Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
551188001556	391	Plum City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 647-2591	103	11	9	32.0%	88 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$15,753			$693			$15,060	66.1	51.9	584	193
551335001753	392	Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8828 Antioch Rd	Salem	53168	Kenosha County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 843-2356	1,000	68	14.8	33.3%	849 (84.9%)	20 (2.0%)	95 (9.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	$13,665			$511			$13,154	66	56.6	504	112
550351000375	393	Dousman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	341 E Ottawa Ave	Dousman	53118	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 965-6550	339	25	13.5	17.4%	300 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,228			$586			$11,643	66	54.9	539	146
550609000675	394	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	755 S Rural St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-2100	506	38	13.1	43.9%	387 (76.5%)	21 (4.2%)	67 (13.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$12,325			$438			$11,887	65.8	66.9	339	55
551533002376	395	Stoner Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	5830 Devoro Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4200	381	29	13.1	33.9%	219 (57.5%)	37 (9.7%)	48 (12.6%)	36 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)	$13,508			$467			$13,041	65.7	69.7	300	95
550207000253	396	Cambria Friesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 348-5548	147	14	10.4	39.5%	121 (82.3%)	1 (0.7%)	22 (15.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$18,003			$2,015			$15,989	65.6	35.9	760	364
550216000258	397	Campbellsport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	751 Grandview Ave	Campbellsport	53010	Fond du Lac County	Campbellsport School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 533-8032	351	29	12	31.9%	326 (92.9%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$13,499			$547			$12,952	65.5	68.2	325	72
550660000714	398	Hortonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	240 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 779-7911	508	38	13.3	22.4%	468 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$12,272			$321			$11,951	65.5	61.1	439	41
551650002158	399	Weyauwega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8165	256	17	15.5	49.2%	217 (84.8%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,097			$1,536			$10,561	65.5	64.8	380	19
550741002592	400	Kewaunee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	921 3rd St	Kewaunee	54216	Kewaunee County	Kewaunee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 388-2458	383	35	10.8	44.4%	320 (83.6%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,829			$460			$12,369	65.5	51.1	593	193

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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.