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)
551353001769	621	Black Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	308 E Burdick St	Black Creek	54106	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 984-3396	378	28	13.4	27.2%	336 (88.9%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$11,791			$464			$11,326	50.6	30.7	808	187
550021000022	622	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 E Pearl St	Merrillan	54754	Jackson County	Alma Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 333-2911	330	28	11.5	57.6%	270 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$11,642			$1,075			$10,567	50.6	55.1	533	89
551317001739	623	Rothschild Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 1st St	Rothschild	54474	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 359-3186	403	28	14.1	47.1%	294 (73.0%)	10 (2.5%)	15 (3.7%)	64 (15.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$13,225			$952			$12,273	50.6	34.6	776	153
550852000932	624	Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Rosa Rd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1900	493	41	11.9	35.3%	199 (40.4%)	72 (14.6%)	135 (27.4%)	44 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$15,396			$499			$14,898	50.4	63.1	411	213
551131001509	625	Owen-Withee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 229-4488	213	23	9.4	57.7%	169 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	36 (16.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	$14,985			$2,010			$12,975	50.1	46.4	646	21
550315000704	626	Darlington Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	11630 Center Hill Rd	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 776-4021	620	44	14.2	0.5%	397 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$11,558			$883			$10,675	49.6	47.7	629	3
551449001881	627	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	3500 Prais St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5426	469	31	15.2	34.3%	374 (79.7%)	21 (4.5%)	33 (7.0%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	$13,683			$509			$13,175	49.6	47.4	631	4
550033003063	628	Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 346-2730	67	4	19.1	4.5%	66 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,811			$138			$9,673	49.6	66.5	349	279
550852000940	629	Muir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6602 Inner Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-8170	403	38	10.6	46.2%	142 (35.2%)	107 (26.6%)	38 (9.4%)	76 (18.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.2%)	$15,106			$807			$14,300	49.4	51.4	588	41
550897002941	630	Mellen Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	420 S Main St	Mellen	54546	Ashland County	Mellen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 274-3601	270	26	10.4	40.4%	241 (89.3%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,702			$1,492			$13,211	49.3	38.4	728	98

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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.