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
171	MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W154N11492 Fond du Lac Ave	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3468	486	32	15.2	22.0%	323 (66.5%)	48 (9.9%)	30 (6.2%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.5%)	$11,397			$308			$11,089	79.3	74.5	241	70		550516000555
172	Addison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Indian Rd	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-8037	441	27	16.6	12.7%	390 (88.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$10,750			$201			$10,549	79.2	79	173	1		551395002540
173	Theresa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	422 S Milwaukee St	Theresa	53091	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 488-2181	221	15	14.3	35.3%	189 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$9,879			$302			$9,577	79.2	80.7	156	17		550822000910
174	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-4	W204N16850 Jackson Dr	Jackson	53037	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5474	306	24	12.7	26.8%	264 (86.3%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$13,119			$264			$12,856	79.1	81.9	134	40		551629002131
175	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	982 E Division St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1810	409	29	13.9	19.8%	341 (83.4%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (8.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$12,259			$658			$11,601	79.1	78.7	180	5		551305001722
176	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2166 N 68th St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1800	285	22	12.8	17.9%	202 (70.9%)	24 (8.4%)	36 (12.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	$12,475			$504			$11,970	79.1	70.9	301	125		551599002089
177	Fall River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 484-3333	231	19	12	29.4%	195 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	$12,243			$851			$11,393	79	70.2	320	143		550453000483
178	Hales Corners Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11320 W Janesville Rd	Hales Corners	53130	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8800	520	39	13.2	30.4%	344 (66.2%)	27 (5.2%)	92 (17.7%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	$12,581			$493			$12,088	78.9	71	298	120		550600000658
179	Meadowview Elementary	Public	K-5	4714 Fairfax St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4000	385	29	13.2	34.3%	282 (73.2%)	17 (4.4%)	23 (6.0%)	31 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	$12,197			$270			$11,927	78.9	81.9	135	44		550405002405
180	Sugar Maple Nature School	Public, Charter	K-6	2200 Hawthorne Hills Camp Rd	Saukville	53080	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 207-4901	100	5	20		83 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	$10,697			$499			$10,198	78.8	80.9	154	26		550489003106

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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.