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
391	Raymond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2659 76th St	Franksville	53126	Racine County	Raymond #14 School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 835-2929	385	31	12.3	13.8%	323 (83.9%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$11,889			$475			$11,415	64.7	72.2	286	105		551248001656
392	Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	251	24	10.5	41.4%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$13,602			$1,247			$12,356	64.5	48.2	640	248		551281001694
393	Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 99th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-3500	576	37	15.5	31.1%	328 (56.9%)	52 (9.0%)	121 (21.0%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.5%)	$12,841			$661			$12,180	64.5	75.7	225	168		550732002653
394	McDill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2516 School St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5420	360	25	14.5	32.5%	275 (76.4%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.6%)	39 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,658			$508			$13,152	64.4	68.6	344	50		551449001875
395	Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Nakoma Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6940	403	37	10.9	43.4%	206 (51.1%)	56 (13.9%)	103 (25.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	$15,078			$470			$14,609	64.3	61.5	460	65		550852000964
396	Marathon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 443-2538	323	28	11.4	27.2%	272 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$11,824			$408			$11,416	64.2	68.2	353	43		550867000991
397	Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	S2770 State Road 35	Fountain City	54629	Buffalo County	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 687-4171	271	23	11.6	36.2%	245 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$12,472			$495			$11,976	64.2	77.3	200	197		550270000306
398	Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 S Kendrick Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0220	395	27	14.7	39.2%	290 (73.4%)	4 (1.0%)	76 (19.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$15,893			$834			$15,059	64.2	70.8	306	92		550189000239
399	Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	340 W Quarry St	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 764-5442	409	35	11.7	22.7%	363 (88.8%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,145			$350			$11,795	64	60.2	487	88		550327000370
400	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 True Ln	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2930	660	51	12.9	40.0%	464 (70.3%)	33 (5.0%)	58 (8.8%)	26 (3.9%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.4%)	$11,706			$776			$10,931	63.9	61.5	461	61		550054000085

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.