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)
551635002140	281	West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	475 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 786-1662	692	50	13.8	26.9%	641 (92.6%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$11,523			$323			$11,200	72.4	69.2	314	33
550039000056	282	Huntley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5495	649	41	15.7	31.9%	474 (73.0%)	11 (1.7%)	42 (6.5%)	68 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	$11,103			$911			$10,192	72.3	73.4	245	37
550001700684	283	River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	192	16	11.7	50.5%	170 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)								72.3	69.3	308	25
550213000256	284	Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	919 N 2nd St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 458-4560	422	31	13.6	42.4%	392 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$12,374			$1,009			$11,367	72.2	69.2	311	27
550882001016	285	Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	425 W Upham St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 384-4747	604	37	16.4	35.1%	523 (86.6%)	13 (2.2%)	27 (4.5%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$11,435			$338			$11,097	72.2	71.4	273	12
551248001656	286	Raymond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2659 76th St	Franksville	53126	Racine County	Raymond #14 School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 835-2929	428	31	13.7	15.0%	368 (86.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$11,889			$475			$11,415	72.2	69.2	313	27
551365001789	287	Lincoln-Erdman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 N 50th St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3595	394	27	14.3	32.5%	235 (59.6%)	10 (2.5%)	33 (8.4%)	88 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$12,692			$777			$11,915	72.1	79.4	167	120
551590002051	288	Hewitt-Texas Elementary	Public	K-5	T10331 Quarry Rd	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0015	98	8	11.9	27.6%	82 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	9 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$16,956			$266			$16,690	72	85.8	90	198
550510000546	289	Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N2575 Snake Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Geneva J4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-3816	152	15	10.2	28.9%	123 (80.9%)	2 (1.3%)	24 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$16,510			$666			$15,843	71.9	77.8	193	96
551413001833	290	Southern Door Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2073 County Trunk DK	Brussels	54204	Door County	Southern Door County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 825-7321	448	42	10.7	43.1%	399 (89.1%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$12,107			$582			$11,525	71.9	69.9	295	5

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.