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)
550465000489	741	Florence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5844 Bill Anderson Dr	Florence	54121	Florence County	Florence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2114	204	19	11	50.5%	189 (92.6%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,025			$1,524			$18,501	38.7	39.5	715	26
550582000633	742	Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	626 Pinehurst Dr	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2405	369	29	12.8	49.1%	176 (47.7%)	18 (4.9%)	80 (21.7%)	59 (16.0%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$13,698			$1,192			$12,505	38.7	48	627	115
550909001082	743	River Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 24th Ave W	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 232-3987	429	33	12.8	65.3%	285 (66.4%)	10 (2.3%)	17 (4.0%)	87 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$12,349			$828			$11,520	38.6	36.5	753	10
550039000061	744	McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1125 E Taft Ave	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5510	460	39	11.7	56.5%	234 (50.9%)	21 (4.6%)	84 (18.3%)	85 (18.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$11,246			$911			$10,335	38.5	43.4	679	65
550732000351	745	Stocker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 67th St	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2143	302	22	13.4	50.7%	140 (46.4%)	36 (11.9%)	95 (31.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.6%)	$14,804			$994			$13,810	38.5	55.3	525	220
551032001355	746	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-4	1021 Oak Street	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6995	302	21	14.4	54.0%	237 (78.5%)	7 (2.3%)	27 (8.9%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$14,222			$796			$13,426	38.3	41	700	46
551590002050	747	Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N 4th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0190	172	18	9.7	66.3%	59 (34.3%)	6 (3.5%)	15 (8.7%)	72 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.6%)	$16,556			$1,394			$15,162	38.3	36	758	11
550753000196	748	North Woods International School	Public	PK, KG-5	2541 Sablewood Rd	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7000	260	29	9	61.5%	132 (50.8%)	32 (12.3%)	30 (11.5%)	34 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.3%)	$15,647			$762			$14,885	38.2	36.3	755	7
550582000611	749	Baird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	539 Laverne Dr	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 391-2410	511	39	13.2	65.0%	177 (34.6%)	31 (6.1%)	209 (40.9%)	51 (10.0%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$12,223			$1,259			$10,964	38.2	31.9	799	50
550039000051	750	Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	412 N Meade St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5460	252	24	10.6	51.2%	171 (67.9%)	9 (3.6%)	33 (13.1%)	15 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$11,834			$911			$10,923	38.2	38.5	725	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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.