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Best Elementary Schools in Polk County, WI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,574

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSaint Croix Falls Elementary29^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Unity Elementary up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clayton Elementary 8.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lien Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	469 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	299	29	10.1	40.8%	274 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)	81.3				87.5						$19,211	$1,086	$18,125
Amery Intermediate	Public	3-5	543 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	260	25	10.3	41.2%	243 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	73.2	266^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.9	339^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.0%	73	67.8	58.3	61.1		67.8	67.9	66.4		73.8	63.1	$18,880	$1,173	$17,706
Unity Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	385	30	12.7	53.2%	324 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	55	530^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.2%		48.3	637^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.0%	107	57.5	54.8			56.2	48.0			65.8	52.1	$12,867	$724	$12,144
Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 948-2163	124	14	8.8	47.6%	113 (91.1%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	55.5	523^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	49.9%		64.5	412^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.2%	111	56.3	62.5	50.0		50.0	62.5	27.3		75.0	62.5	$23,523	$935	$22,588
Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-6	135 8th Ave	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 263-2117	266	23	11.7	38.7%	241 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	41	715^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.5%		55.3	563^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	46.9%	152	36.4	36.8	41.2	60.0	27.3	39.5	55.9	73.3	60.5	42.1	$16,495	$1,135	$15,360
Frederic Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Birch St	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 327-4221	192	17	11.1	53.1%	175 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	55	531^st of 1044 public elementary schools	49.1%		70.3	318^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.0%	213	48.3	55.9	63.6		44.8	47.1	59.1		67.7	55.9	$18,085	$1,092	$16,993
Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 472-2152	174	20	8.8	44.3%	158 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	38.3	745^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.6%		39.6	730^th of 1061 public elementary schools	31.2%	15	58.3	26.1	43.5		62.5	34.8	60.9		43.5	26.1	$18,386	$837	$17,549
Osceola Intermediate	Public	1-4	949 Education Ave	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 294-2800	275	23	11.8	34.5%	256 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	68.1	345^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.0%		69.3	334^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.5%	11	66.2	51.7			66.2	61.6			80.5	56.3	$14,484	$820	$13,663
Osceola Elementary	Public	PK-K	250 10th Ave E	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 294-3457	250	22	11.2	34.8%	224 (89.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)								(n/a)											$14,537	$455	$14,082
Dresser Elementary	Public	PK-K	131 2nd Ave	Dresser	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 483-9823	46	4	11.7	39.1%	39 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$19,327	$195	$19,132
Saint Croix Falls Elementary	Public	K-4	651 E Louisiana St	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 483-9823	303	28	11.0	34.7%	277 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	90.3	29^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.1	16^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.5%	13	79.7	81.0			82.6	77.2			87.3	79.8	$16,578	$748	$15,830

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.