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
41	Allenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Weis St	Allenton	53002	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 629-5546	417	26	16.2	17.3%	389 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$9,455			$321			$9,134	88.9	92.1	20	21		551395001818
42	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 N Wauwatosa Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1300	336	26	12.7	11.6%	242 (72.0%)	26 (7.7%)	19 (5.7%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	$13,946			$636			$13,308	88.9	83.5	113	71		551599002082
43	Susie C Altmayer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3001 Ryan Rd	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 338-1894	525	37	14.2	24.2%	401 (76.4%)	8 (1.5%)	56 (10.7%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	$11,408			$269			$11,138	88.9	85.6	79	36		550321002668
44	Tonawanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13605 Underwood River Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3950	533	35	15.2	7.3%	432 (81.1%)	13 (2.4%)	32 (6.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$12,484			$393			$12,092	88.8	90.1	37	7		550177000227
45	Lannon Elementary	Public	K-4	7145 N Lannon Rd	Lannon	53046	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 255-6106	350	24	14.8	10.3%	261 (74.6%)	15 (4.3%)	11 (3.1%)	36 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	$12,608			$130			$12,478	88.6	88.5	50	5		550603000665
46	Slinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 644-6669	571	35	16.2	24.7%	498 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$9,416			$256			$9,160	88.6	90.8	28	18		551395001819
47	Wales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	219 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 968-6400	333	21	15.8	16.8%	285 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$12,229			$260			$11,969	88.5	85.5	81	34		550351000380
48	Bay Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	S75W16399 Hilltop Dr	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 971-1810	912	61	14.9	12.7%	783 (85.9%)	8 (0.9%)	67 (7.3%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.5%)	$11,899			$276			$11,624	88.5	81.1	150	102		551017001336
49	Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1209 Park St	Cross Plains	53528	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9250	245	20	12.4	14.7%	209 (85.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.5%)	$14,214			$311			$13,903	88.4	71.7	292	243		550951001110
50	North Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N2468 Learning Way	Greenville	54942	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 757-7030	423	34	12.4	7.8%	388 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,291			$267			$11,024	88.3	90.9	27	23		550660002958

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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.