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)
551602002094	41	Wauzeka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Main St	Wauzeka	53826	Crawford County	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 875-5311	118	10	11.2	55.1%	107 (90.7%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$14,469			$1,225			$13,243	89.2	84.5	108	67
550153000198	42	North Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	12686 County Road K	Manitowish Waters	54545	Vilas County	North Lakeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 543-8417	153	17	8.7	36.6%	145 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$21,603			$818			$20,785	89	90.5	42
551458000582	43	Stratford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 687-3535	340	26	13.1	25.6%	317 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,778			$671			$11,107	88.9	89.4	51	8
550852000965	44	Van Hise Elementary	Public	K-5	4747 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4800	431	29	14.8	16.7%	273 (63.3%)	18 (4.2%)	30 (7.0%)	62 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.1%)	$13,664			$520			$13,145	88.9	91.1	34	10
551581002648	45	Arboretum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1350 Arboretum Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-1800	435	33	13.2	3.0%	367 (84.4%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	21 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$12,811			$245			$12,565	88.8	90.9	39	6
550913001087	46	Oriole Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12850 N Oriole Ln	Mequon	53097	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4220	511	35	14.5	12.9%	402 (78.7%)	13 (2.5%)	28 (5.5%)	34 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.3%)	$12,930			$208			$12,722	88.8	92.7	22	24
551380001810	47	Lake Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 E Lake Bluff Blvd	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6972	508	38	13.4	21.9%	321 (63.2%)	43 (8.5%)	49 (9.6%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	$13,427			$352			$13,075	88.8	93.8	17	30
550747002641	48	Woodland School	Public	K-4	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	450	32	13.9	6.7%	396 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,329			$539			$10,790	88.7	92.7	23	25
551194001559	49	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Salem Dr	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 892-2621	246	17	14.7	39.4%	203 (82.5%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	$12,139			$797			$11,341	88.6	71.1	277	228
550603000665	50	Lannon Elementary	Public	K-4	7145 N Lannon Rd	Lannon	53046	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 255-6106	334	22	14.9	11.4%	258 (77.2%)	9 (2.7%)	12 (3.6%)	39 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$12,608			$130			$12,478	88.5	84.4	109	59

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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.