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)
550054000085	461	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 True Ln	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2930	713	52	13.7	44.3%	508 (71.2%)	22 (3.1%)	67 (9.4%)	27 (3.8%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.2%)	$11,706			$776			$10,931	61.5	53.4	560	99
551554002453	462	Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 W 8th St	Washburn	54891	Bayfield County	Washburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 373-6199	319	26	12.1	46.1%	269 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,880			$2,182			$11,698	61.5	62.8	416	46
551704002198	463	Lake Delton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W Delavan St	Lake Delton	53940	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-4391	217	15	14	62.7%	124 (57.1%)	5 (2.3%)	73 (33.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,345			$904			$11,441	61.3	51.4	587	124
550039000062	464	Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1441 E John St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5520	283	18	15.4	50.2%	202 (71.4%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (15.5%)	17 (6.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$11,485			$911			$10,574	61.1	62.4	422	42
551710002218	465	Birnamwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	337 Main St	Birnamwood	54414	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 449-2576	361	25	14.1	44.0%	315 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$10,078			$563			$9,515	61.1	62.2	426	39
550429000462	466	West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Sunset Dr	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 723-3297	452	31	14.4	40.5%	366 (81.0%)	9 (2.0%)	61 (13.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,751			$740			$12,011	61.1	66.7	344	122
550051000079	467	Marengo Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	62408 State Hwy 112	Ashland	54806	Ashland County	Ashland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 278-3286	196	12	16.3	71.9%	193 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,420			$984			$12,436	61	41	699	232
550234000262	468	Cashton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	436 Front St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-7377	296	26	11.4	42.6%	265 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,615			$1,985			$10,629	61	57.2	498	30
550732000823	469	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3322 Roosevelt Rd	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6097	457	29	15.7	58.4%	242 (53.0%)	32 (7.0%)	124 (27.1%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.4%)	$12,142			$1,032			$11,109	61	61.5	434	35
551587002903	470	School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	200 S Depot St	Fox Lake	53933	Dodge County	Waupun School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 928-3136	116	11	10.5	59.5%	103 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,054			$725			$12,329	61	40.4	704	234

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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.