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
701	Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	411 S Highland Ave	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 892-2225	245	19	12.8	35.9%	207 (84.5%)	4 (1.6%)	18 (7.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$14,188			$385			$13,803	41.8	65.5	401	300		551194002445
702	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Mount Zion Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6600	293	28	10.3	62.5%	198 (67.6%)	19 (6.5%)	52 (17.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	$13,667			$926			$12,741	41.8	55.6	556	146		550702000764
703	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	616 W 2nd St	Junction City	54443	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5614	170	12	13.9	35.3%	149 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$16,608			$807			$15,802	41.7	52.5	600	103		551449001873
704	Gillett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2119	277	22	12.6	64.6%	213 (76.9%)	3 (1.1%)	30 (10.8%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$13,965			$1,352			$12,613	41.7	36.4	769	65		550525000566
705	WISE Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 886-8000	218	3	72.6	31.2%	210 (96.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,584			$255			$6,329	41.7	39.3	736	31		551038003089
706	James Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 David Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3585	327	29	11.2	74.6%	131 (40.1%)	12 (3.7%)	66 (20.2%)	80 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.6%)	$14,986			$2,024			$12,962	41.7	44.2	690	16		551365001792
707	Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 S Franklin Ave	Oxford	53952	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 586-5131	128	11	11.6	43.8%	106 (82.8%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	$13,436			$1,019			$12,418	41.6	37.4	758	51		551644002149
708	Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 N Meade St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5460	242	24	10	50.4%	165 (68.2%)	13 (5.4%)	29 (12.0%)	12 (5.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	$11,834			$911			$10,923	41.4	38.2	750	42		550039000051
709	Al Behrman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Mulberry St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3910	278	27	10.1		202 (72.7%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$12,922			$1,141			$11,781	41.3	47.8	642	67		550081000109
710	Wisconsin Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 692-3988	337	14	24.4	35.6%	257 (76.3%)	23 (6.8%)	31 (9.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$10,069			$389			$9,681	41.3	57.9	521	189		550489002801

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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.

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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.