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)
550969001278	251	Minocqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7450 Titus Dr	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Minocqua J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5206	549	56	9.8	34.4%	483 (88.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.1%)	6 (1.1%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.0%)	$13,864			$518			$13,346	73.9	66.2	356	105
551674002186	252	Williams Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Theatre Road	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 245-5571	319	24	13.3	24.8%	285 (89.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,265			$1,111			$11,153	73.9	60.8	445	193
551512003037	253	Lighthouse Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4521 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 793-4560	216	3	72	32.9%	193 (89.4%)	14 (6.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$6,002			$342			$5,660	73.9	94.8	13	240
550099001211	254	Belleville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Grant St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-6120	495	39	12.7	17.6%	414 (83.6%)	5 (1.0%)	49 (9.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$10,972			$347			$10,626	73.9	79.9	159	95
551581000269	255	Waunakee Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	501 South St	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2030	547	45	12	10.2%	443 (81.0%)	6 (1.1%)	56 (10.2%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$13,784			$322			$13,462	73.8	74.9	221	34
551575002003	256	Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	634 S 12th St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1490	369	28	13.4	46.1%	275 (74.5%)	12 (3.3%)	59 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	$12,959			$864			$12,094	73.8	84.7	106	150
551536002972	257	Viroqua Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-7071	145	9	15.4	32.4%	131 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$9,795			$609			$9,186	73.7	76.6	207	50
551566002510	258	Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Barnes Dr	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8230	333	24	13.8	19.5%	299 (89.8%)	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$15,172			$751			$14,421	73.7	81.3	144	114
551113001475	259	Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	106 W Church St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 879-2956	450	32	13.8	32.2%	418 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$11,170			$854			$10,315	73.6	69.4	306	47
550669000730	260	North Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Lemon St N	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3870	278	23	12	15.1%	244 (87.8%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$16,284			$524			$15,760	73.6	76	212	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.

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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.