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
161	Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6900	376	28	13.5	52.4%	262 (69.7%)	18 (4.8%)	62 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	$11,418			$323			$11,095	79.9	82.6	123	38		550702000769
162	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3620 High Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9130	307	25	12.4	19.5%	191 (62.2%)	7 (2.3%)	46 (15.0%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.4%)	$12,066			$503			$11,563	79.8	90	38	124		550951001109
163	Carollton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8965 S Carollton Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6290	376	26	14.3	31.9%	262 (69.7%)	8 (2.1%)	62 (16.5%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$11,925			$678			$11,247	79.8	77.2	202	39		551083001406
164	Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 N Oakwood Rd	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0315	382	23	16.6	14.7%	317 (83.0%)	6 (1.6%)	18 (4.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$11,708			$495			$11,213	79.7	80.2	159	5		551119003340
165	Lannoye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2007 County Road U	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 865-6400	288	19	15.5	17.4%	247 (85.8%)	5 (1.7%)	18 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,343			$251			$11,091	79.7	77.9	187	22		551233001599
166	Northwoods Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9086 County Road K	Harshaw	54529	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 282-8200	97	11	9.2	24.7%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$21,645			$845			$20,800	79.6	78.4	181	15		551272001673
167	Erin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 County Highway O	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Erin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-3720	399	26	15.2	15.3%	373 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$10,449			$594			$9,855	79.5	65.1	405	238		550441000476
168	Stillson Elementary	Public	K-5	16556 50th Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2412	338	22	15.3	26.0%	318 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,357			$327			$12,030	79.5	84.3	98	70		550255000288
169	Nasonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11044 US Highway 10	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 383-1312	231	19	11.9	30.7%	220 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,792			$557			$11,236	79.5	70.8	304	135		550882001022
170	South Shore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9135 School Rd	Port Wing	54865	Bayfield County	South Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 774-3500	102	10	9.9	49.0%	96 (94.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$23,316			$633			$22,683	79.4	72.5	276	106		551203001571

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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.