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
81	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2535 N 73rd St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1600	396	30	13.3	26.3%	272 (68.7%)	58 (14.6%)	32 (8.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$11,710			$572			$11,136	85.8	88.3	52	29		551599002087
82	Barneveld Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	229	17	13.3	13.1%	216 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,304			$520			$11,786	85.7	70.7	307	225		550084000111
83	Rossman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Highland Ave	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-3300	422	33	12.7	29.6%	331 (78.4%)	10 (2.4%)	53 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$12,112			$438			$11,674	85.7	82.8	121	38		550609000676
84	Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8736 Boltonville Rd	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 626-3102	262	18	14.7	22.5%	251 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,135			$293			$10,842	85.5	86	73	11		550738000835
85	North Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lemon St N	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3870	276	22	12.7	14.9%	238 (86.2%)	6 (2.2%)	9 (3.3%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$16,284			$524			$15,760	85.5	73.6	260	175		550669000730
86	Rockwell Elementary	Public	K-5	821 Monroe St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7818	197	19	10.3	28.9%	139 (70.6%)	6 (3.0%)	41 (20.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$16,354			$543			$15,810	85.5	80.1	160	74		550474000514
87	South Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	224700 Bittersweet Rd	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0235	235	20	11.5	20.9%	189 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	31 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$14,679			$723			$13,956	85.5	83.9	106	19		551590001409
88	Park Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	509 Lawe St	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 766-6129	256	18	14	28.5%	207 (80.9%)	5 (2.0%)	14 (5.5%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	$11,434			$261			$11,173	85.5	77.2	201	113		550729000795
89	Dixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Pilgrim Square Dr	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3970	658	41	16.2	11.4%	504 (76.6%)	19 (2.9%)	34 (5.2%)	62 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	$12,211			$451			$11,761	85.4	83.8	108	19		550177002367
90	Netherwood Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	276 Soden Dr	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4100	419	34	12.2	13.1%	377 (90.0%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$14,210			$450			$13,761	85.4	85.5	80	10		551110001469

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.