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
11	Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 N Brookfield Rd	Brookfield	53045	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3930	641	39	16.4	4.4%	468 (73.0%)	9 (1.4%)	48 (7.5%)	69 (10.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.9%)	$11,473			$392			$11,081	93.3	92.4	19	8		550177000216
12	Thorson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W51N932 Keup Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6700	529	33	15.9	6.6%	489 (92.4%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$10,410			$589			$9,821	93.3	92.6	17	5		550246000272
13	Lakeshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	706 Prairie Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2901	354	25	14.1	16.1%	313 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$10,675			$536			$10,139	93.1	92.5	18	5		550468000499
14	Marcy Elementary	Public	K-4	W180N4851 Marcy Rd	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 781-8283	488	32	15.2	11.1%	292 (59.8%)	23 (4.7%)	33 (6.8%)	111 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$11,881			$170			$11,711	92.4	93.3	12	2		550603000667
15	Tibbets Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W5218 County Road A	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 742-2585	431	27	15.9	23.9%	387 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$11,719			$254			$11,465	92.1	85.1	86	71		550429000461
16	Gibraltar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3924 State Highway 42	Fish Creek	54212	Door County	Gibraltar Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 868-3284	265	27	9.6	26.8%	232 (87.5%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$25,839			$1,175			$24,664	92	90.2	36	20		550522002245
17	Pope Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Schewe Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 826-7700	448	32	13.8	7.8%	231 (51.6%)	13 (2.9%)	16 (3.6%)	161 (35.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	$13,285			$165			$13,120	92	91.9	23	6		550951003131
18	Burleigh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16185 Burleigh Pl	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 781-5280	927	57	16.1	10.7%	595 (64.2%)	18 (1.9%)	62 (6.7%)	194 (20.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.8%)	$11,385			$474			$10,911	92	83.8	110	92		550177000218
19	Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	251 East Maple Street	Elkhart Lake	53020	Sheboygan County	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 876-3307	359	26	14	21.2%	309 (86.1%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$12,407			$553			$11,853	91.9	85.2	85	66		550426000455
20	Section Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W318S8430 County Road EE	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 363-6260	438	31	14.1	7.1%	390 (89.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$10,702			$311			$10,391	91.9	90.3	34	14		551006002307

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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.