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
361	Kewaunee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	921 3rd St	Kewaunee	54216	Kewaunee County	Kewaunee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 388-2458	392	34	11.4	40.3%	328 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$12,829			$460			$12,369	67.1	65.5	400	39		550741002592
362	Colfax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 University Ave	Colfax	54730	Dunn County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 962-3676	398	30	13.1	45.7%	365 (91.7%)	12 (3.0%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,624			$899			$10,725	67	69.2	335	27		550279000315
363	THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Public	PK, KG-5	6950 Knowledge Ave	Rudolph	54475	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6784	202	15	13.4	36.1%	189 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$12,168			$1,318			$10,850	67	70.4	315	48		551707002212
364	Mountain Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	8602 Schofield Ave	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 355-0302	451	33	13.6	37.5%	304 (67.4%)	8 (1.8%)	30 (6.7%)	78 (17.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	$12,847			$839			$12,008	66.9	79.5	169	195		551317002643
365	Boscobel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Buchanan St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 375-4165	311	30	10.3	58.8%	288 (92.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$14,284			$1,166			$13,118	66.7	73.1	266	99		550150000192
366	Knapp Elementary	Public	K-5	110 South St	Knapp	54749	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 665-2131	91	10	9.2	34.1%	82 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	$16,836			$784			$16,051	66.6	75	234	132		550909000197
367	Bluff View Elementary	Public	3-5	1901 E Wells St	Prairie du Chien	53821	Crawford County	Prairie du Chien Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 326-3722	190	21	9.1	52.1%	174 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$12,733			$1,606			$11,127	66.6	67.5	365	2		551215002830
368	Southern Bluffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Sunnyside Dr	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7020	333	26	12.7	35.7%	289 (86.8%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$15,454			$446			$15,008	66.4	60.7	476	108		550753000195
369	John Hustis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Hustis St	Hustisford	53034	Dodge County	Hustisford School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 349-3228	117	10	11.5	35.0%	106 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$17,259			$1,375			$15,884	66.2	75.1	230	139		550678000737
370	Elm Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 S Honey Creek Dr	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 281-7100	477	37	12.8	45.1%	232 (48.6%)	24 (5.0%)	120 (25.2%)	60 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	$12,214			$972			$11,243	66.2	60.8	475	105		550594000651

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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.