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
61	Forest Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Brassica Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4600	446	40	11.1	16.8%	320 (71.7%)	18 (4.0%)	39 (8.7%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.4%)	$13,432			$268			$13,164	86.9	84.3	97	36		551110003134
62	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 N Buntrock Ave	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4601	558	38	14.7	10.4%	416 (74.6%)	34 (6.1%)	35 (6.3%)	32 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	$13,106			$207			$12,899	86.8	85.9	75	13		550913001090
63	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 11th Ave	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-5650	507	31	16.3	14.4%	417 (82.2%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.7%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	$11,739			$265			$11,474	86.6	87.2	63			550561002247
64	Donges Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W Donges Bay Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-7925	539	40	13.6	7.1%	448 (83.1%)	22 (4.1%)	25 (4.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.8%)	$14,299			$761			$13,539	86.5	85.6	78	14		550913001083
65	Prairie Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10717 47th Ave	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-3600	451	32	13.9	28.4%	313 (69.4%)	37 (8.2%)	62 (13.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	$12,499			$661			$11,838	86.4	84.4	94	29		550732000821
66	County Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W159N9939 Butternut Rd	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3465	496	28	17.5	5.8%	396 (79.8%)	15 (3.0%)	27 (5.4%)	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$11,213			$308			$10,905	86.3	82.5	127	61		550516000550
67	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Swan Rd	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-1035	608	39	15.6	13.8%	528 (86.8%)	6 (1.0%)	31 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	$9,845			$291			$9,554	86.3	84.8	90	23		550321001254
68	West Middleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7627 W Mineral Point Rd	Verona	53593	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9360	334	31	10.7	15.6%	240 (71.9%)	29 (8.7%)	20 (6.0%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	$14,017			$643			$13,374	86.3	83.7	112	44		550951001113
69	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Davidson Rd	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-1805	239	19	12.3	29.3%	165 (69.0%)	4 (1.7%)	25 (10.5%)	25 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	$10,481			$387			$10,093	86.3	78.2	183	114		551578002014
70	Maple Dale School	Public	4-8	8377 N Port Washington Rd	Fox Point	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7380	224	23	9.8	1.3%	152 (67.9%)	19 (8.5%)	24 (10.7%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	$17,829			$649			$17,180	86.2	77.8	192	122		550477000516

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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.