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
831	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 546-7700	603	35	17.3	72.6%	186 (30.8%)	77 (12.8%)	277 (45.9%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	$14,589			$2,201			$12,388	26.5	27.3	835	4		550960001159
832	Adams-Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 N Pierce St	Adams	53910	Adams County	Adams-Friendship Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 339-3016	486	42	11.5	67.3%	400 (82.3%)	7 (1.4%)	47 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$15,083			$2,494			$12,588	26.4	27.3	834	2		550006001433
833	Fort Howard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Dousman St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 448-2105	241	27	8.9	88.4%	43 (17.8%)	58 (24.1%)	71 (29.5%)	10 (4.1%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.5%)	$16,234			$2,133			$14,101	26	30.3	812	21		550582000622
834	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Conde St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6700	291	28	10.5	76.3%	162 (55.7%)	12 (4.1%)	85 (29.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	$12,744			$895			$11,849	25.8	21.5	874	40		550702000766
835	Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	315 Main St	Ridgeland	54763	Dunn County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 949-1445	68	7	9.5	54.4%	57 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	$15,397			$747			$14,650	25.7	49.3	632	203		550087000117
836	Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	199	19	10.3	98.0%	182 (91.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$14,590			$1,504			$13,086	25.3	22.3	870	34		550183000234
837	Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Tompkins Dr	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2400	462	45	10.2	58.7%	119 (25.8%)	89 (19.3%)	174 (37.7%)	30 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.9%)	$17,788			$1,074			$16,715	25.1	18.7	892	55		550852000931
838	Holcombe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 595-4241	106	10	10.3	56.6%	104 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,477			$2,004			$16,474	25.1	26	843	5		550768000885
839	Bowler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	156	17	9.3	77.6%	56 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.9%)	1 (0.6%)	60 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.1%)	$18,849			$2,340			$16,509	24.9	23.7	859	20		550156000199
840	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 S Ridge Rd	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2620	382	30	12.6	57.6%	137 (35.9%)	11 (2.9%)	180 (47.1%)	22 (5.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$13,166			$1,071			$12,095	24.9	20.7	880	40		550582000625

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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.