2468	608	50	12.1	56.7%	431 (70.9%)	12 (2.0%)	108 (17.8%)	7 (1.2%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$12,136			$1,041			$11,094	58	59.7	463	57

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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.