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
811	John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1918 Lamont St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0060	231	19	11.9	58.9%	129 (55.8%)	14 (6.1%)	24 (10.4%)	42 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	$15,288			$905			$14,383	29.9	41.7	712	99		551590002053
812	Schulte School	Public	PK, KG-7	8515 Westminster Dr	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6300	479	29	16.2	57.0%	193 (40.3%)	90 (18.8%)	123 (25.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	$15,414			$963			$14,452	29.6	43.8	692	120		551236001638
813	Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 E Washington Ave	Cleveland	53015	Manitowoc County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 693-8241	117	10	12	58.1%	57 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$13,647			$436			$13,211	29.5	36.2	770	43		551365001781
814	Forest Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6810 45th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6319	391	29	13.5	54.5%	184 (47.1%)	28 (7.2%)	131 (33.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.7%)	$14,495			$1,072			$13,423	29.5	26.4	840	26		550732000806
815	Gilman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 447-8776	134	11	12.6	51.5%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$18,946			$4,367			$14,579	29	34.3	786	29		550528000567
816	Lake Superior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Binsfield Rd	Ashland	54806	Ashland County	Ashland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 682-7085	603	46	13.2	57.2%	378 (62.7%)	7 (1.2%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	119 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.9%)	$16,507			$1,127			$15,381	28.5	24.3	855	39		550051000077
817	Central Oaks Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 Lincoln Street	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 424-6786	88	6	15	47.7%	74 (84.1%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (8.0%)	$6,130			$433			$5,697	28.4	54.4	574	243		551707003088
818	Chegwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Merrill Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2820	296	31	9.5	75.3%	113 (38.2%)	51 (17.2%)	89 (30.1%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.1%)	$15,731			$1,899			$13,832	28.4	20.6	882	64		550468000493
819	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5216 Forest Ave	Laona	54541	Forest County	Laona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 674-2143	145	11	12.6	45.5%	102 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (17.2%)	4 (2.8%)	13 (9.0%)	$12,102			$1,035			$11,067	28.4	23.4	861	42		550783000894
820	Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23786 Indee Blvd	Independence	54747	Trempealeau County	Independence School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 985-3172	182	18	9.9	76.9%	62 (34.1%)	1 (0.5%)	111 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$14,468			$936			$13,533	28.2	21.3	877	57		550681000739

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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.