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)
550960002853	931	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2623 N 38th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-1000	467			86.3%	0 (0.0%)	421 (90.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$16,128			$2,815			$13,313	13.4	8.9	959	28
551365001787	932	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Heller Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3620	241	30	8	88.8%	72 (29.9%)	8 (3.3%)	41 (17.0%)	98 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.1%)	$16,728			$2,280			$14,448	13	26.3	854	78
551626002119	933	Pershing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 S 47th St	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4610	180	13	13.9	74.4%	37 (20.6%)	24 (13.3%)	103 (57.2%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$14,994			$1,288			$13,705	12.9	33.4	786	147
550753000858	934	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 7th St S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7695	154	18	8.5	83.8%	63 (40.9%)	27 (17.5%)	17 (11.0%)	12 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (22.7%)	$18,366			$1,208			$17,158	12.8	9.8	949	15
550960001166	935	Fratney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3255 N Fratney St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1100	483	28	17.5	71.2%	52 (10.8%)	102 (21.1%)	310 (64.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$15,670			$2,766			$12,905	12.7	11.6	941	6
550105000153	936	Todd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Oakwood Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-4205	341	30	11.5	63.3%	121 (35.5%)	50 (14.7%)	130 (38.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.0%)	$16,377			$1,985			$14,391	12.5			(n/a)
551236001637	937	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Romayne Ave	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-8300	215	23	9.5	83.7%	40 (18.6%)	58 (27.0%)	79 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (17.2%)	$15,786			$1,704			$14,082	12.5	7.4	971	34
551119001493	938	Oaklawn Elementary	Public	K-5	112 Viola Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0170	392	33	11.9	59.4%	206 (52.6%)	38 (9.7%)	35 (8.9%)	78 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.9%)	$12,556			$754			$11,802	12.3	14.2	927	11
550567002704	939	iForward	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	480 E James Ave	Grantsburg	54840	Burnett County	Grantsburg School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 463-4900	896	51	17.6	56.8%	685 (76.5%)	62 (6.9%)	80 (8.9%)	8 (0.9%)	19 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	$8,651			$251			$8,399	12	18.4	901	38
550960001225	940	Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 N 94th St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4100	414	20	21.1	76.6%	38 (9.2%)	243 (58.7%)	58 (14.0%)	32 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	$12,985			$2,371			$10,613	11.9	14.6	925	15

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.