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)
551512002627	591	Magee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3502 Glenwood St	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 793-1118	313	28	11	35.5%	266 (85.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.7%)	9 (2.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,158			$653			$11,505	53	61.2	437	154
551467001917	592	Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1807 Missouri Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8790	341	24	14.1	45.5%	274 (80.4%)	9 (2.6%)	14 (4.1%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.6%)	$13,197			$648			$12,549	53	45.6	654	62
550468000503	593	Rosenow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Weis Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2996	391	30	13	49.1%	293 (74.9%)	22 (5.6%)	47 (12.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$12,478			$536			$11,942	53	43.1	682	89
550468000502	594	Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Candy Ln	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2835	340	25	13.3	42.6%	270 (79.4%)	8 (2.4%)	29 (8.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	$12,737			$454			$12,284	52.9	43.6	675	81
550386000408	595	Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain	Public	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 542-3632	90	8	10.7	52.2%	74 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$17,290			$634			$16,656	52.8	77.8	194	401
551584001203	596	Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4141	615	58	10.5	45.9%	544 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$15,301			$864			$14,437	52.8	63.3	408	188
551068001393	597	Niagara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Jefferson Ave	Niagara	54151	Marinette County	Niagara School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 251-4541	249	18	13.5	54.6%	223 (89.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	$12,844			$1,347			$11,496	52.7	45	662	65
550597000656	598	Greenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 E Division St	Greenwood	54437	Clark County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 267-7211	197	19	10.5	49.7%	187 (94.9%)	6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,999			$2,626			$14,373	52.6	63.1	410	188
550732000810	599	Harvey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2012 19th Ave	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-4040	269	18	14.9	50.2%	157 (58.4%)	14 (5.2%)	66 (24.5%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	$14,734			$995			$13,740	52.5	63.6	400	199
551449001873	600	Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	616 W 2nd St	Junction City	54443	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5614	168	13	13.1	28.6%	143 (85.1%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.1%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$16,608			$807			$15,802	52.5	54.3	552	48

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.