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
601	Magee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3502 Glenwood St	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 793-1118	317	27	11.6	38.5%	251 (79.2%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (9.5%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$12,158			$653			$11,505	48.7	53	591	10		551512002627
602	Coon Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lien St	Coon Valley	54623	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 452-3143	125	12	10.3	23.2%	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$12,580			$1,286			$11,293	48.7	29.7	816	214		551641002144
603	Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Rosa Rd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1900	447	43	10.3	44.1%	187 (41.8%)	52 (11.6%)	133 (29.8%)	37 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$15,396			$499			$14,898	48.7	50.4	624	21		550852000932
604	Johnson Creek Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	455 Aztalan St	Johnson Creek	53038	Jefferson County	Johnson Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 541-4800	634	57	11	25.2%	477 (75.2%)	11 (1.7%)	115 (18.1%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)								48.7	56.7	544	60		550717000783
605	Lakeshore Elementary	Public	K-5	711 Lake St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3400	314	29	10.7	53.8%	206 (65.6%)	16 (5.1%)	26 (8.3%)	25 (8.0%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (9.6%)	$13,315			$501			$12,814	48.6	41.9	709	104		550405000708
606	Ferber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 E Capitol Dr	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5465	499	37	13.5	32.3%	347 (69.5%)	12 (2.4%)	39 (7.8%)	64 (12.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$11,019			$911			$10,108	48.6	64.2	416	190		550039002426
607	Locust Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	3245 Locust Ln	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3700	296	31	9.7	39.9%	205 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	55 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$13,354			$443			$12,911	48.6	42.9	697	90		550405000424
608	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	331 N Grant Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6800	307	27	11.4	76.2%	160 (52.1%)	23 (7.5%)	81 (26.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.7%)	$12,260			$1,130			$11,130	48.5	34.1	788	180		550702000767
609	Ruth Harman Academy	Public	K-8	8518 22nd Avenue	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2191	427	37	11.6	37.0%	238 (55.7%)	22 (5.2%)	111 (26.0%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	$13,070			$661			$12,409	48.5	44.1	691	82		550732002457
610	Osseo-Fairchild Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13025 15th St	Osseo	54758	Trempealeau County	Osseo-Fairchild School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 597-3196	367	30	12.2	46.0%	331 (90.2%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$14,860			$2,303			$12,556	48.5	42.3	704	94		551122001507

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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:

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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.