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
51	North Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	12686 County Road K	Manitowish Waters	54545	Vilas County	North Lakeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 543-8417	158	17	9.2	34.2%	146 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	$21,603			$818			$20,785	88.2	89	42	9		550153000198
52	Merrimac Community	Public	PK, KG-5	360 School St	Merrimac	53561	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1995	134	9	14.1	26.9%	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,517			$631			$11,886	88.2	82.1	132	80		551341002663
53	Mill Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	W191S6445 Hillendale Dr	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 971-1830	417	32	12.9	13.2%	348 (83.5%)	4 (1.0%)	40 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$11,901			$242			$11,660	88.1	93.8	9	44		551017001333
54	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Grove St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7376	260	16	16.4	52.7%	198 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (15.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	$15,002			$550			$14,451	88.1	78.8	177	123		550096000129
55	Swanson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 N Calhoun Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-2540	778	50	15.4	13.1%	452 (58.1%)	40 (5.1%)	82 (10.5%)	143 (18.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (6.8%)	$12,142			$601			$11,541	88	87.8	59	4		550177001217
56	Friess Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1750 State Road 164	Hubertus	53033	Washington County	Holy Hill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-2380	279	26	10.8	17.9%	252 (90.3%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$12,025			$600			$11,425	87.7	81.8	136	80		550008003077
57	Oakfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 White St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 583-3146	254	22	11.5	24.4%	222 (87.4%)	5 (2.0%)	14 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	$12,441			$608			$11,833	87.3	77.1	203	146		551086001414
58	Dunwiddie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1243 W Lincoln Ave	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-5700	324	26	12.7	32.7%	255 (78.7%)	14 (4.3%)	27 (8.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)	$12,696			$535			$12,161	87.3	83.1	116	58		551200002320
59	Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 542-2632	69	4	15.4	23.2%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$13,388			$612			$12,777	87.1	88.2	54	5		550386003008
60	Rib Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1236 Kennedy St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 427-5818	239	20	11.9	48.1%	218 (91.2%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$13,613			$1,099			$12,513	86.9	86.9	65	5		551278002463

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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.