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)
551533001186	51	New Century School	Public, Charter	K-5	400 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4900	124	8	15.7	7.3%	98 (79.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.7%)	$12,808			$271			$12,536	88.5	91	36	15
551599002087	52	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2535 N 73rd St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1600	406	30	13.7	27.1%	268 (66.0%)	66 (16.3%)	31 (7.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	$11,710			$572			$11,136	88.3	90	46	6
551578002018	53	Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Rolling Ridge Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2005	260	18	14	19.2%	201 (77.3%)	4 (1.5%)	38 (14.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	$10,615			$386			$10,229	88.2	87.4	72	19
550386003008	54	Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 542-2632	70	4	17.5	32.9%	66 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$13,388			$612			$12,777	88.2	66.3	355	301
551110001472	55	Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Soden Dr	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-4200	326	30	10.8	19.0%	262 (80.4%)	5 (1.5%)	37 (11.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$14,548			$631			$13,917	88	86.3	84	29
551650002157	56	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Wolf River Dr	Fremont	54940	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8065	93	7	13.9	30.1%	88 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$11,848			$515			$11,333	87.9	75.8	213	157
550834000916	57	Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate	Public	3-6	318 N Main St	Luxemburg	54217	Kewaunee County	Luxemburg-Casco School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 845-2371	567	44	12.8	19.2%	526 (92.8%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$12,255			$644			$11,611	87.9	88.5	61	4
550753000648	58	School of Technology and Arts I	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1111 7th St S	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-7695	122	9	14.2	36.9%	93 (76.2%)	2 (1.6%)	9 (7.4%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.3%)	$14,007			$395			$13,612	87.9	84.8	105	47
550177001217	59	Swanson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 N Calhoun Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-2540	806	52	15.4	13.4%	491 (60.9%)	26 (3.2%)	78 (9.7%)	149 (18.5%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.6%)	$12,142			$601			$11,541	87.8	88.6	59
551350001767	60	Sevastopol Elementary	Public	K-5	4550 Highway 57	Sturgeon Bay	54235	Door County	Sevastopol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 743-6282	218	17	12.6	33.0%	178 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$15,849			$790			$15,059	87.7	88.6	58	2

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.