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)
551416003110	731	Herrman Elementary	Public	1-4	925 N Black River St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3438	646	60	10.8	57.7%	493 (76.3%)	5 (0.8%)	109 (16.9%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	$13,103			$1,251			$11,851	39.6	26.9	847	116
550364002239	732	Darien Elementary	Public	3-4	125 S Walworth St	Darien	53114	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6401	242	22	11.2	72.7%	107 (44.2%)	1 (0.4%)	122 (50.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$15,066			$1,461			$13,604	39.6	31.6	801	69
550705000780	733	West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1200	270	25	10.8	55.6%	174 (64.4%)	2 (0.7%)	74 (27.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	$13,408			$1,117			$12,291	39.5	39.8	713	20
550468000497	734	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	396 Linden St	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2880	302	26	11.5	73.2%	133 (44.0%)	40 (13.2%)	90 (29.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	$16,875			$1,462			$15,413	39.5	40.2	706	28
551707002781	735	Mead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	241 17th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6777	296	32	9.3	84.1%	192 (64.9%)	8 (2.7%)	28 (9.5%)	25 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	$16,083			$2,297			$13,786	39.4	25.5	858	123
551038003089	736	WISE Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 886-8000	209	3	69.6	1.4%	207 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,584			$255			$6,329	39.3	35.9	759	23
550174000211	737	Ronald R Albrecht Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 21st St	Brodhead	53520	Green County	Brodhead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 897-2146	471	36	12.9	44.6%	414 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	37 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,976			$995			$11,981	39.3	38	733	4
551362001779	738	Brener Elementary	Public	3-5	1300 S Union St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 524-2131	433	24	18	57.0%	253 (58.4%)	5 (1.2%)	39 (9.0%)	3 (0.7%)	80 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.2%)	$12,601			$989			$11,612	39	42.7	690	48
551416003358	739	Sparta Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	429 N Black River Street	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 366-3468	188	9	21.4	37.2%	150 (79.8%)	6 (3.2%)	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	$16,271			$1,324			$14,946	38.7	18.8	900	161
551092001429	740	Oconto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	810 Scherer Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 834-7808	368	29	12.8	52.7%	333 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$12,496			$1,800			$10,697	38.7	49.1	615	125

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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.