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)
551434001862	231	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 778-5602	354	26	13.8	26.3%	346 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,674			$882			$10,792	75.1	66.7	345	114
550405000427	232	Manz Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 E Fillmore Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3900	359	31	11.7	43.2%	253 (70.5%)	11 (3.1%)	35 (9.7%)	29 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	$12,539			$372			$12,166	75.1	62	429	197
551464001901	233	Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Pennsylvania Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7200	449	34	13	18.7%	272 (60.6%)	32 (7.1%)	39 (8.7%)	74 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$12,431			$249			$12,182	75	77	203	30
550909000197	234	Knapp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 South St	Knapp	54749	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 665-2131	92	10	9.5	37.0%	79 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	$16,836			$784			$16,051	75	60.8	444	210
551584003091	235	Chain Exploration Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N3160 Silver Lake Dr	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 258-4151	131	12	11.1	30.5%	119 (90.8%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$16,191			$832			$15,359	74.9	85.1	97	138
551083002618	236	Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3871 E Bluestem Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6220	372	25	15	24.7%	282 (75.8%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.2%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$12,066			$678			$11,388	74.9	77.7	196	40
550654002298	237	Viking Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Wall St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-3316	384	34	11.2	31.3%	325 (84.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$13,572			$369			$13,203	74.9	72.6	256	19
551659002164	238	White Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	405 Bissell St	White Lake	54491	Langlade County	White Lake School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 882-2361	98	9	11.2	3.1%	81 (82.7%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.2%)	$20,224			$1,023			$19,200	74.8	55.1	531	293
551059001385	239	Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Werner Allen Rd	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 982-8538	289	21	13.7	42.2%	244 (84.4%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$11,245			$535			$10,710	74.7	77.5	199	40
551629002127	240	Decorah Elementary	Public	K-4	1225 Sylvan Way	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5476	372	27	13.9	32.8%	280 (75.3%)	26 (7.0%)	38 (10.2%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$13,291			$275			$13,016	74.5	70.6	286	46

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.