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)
550483000519	611	Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7620 S 83rd St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8270	332	24	13.9	19.0%	240 (72.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (13.9%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$14,875			$970			$13,905	51.6	56.2	511	100
550903003153	612	Fox Valley Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(920) 967-1421	65	12	5.4	66.2%	38 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)								51.4	60.5	449	163
550001602380	613	Blair-Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N31024 Elland Rd	Blair	54616	Trempealeau County	Blair-Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 989-9835	305	20	15.1	52.8%	274 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$13,782			$1,105			$12,677	51.3	45.6	655	42
551626002121	614	Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 S 119th St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4710	249	17	14.4	51.0%	149 (59.8%)	20 (8.0%)	46 (18.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.9%)	$13,115			$696			$12,417	51	69.4	305	309
551155001529	615	Pembine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	N18775 Sauld St	Pembine	54156	Marinette County	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 324-5314	142	13	11.2	66.2%	126 (88.7%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$19,917			$794			$19,123	51	40.1	708	93
551425002346	616	River Valley Elementary	Public	1-4	830 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2559	283	24	11.9	37.8%	257 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,412			$733			$15,679	51	43.4	680	64
551596002071	617	Parkside School	Public	4-8	300 S 16th Ave	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 787-4577	471	37	12.8	57.1%	357 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	$12,944			$1,578			$11,366	50.9	61.7	430	187
551707002206	618	Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Grove Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6769	197	23	8.5	73.1%	129 (65.5%)	7 (3.6%)	13 (6.6%)	28 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.2%)	$16,642			$1,806			$14,836	50.8	38.3	730	112
550036000036	619	Antigo Middle	Public	4-7	815 7th Ave	Antigo	54409	Langlade County	Antigo Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 623-4173	502	39	12.8	66.9%	419 (83.5%)	5 (1.0%)	37 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$14,177			$1,212			$12,965	50.7	32.2	795	176
550861000979	620	Riverview Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Michigan Ave	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9500	272	22	12.4	40.1%	185 (68.0%)	8 (2.9%)	45 (16.5%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$17,342			$681			$16,661	50.7	55.8	518	102

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.