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)
551593002067	881	Wausaukee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N11941 US Highway 141	Wausaukee	54177	Marinette County	Wausaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 856-5152	162	13	12.8	59.9%	148 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$15,596			$1,560			$14,037	20.7	27	845	36
550468000493	882	Chegwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Merrill Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2820	257	25	10.2	77.4%	88 (34.2%)	41 (16.0%)	81 (31.5%)	23 (8.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	$15,731			$1,899			$13,832	20.6	22.2	878	4
550852000928	883	Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6323 Woodington Way	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2180	430	36	12	53.7%	143 (33.3%)	83 (19.3%)	136 (31.6%)	20 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.0%)	$17,345			$1,174			$16,172	20.5	26.9	846	37
550732002923	884	Edward Bain School - Dual Language	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 50th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2300	312	18	17.3	76.3%	20 (6.4%)	11 (3.5%)	274 (87.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$11,712			$1,306			$10,405	20.5	30.9	807	77
551398001911	885	Solon Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8993 E Baldwin Ave	Solon Springs	54873	Douglas County	Solon Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 378-2263	183	12	15.3	53.0%	174 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$16,405			$752			$15,652	20.1	17.7	905	20
550468000500	886	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	475 W Arndt St	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2840	271	21	12.9	81.9%	83 (30.6%)	38 (14.0%)	120 (44.3%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$14,984			$1,376			$13,608	20	14	930	44
551464001898	887	C H Bird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 N Bird St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7300	340	38	8.9	45.0%	159 (46.8%)	67 (19.7%)	26 (7.6%)	40 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (13.5%)	$15,220			$1,085			$14,135	19.9	17.7	906	19
550042003040	888	Arcadia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	358 E River St	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 323-3315	529	47	11.3	83.9%	77 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	448 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$15,233			$769			$14,464	19.8	14.7	923	35
551056001381	889	New Lisbon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 562-3700	334	28	12	54.8%	301 (90.1%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$11,954			$966			$10,988	19.6	26.3	853	36
551512001959	890	Koenig Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1114 Lowell St	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 794-7522	325	26	12.3	64.9%	217 (66.8%)	16 (4.9%)	33 (10.2%)	22 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.5%)	$13,745			$906			$12,839	19.5	36.2	756	134

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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.