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
651	Herrman Elementary	Public	1-4	925 N Black River St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3438	616	58	10.6	52.8%	443 (71.9%)	10 (1.6%)	128 (20.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	$13,103			$1,251			$11,851	45.4	39.6	731	80		551416003110
652	Wisconsin Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 W Capitol Dr	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 852-5415	743	23	32.5	43.2%	509 (68.5%)	58 (7.8%)	87 (11.7%)	25 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	$16,019			$911			$15,108	45.3	46.9	656	4		550039002825
653	Parkside School	Public	4-8	300 S 16th Ave	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 787-4577	480	34	13.9	60.0%	363 (75.6%)	4 (0.8%)	94 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,944			$1,578			$11,366	45.3	50.9	617	36		551596002071
654	New Leaf Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	360 AMS Ct	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	New Leaf Prep Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 455-0292	225	13	17.3	4.4%	193 (85.8%)	9 (4.0%)	9 (4.0%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)								45.3	36.7	765	111		550009003143
655	Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	347 Business 141 N	Coleman	54112	Marinette County	Coleman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 897-2525	387	28	13.7	42.4%	336 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,550			$987			$9,563	45.1	48.9	635	20		550276000313
656	Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Highway 100	Phillips	54555	Price County	Phillips School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 339-3864	302	26	11.7	1.0%	270 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	$12,939			$1,087			$11,852	45	57.4	531	125		551173001543
657	Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	617 Madison St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 655-4403	246	21	11.6	45.9%	151 (61.4%)	17 (6.9%)	54 (22.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	$11,434			$973			$10,460	45	48.2	639	18		550879001012
658	Walworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	121 Beloit St	Walworth	53184	Walworth County	Walworth J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-6896	409	30	13.6	47.7%	260 (63.6%)	2 (0.5%)	119 (29.1%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$12,825			$755			$12,071	44.9	38	752	94		551545001981
659	Lowell International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 S 20th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6600	209	15	13.8	80.4%	28 (13.4%)	42 (20.1%)	97 (46.4%)	18 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.5%)	$17,182			$3,034			$14,148	44.8	45.3	679	20		550960001210
660	Fall Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 877-3331	414	24	17.3	26.3%	393 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,543			$789			$10,753	44.7	44.3	688	28		550450000480

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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.