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)
550729002878	11	New Directions Learning Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2601 Sullivan Ave	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 766-6116	260	15	16.9	16.2%	241 (92.7%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$9,720			$255			$9,465	93.4	91.7	28	17
550603000667	12	Marcy Elementary	Public	K-4	W180N4851 Marcy Rd	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 781-8283	511	33	15.6	11.2%	304 (59.5%)	29 (5.7%)	31 (6.1%)	117 (22.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	$11,881			$170			$11,711	93.3	93.8	15	3
550246002403	13	Westlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W64N319 Madison Ave	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-6900	291	21	13.7	16.2%	258 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,333			$493			$11,840	93.3	93	21	8
551662002166	14	Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4780 N Marlborough Dr	Whitefish Bay	53211	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-3943	611	37	16.6	1.8%	471 (77.1%)	29 (4.7%)	29 (4.7%)	39 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$11,182			$355			$10,828	93.2	90.2	45	31
550669000725	15	Houlton Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Houlton School Circle	Houlton	54082	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3850	229	18	12.7	10.5%	213 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$13,663			$236			$13,427	93.1	90.9	38	23
551323001745	16	Saint Croix Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	651 E Louisiana St	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 483-9823	322	28	11.7	43.5%	293 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$14,480			$655			$13,825	93.1	93.5	18	2
550246000272	17	Thorson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W51N932 Keup Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6700	552	35	15.6	8.2%	516 (93.5%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$10,410			$589			$9,821	92.6	91.6	30	13
550468000499	18	Lakeshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	706 Prairie Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2901	368	24	15.2	17.9%	320 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$10,675			$536			$10,139	92.5	91.4	31	13
550177000216	19	Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 N Brookfield Rd	Brookfield	53045	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3930	676	40	16.8	4.9%	490 (72.5%)	16 (2.4%)	47 (7.0%)	74 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$11,473			$392			$11,081	92.4	92.5	24	5
551395001818	20	Allenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Weis St	Allenton	53002	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 629-5546	448	26	17.4	17.9%	412 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,455			$321			$9,134	92.1	89.8	48	28

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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.