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
111	McLane Elementary	Public	K-4	833 Chestnut St	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5487	340	25	13.4	35.3%	259 (76.2%)	9 (2.6%)	39 (11.5%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	$12,602			$463			$12,140	83.8	81.6	138	27		551629002132
112	Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5145 S 116th St	Hales Corners	53130	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 525-8900	378	30	12.6	25.9%	256 (67.7%)	11 (2.9%)	71 (18.8%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,497			$518			$11,980	83.6	81.2	145	33		550600002392
113	Classical School	Public, Charter	K-8	3310 N Durkee St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5525	487	27	18.3	16.2%	279 (57.3%)	20 (4.1%)	34 (7.0%)	119 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$11,399			$911			$10,488	83.5	78.9	174	61		550039001619
114	Oostburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 N Seventh St	Oostburg	53070	Sheboygan County	Oostburg School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 564-2392	479	30	15.8	18.0%	415 (86.6%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (8.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$10,343			$176			$10,167	83.5	87.2	64	50		551107001465
115	Rose Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W273S3845 Brookhill Dr	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2405	490	30	16.2	12.2%	423 (86.3%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.1%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$10,422			$387			$10,035	83.5	81.1	147	32		551578002290
116	Riverside Elementary	Public	K-5	166543 River Rd	Ringle	54471	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-2417	487	31	15.5	18.3%	393 (80.7%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	53 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,179			$773			$11,407	83.5	80.9	152	36		551317002288
117	Highland View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 S 51st St	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2750	336	29	11.5	26.5%	226 (67.3%)	8 (2.4%)	67 (19.9%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$13,657			$733			$12,924	83.5	68.3	349	232		550591002256
118	Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Whalen Dr	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 560-8000	548	36	15.2	13.0%	479 (87.4%)	5 (0.9%)	31 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$12,248			$351			$11,897	83.5	89.3	40	78		551089001420
119	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1325 N Theis Ln	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-5800	302	22	13.7	20.9%	266 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$14,452			$554			$13,898	83.4	85.3	82	37		551200001567
120	Hudson Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3860	481	32	14.8	10.0%	421 (87.5%)	7 (1.5%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,479			$385			$12,095	83.4	82.9	119	1		550669001460

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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.