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)
551173001543	531	Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Highway 100	Phillips	54555	Price County	Phillips School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 339-3864	304	25	11.9	3.6%	273 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.9%)	$12,939			$1,087			$11,852	57.4	55.7	519	12
550705000781	532	Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	618 Bakertown Rd	Sullivan	53178	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1500	152	12	13.1	21.7%	145 (95.4%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$10,130			$450			$9,680	57.4	51.3	590	58
550894002361	533	Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1065 W Broadway Ave	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2316	595	45	13.1	48.7%	533 (89.6%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$12,910			$705			$12,205	57.3	55.2	527	6
550684000741	534	Iola-Scandinavia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Division St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 445-2411	299	24	12.7	38.1%	283 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,880			$838			$14,041	57.2	37.6	735	201
551578002006	535	Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 S University Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1305	415	31	13.5	37.6%	231 (55.7%)	14 (3.4%)	151 (36.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$10,577			$386			$10,191	57.2	66.2	357	178
551707002215	536	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2911 Washington St	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6788	297	25	11.7	49.2%	230 (77.4%)	6 (2.0%)	12 (4.0%)	28 (9.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$14,437			$1,310			$13,128	57	53.7	559	23
551599002085	537	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9925 W Glendale Ave	Wauwatosa	53225	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1400	254	24	10.5	38.2%	101 (39.8%)	75 (29.5%)	27 (10.6%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$12,967			$842			$12,124	56.9	53.1	568	31
550882001019	538	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Palmetto Ave	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 384-8181	274	25	11.1	55.1%	238 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$14,668			$1,472			$13,196	56.9	61.2	438	100
550825000911	539	Loyal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 W Central	Loyal	54446	Clark County	Loyal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 255-8561	205	21	9.9	42.4%	191 (93.2%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)								56.8	36.7	750	211
551383001813	540	Shullsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 965-4427	133	15	8.8	52.6%	105 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$12,671			$1,270			$11,401	56.8	37	744	204

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.