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)
551518001964	291	Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1745 Milldrum St	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Union Grove J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-2015	902	56	16	29.3%	751 (83.3%)	13 (1.4%)	85 (9.4%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.5%)	$12,146			$375			$11,770	71.7	70.7	284	7
550951001110	292	Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1209 Park St	Cross Plains	53528	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9250	252	21	12.2	15.9%	218 (86.5%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.7%)	$14,214			$311			$13,903	71.7	79.6	163	129
551365002733	293	Lake Country Academy - Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4101 Technology Pkwy	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-3020	435	35	12.6	27.4%	259 (59.5%)	9 (2.1%)	114 (26.2%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	$12,134			$403			$11,731	71.7	64.6	384	91
550957000382	294	Northside Intermediate	Public	4-6	159 Northside Dr	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 868-9280	715	46	15.4	23.8%	634 (88.7%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$11,389			$228			$11,160	71.7	76.7	205	89
550663002709	295	Bay Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1590 Harbor Lights Rd	Green Bay	54173	Brown County	Howard-Suamico School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 662-8800	377	32	11.9	18.3%	337 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$11,084			$461			$10,623	71.5	78.9	173	122
550627002417	296	Hayward Intermediate	Public	3-5	15930 W 5th St	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 634-2619	353	30	11.7	56.4%	223 (63.2%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$13,687			$1,259			$12,428	71.1	57.6	488	192
550594000650	297	Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 S 47th St	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 281-5750	314	26	11.9	56.4%	145 (46.2%)	20 (6.4%)	82 (26.1%)	49 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$13,988			$1,118			$12,870	71	62.9	415	118
550600000658	298	Hales Corners Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11320 W Janesville Rd	Hales Corners	53130	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8800	512	39	13.1	37.3%	355 (69.3%)	23 (4.5%)	79 (15.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	$12,581			$493			$12,088	71	85.1	96	202
551566002454	299	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	817 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8210	314	23	13.5	11.5%	284 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$15,350			$660			$14,690	71	75.3	216	83
551032001342	300	Coolidge Elementary	Public	K-4	321 Alcott Dr	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6955	349	26	13.5	39.3%	278 (79.7%)	20 (5.7%)	23 (6.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$12,901			$342			$12,559	71	69.8	297	3

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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.