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
91	Quest Charter School	Public, Charter	3-5	64 Sunset Ave	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 748-4695	157	12	13.5	42.0%	130 (82.8%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	$10,236			$194			$10,042	85.2	86.9	66	25		551302002839
92	Oriole Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12850 N Oriole Ln	Mequon	53097	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4220	499	35	14.2	15.0%	387 (77.6%)	15 (3.0%)	32 (6.4%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$12,930			$208			$12,722	85.2	88.8	46	46		550913001087
93	Magee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W313S4134 Hwy 83	Genesee Depot	53127	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 968-6454	255	20	12.6	15.7%	225 (88.2%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,890			$346			$12,545	85.1	84.9	89	4		550351000378
94	Kansasville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 S Beaumont Ave	Kansasville	53139	Racine County	Dover #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-3773	81	8	10.6	44.4%	64 (79.0%)	1 (1.2%)	13 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$12,840			$675			$12,165	85	67.9	356	262		550375000394
95	North Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N75W31283 Highway VV	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	North Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 966-2033	365	25	14.6	1.1%	332 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$13,422			$445			$12,977	84.9	84.5	92	3		550930002268
96	Woodside Elementary	Public	K-4	W236N7465 Woodside Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 820-1530	456	30	15.2	10.5%	382 (83.8%)	11 (2.4%)	25 (5.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,759			$130			$11,629	84.9	82.9	120	24		550603001676
97	Clayton Elementary	Public	K-4	2916 W Fairview Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6950	206	15	13.5	14.1%	175 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$11,776			$299			$11,477	84.8	83.9	107	10		551032001340
98	Waunakee Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6271 Woodland Drive	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2030	537	45	11.9	15.6%	405 (75.4%)	5 (0.9%)	78 (14.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	$13,784			$322			$13,462	84.6	73.8	255	157		551581000269
99	Waukesha STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1103 S East Avenue	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-2305	580	42	13.6	25.0%	404 (69.7%)	23 (4.0%)	82 (14.1%)	31 (5.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$11,554			$357			$11,197	84.6	80.9	153	54		551578002023
100	Dickinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	435 S Washington St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-1027	523	36	14.6	23.5%	429 (82.0%)	7 (1.3%)	32 (6.1%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	$11,752			$476			$11,276	84.5	77.9	186	86		550321000363

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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.