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)
551251001657	71	North Cape Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11926 W Highway K	Franksville	53126	Racine County	North Cape School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 835-4069	197	15	12.8	10.2%	186 (94.4%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,891			$1,157			$13,734	86.1	60	458	387
551006001315	72	Big Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W230S8695 Big Bend Dr	Big Bend	53103	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 363-4401	488	34	14.1	13.9%	437 (89.5%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$12,139			$456			$11,683	86	79.8	161	89
550738000835	73	Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8736 Boltonville Rd	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 626-3102	271	18	14.7	24.7%	261 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,135			$293			$10,842	86	87.2	75	2
551310001727	74	Brandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Bowen St	Brandon	53919	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 346-2915	106	9	11.3	20.8%	98 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	$13,340			$622			$12,718	86	84.9	101	27
550913001090	75	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 N Buntrock Ave	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4601	571	37	15.3	10.3%	435 (76.2%)	29 (5.1%)	38 (6.7%)	33 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$13,106			$207			$12,899	85.9	86.1	89	14
550852000954	76	Randall Elementary School	Public	3-5	1802 Regent St	Madison	53726	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3300	316	23	13.9	19.6%	217 (68.7%)	25 (7.9%)	25 (7.9%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	$13,876			$564			$13,313	85.8	90.6	41	35
551683002190	77	Winneconne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	233 S 3rd Ave	Winneconne	54986	Winnebago County	Winneconne Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 582-5803	851	60	14.1	19.5%	805 (94.6%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$9,914			$292			$9,623	85.7	78.7	179	102
550913001083	78	Donges Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W Donges Bay Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-7925	516	38	13.5	7.9%	429 (83.1%)	24 (4.7%)	23 (4.5%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$14,299			$761			$13,539	85.6	86.4	81	3
550321002668	79	Susie C Altmayer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3001 Ryan Rd	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 338-1894	521	35	14.9	29.2%	408 (78.3%)	7 (1.3%)	45 (8.6%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.7%)	$11,408			$269			$11,138	85.6	86.9	77	2
551110001469	80	Netherwood Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	276 Soden Dr	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4100	407	34	11.9	11.3%	366 (89.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$14,210			$450			$13,761	85.5	88.7	55	25

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.