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)
551194002445	401	Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	411 S Highland Ave	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 892-2225	258	20	12.7	37.2%	230 (89.1%)	4 (1.6%)	13 (5.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$14,188			$385			$13,803	65.5	59.2	469	68
550753000855	402	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Campbell Rd	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7990	323	24	13.6	32.5%	255 (78.9%)	13 (4.0%)	14 (4.3%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$15,197			$718			$14,478	65.3	65.6	367	35
550005202644	403	Trevor-Wilmot Grade	Public	PK, KG-8	26325 Wilmot Rd	Trevor	53179	Kenosha County	Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 862-2356	441	41	10.8	29.3%	369 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,841			$915			$12,927	65.3	67.3	334	69
551356001774	404	Sharon Community	Public	PK, KG-8	104 E School St	Sharon	53585	Walworth County	Sharon J11 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 736-4477	193	18	10.5	49.7%	144 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$14,904			$2,012			$12,892	65.2	52.3	582	178
550441000476	405	Erin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 County Highway O	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Erin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-3720	408	27	15.1	11.5%	377 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$10,449			$594			$9,855	65.1	69.2	312	93
550189000243	406	Waller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Gardner Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0185	332	23	14.1	44.6%	252 (75.9%)	4 (1.2%)	52 (15.7%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$15,823			$2,263			$13,560	64.8	64.9	379	27
551347001764	407	Seneca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 Main St	Seneca	54654	Crawford County	Seneca Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 734-3411	115	9	12.3	51.3%	109 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$16,033			$1,357			$14,676	64.7	44.3	668	261
550171000209	408	Bristol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	20121 83rd St	Bristol	53104	Kenosha County	Bristol #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 857-2334	814	55	14.8	19.9%	688 (84.5%)	11 (1.4%)	64 (7.9%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	$10,947			$376			$10,570	64.7	71.7	269	139
550804000898	409	Traver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W3490 Linton Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Linn J4 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 248-4067	87	14	6.2	57.5%	56 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	$17,977			$742			$17,236	64.6	63.6	401	8
550654001678	410	Sand Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Sand Lake Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 781-0974	370	29	12.6	31.6%	323 (87.3%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$13,155			$347			$12,808	64.6	62.5	420	10

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.