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 Thursday, September 25, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1044)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
981	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Cranston Rd	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2805	477	30	16.1	69.8%	126 (26.4%)	87 (18.2%)	199 (41.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.8%)	$15,448			$1,580			$13,868	4.8	9.7	949	32		550105000150
982	Hayes Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	971 W Windlake Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9600	670	44	15.2	86.0%	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	654 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,306			$2,550			$12,756	4.7	4	1005	23		550960000680
983	Engleburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N 91st St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5600	286	20	14.2	87.4%	5 (1.7%)	222 (77.6%)	17 (5.9%)	21 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	$18,020			$3,195			$14,825	4.6	5.3	980	3		550960001158
984	Darrell Lynn Hines Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7151 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Darrell L Hines Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 358-3542	180	8	23	67.2%	0 (0.0%)	162 (90.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$10,725			$2,032			$8,693	4.5	8.4	962	22		550004702536
985	Howe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 S Madison St	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 448-2141	350	34	10.3	87.4%	57 (16.3%)	101 (28.9%)	102 (29.1%)	18 (5.1%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.6%)	$16,631			$2,472			$14,160	4.4	9	956	29		550582000624
986	Jerstad-Agerholm School	Public	PK, KG-8	3535 La Salle St	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6075	870	78	11.1	83.3%	155 (17.8%)	348 (40.0%)	277 (31.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.3%)	$15,318			$1,511			$13,808	4.4	3.3	1015	29		551236001624
987	Story Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3815 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4800	365	22	16.4	95.6%	9 (2.5%)	280 (76.7%)	16 (4.4%)	45 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$13,870			$2,698			$11,172	4.4	2.5	1026	39		550960001249
988	Kluge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5760 N 67th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5000	301	21	14.3	92.7%	6 (2.0%)	250 (83.1%)	15 (5.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$18,593			$2,661			$15,932	4.3	3.5	1010	22		550960001200
989	Manitoba Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4040 W Forest Home Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8600	469	27	17.1	83.2%	33 (7.0%)	101 (21.5%)	197 (42.0%)	99 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	$16,296			$2,674			$13,622	4.3	4.9	988	1		550960001213
990	Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Kentucky St	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6950	557	40	13.9	74.7%	94 (16.9%)	149 (26.8%)	272 (48.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	$16,666			$1,734			$14,933	4.1	5.2	984	6		551236001626

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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 September 25, 2025, 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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.