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)
551272001673	181	Northwoods Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9086 County Road K	Harshaw	54529	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 282-8200	90	9	9.5	28.9%	86 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$21,645			$845			$20,800	78.4	66.2	358	177
550891002172	182	Waubesa Intermediate	Public	3-5	5605 Red Oak Trl	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-7667	512	41	12.5	17.4%	413 (80.7%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.1%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.8%)	$12,262			$340			$11,922	78.3	74.7	224	42
551578002014	183	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Davidson Rd	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-1805	275	21	13.1	22.9%	190 (69.1%)	8 (2.9%)	28 (10.2%)	29 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	$10,481			$387			$10,093	78.2	69.5	304	121
551485001927	184	Sugar Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4066 Camp Four Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 272-1105	123	11	11.3	29.3%	121 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$18,851			$900			$17,950	78.1	81.3	142	42
550981002343	185	Winnequah School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Greenway Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 221-7677	642	52	12.2	20.6%	484 (75.4%)	19 (3.0%)	63 (9.8%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)								78.1	81.9	137	48
550321000363	186	Dickinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	435 S Washington St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-1027	542	38	14	27.5%	446 (82.3%)	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.5%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$11,752			$476			$11,276	77.9	72.4	257	71
551233001599	187	Lannoye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2007 County Road U	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 865-6400	298	20	15.2	16.8%	261 (87.6%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$11,343			$251			$11,091	77.9	64.7	382	195
550039002583	188	Appleton Public Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1545 E Broadway Dr	Grand Chute	54913	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5515	153	8	18.4	27.5%	126 (82.4%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.2%)	$11,729			$911			$10,818	77.9	69	317	129
551371001804	189	Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)	Public	3-6	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 468-7815	173	16	10.8	48.0%	160 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$14,136			$631			$13,505	77.8	68.1	327	138
551578002022	190	Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Center Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2205	326	25	12.8	28.2%	226 (69.3%)	13 (4.0%)	46 (14.1%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.9%)	$10,719			$565			$10,154	77.8	60.2	453	263

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.