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)
550861000974	771	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 N 18th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9520	353	25	14	45.6%	241 (68.3%)	4 (1.1%)	46 (13.0%)	26 (7.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	$11,939			$868			$11,071	36.1	37.6	736	35
550306000338	772	Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5950 S Illinois Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7100	412	30	13.7	63.6%	217 (52.7%)	43 (10.4%)	114 (27.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.3%)	$15,515			$1,538			$13,977	36	27.4	843	71
550039000058	773	Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5505	409	31	13.4	60.4%	191 (46.7%)	31 (7.6%)	58 (14.2%)	86 (21.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.5%)	$11,410			$911			$10,499	35.9	27.4	844	71
550972003015	774	Northwood Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	N14463 Highway 53	Minong	54859	Washburn County	Northwood School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 466-2297	158	13	12.2	57.6%	133 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	$18,229			$2,254			$15,976	35.6	27.9	836	62
550960002979	775	HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4601 N 84th St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 383-4944	1,894	57	33.1	84.8%	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	23 (1.2%)	1,852 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.6%)	$14,862			$2,577			$12,284	35.5	26.8	848	73
550885003030	776	Mauston Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	102	6	16.7	51.0%	83 (81.4%)	2 (2.0%)	5 (4.9%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.8%)	$10,891			$2,221			$8,670	35.5	49.3	613	163
551626002107	777	Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10230 W Grant St	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4010	376	35	10.7	50.0%	180 (47.9%)	41 (10.9%)	95 (25.3%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)	$15,271			$1,287			$13,982	35.3	25.6	857	80
550648000702	778	Hillsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Hillsborough Ave	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2225	218	19	11.4	49.5%	185 (84.9%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$15,582			$3,169			$12,414	35.3	44	671	107
550033002968	779	Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	178	13	13.3	36.5%	153 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	$9,764			$140			$9,625	35.1	20.1	888	109
551491001935	780	Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Oak Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7026	239	21	11.2	58.2%	192 (80.3%)	8 (3.3%)	12 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.5%)	$11,729			$1,334			$10,395	35.1	25.1	860	80

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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.