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)
551464002756	701	Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 O'Keeffe Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7700	339	38	9	41.9%	146 (43.1%)	75 (22.1%)	48 (14.2%)	30 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.5%)	$15,162			$717			$14,445	42.6	48.3	624	77
550011303353	702	Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	375	22	16.9	39.7%	128 (34.1%)	126 (33.6%)	66 (17.6%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)								42.5	39	720	18
550852002263	703	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Sequoia Trl	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4900	374	37	10.2	45.5%	157 (42.0%)	39 (10.4%)	125 (33.4%)	25 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	$15,911			$747			$15,164	42.3	46.5	644	59
551122001507	704	Osseo-Fairchild Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13025 15th St	Osseo	54758	Trempealeau County	Osseo-Fairchild School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 597-3196	390	31	12.5	46.7%	352 (90.3%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$14,860			$2,303			$12,556	42.3	50.4	602	102
550852003356	705	Nuestro Mundo	Public, Charter	K-5	902 Nichols Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1076	284	27	10.5	42.3%	76 (26.8%)	6 (2.1%)	181 (63.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$15,110			$923			$14,187	42.2	45.6	656	49
550642000698	706	Highland Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 929-4525	132	12	11.4	34.1%	117 (88.6%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$13,690			$707			$12,982	42	30.2	816	110
551578003003	707	eAchieve Elementary	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-5	222 Maple Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	138	12	11.8	54.3%	82 (59.4%)	16 (11.6%)	23 (16.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (8.0%)	$12,110			$818			$11,292	41.9	40.7	703	4
551245001654	708	Random Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Random Lake Rd	Random Lake	53075	Sheboygan County	Random Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 994-4344	256	19	13.4	33.2%	213 (83.2%)	4 (1.6%)	23 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	$11,239			$421			$10,818	41.9	54.4	549	159
550405000708	709	Lakeshore Elementary	Public	K-5	711 Lake St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3400	328	28	11.8	56.7%	223 (68.0%)	12 (3.7%)	21 (6.4%)	33 (10.1%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (9.5%)	$13,315			$501			$12,814	41.9	40.9	701	8
551590002060	710	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4303 Troy St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0030	480	29	16.6	40.4%	345 (71.9%)	7 (1.5%)	15 (3.1%)	73 (15.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$11,739			$745			$10,993	41.8	45.7	653	57

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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:

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

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.