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)
551590002048	841	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1509 N 5th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0000	202	20	10.3	71.8%	98 (48.5%)	5 (2.5%)	31 (15.3%)	42 (20.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.4%)	$16,355			$1,222			$15,133	26.4	26.5	850	9
551182001550	842	Tri-County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 335-6366	265	22	11.9	62.6%	190 (71.7%)	1 (0.4%)	71 (26.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,845			$1,434			$13,411	26.2	30.9	806	36
550768000885	843	Holcombe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 595-4241	118	12	10	61.0%	113 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$18,477			$2,004			$16,474	26	24.9	862	19
551398003113	844	Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8993 E Baldwin Ave	Solon Springs	54873	Douglas County	Solon Springs School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 378-2263	86	6	14.7	39.5%	82 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,622			$105			$8,516	25.9	33.8	782	62
551488001931	845	Tigerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Elm St	Tigerton	54486	Shawano County	Tigerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 535-4051	128	13	10	54.7%	109 (85.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.6%)	$15,530			$1,419			$14,112	25.9	33.8	781	64
550960002493	846	Ideal	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1420 W Goldcrest Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1600	245	15	16.1	91.4%	39 (15.9%)	37 (15.1%)	140 (57.1%)	23 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,186			$2,565			$10,621	25.7	29.1	824	22
551119001483	847	E Cook Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Hazel St	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0152	226	20	11	59.3%	123 (54.4%)	38 (16.8%)	16 (7.1%)	17 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	$14,549			$930			$13,619	25.4	23.6	873	26
551389001816	848	Siren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24022 4th Ave	Siren	54872	Burnett County	Siren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 349-2278	195	22	8.9	80.5%	113 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.5%)	40 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.4%)								25.3	28.5	830	18
550702000756	849	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 E Memorial Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6300	295	26	11.5	76.6%	190 (64.4%)	17 (5.8%)	54 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.8%)	$12,312			$927			$11,384	25.3	34.6	775	74
551668002180	850	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	242 S Prince St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 472-8500	382	31	12.1	55.8%	165 (43.2%)	18 (4.7%)	169 (44.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$13,459			$924			$12,535	25	26.6	849	1

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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.