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)
550663000720	161	Suamico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2153 School Ln	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Howard-Suamico School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 662-9800	298	23	13.1	15.1%	273 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$12,175			$485			$11,689	80	83.3	124	37
551062000225	162	New Richmond Paperjack Elementary	Public	K-5	1011 E 11th St	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-7400	337	24	14.2	29.4%	319 (94.7%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,940			$169			$11,771	80	80.7	151	11
550702001686	163	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Randolph Rd	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-7500	372	28	13.3	48.4%	264 (71.0%)	23 (6.2%)	41 (11.0%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	$12,162			$323			$11,839	79.9	70.3	291	128
550483000524	164	Robinwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10705 W Robinwood Ln	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8255	465	29	15.8	21.1%	296 (63.7%)	14 (3.0%)	60 (12.9%)	65 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$12,285			$677			$11,608	79.9	78.6	181	17
550405002544	165	Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	400 Cameron St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 852-6950	302	20	15	31.1%	267 (88.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	$11,494			$276			$11,218	79.7	85.2	95	70
550243000266	166	Cedar Grove-Belgium Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	50 W Union Ave	Cedar Grove	53013	Sheboygan County	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 668-8518	366	26	13.9	24.0%	299 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (12.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$12,169			$646			$11,524	79.7	66.5	353	187
550008703141	167	Lake Country Classical Academy Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	818 W Wisconsin Ave	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Lake Country Classical Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 254-9049	508	0		7.1%	440 (86.6%)	10 (2.0%)	29 (5.7%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)								79.6	79.1	170	3
551089001419	168	Ixonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N8425 North St	Ixonia	53036	Jefferson County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8400	279	22	12.4	21.5%	268 (96.1%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,036			$820			$12,216	79.6	86.8	78	90
551317002643	169	Mountain Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8602 Schofield Ave	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 355-0302	480	32	15.1	34.0%	339 (70.6%)	8 (1.7%)	31 (6.5%)	73 (15.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,847			$839			$12,008	79.5	79.9	158	11
551032001353	170	Tullar Elementary	Public	K-4	925 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6985	392	25	15.7	17.6%	351 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	$10,693			$294			$10,399	79.5	86.6	80	90

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.