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
511	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1100	373	33	11.2	34.3%	162 (43.4%)	100 (26.8%)	56 (15.0%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	$12,085			$889			$11,195	56.1	52.2	606	95		551599002078
512	Caddie Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Auth St	Durand	54736	Pepin County	Durand-Arkansaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 672-8977	457	36	12.8	38.7%	414 (90.6%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,301			$1,193			$10,108	56	54.5	573	61		550384000116
513	Putnam Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	633 W MacArthur Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4200	422	36	11.7	39.3%	336 (79.6%)	8 (1.9%)	21 (5.0%)	32 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$12,641			$235			$12,405	55.8	57.8	524	11		550405000433
514	Muir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6602 Inner Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-8170	377	37	10	50.9%	121 (32.1%)	119 (31.6%)	37 (9.8%)	57 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.4%)	$15,106			$807			$14,300	55.8	49.4	629	115		550852000940
515	Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	184	13	14.6	32.6%	162 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	$9,764			$140			$9,625	55.8	35.1	779	264		550033002968
516	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2911 Washington St	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6788	322	25	12.8	48.8%	251 (78.0%)	5 (1.6%)	19 (5.9%)	28 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$14,437			$1,310			$13,128	55.8	57	536	20		551707002215
517	Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Milwaukee Road	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2211	541	41	13	40.9%	453 (83.7%)	10 (1.8%)	72 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,459			$818			$10,641	55.7	52.4	603	86		550264000295
518	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Campbell Rd	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7990	317	25	12.4	26.8%	247 (77.9%)	11 (3.5%)	23 (7.3%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$15,197			$718			$14,478	55.5	65.3	402	116		550753000855
519	Lomira Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 269-4396	241	14	17.6	34.4%	203 (84.2%)	4 (1.7%)	25 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$11,959			$302			$11,657	55.5	63.5	428	91		550822000907
520	Park Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	380 9th St N	Park Falls	54552	Price County	Chequamegon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 762-2474	290	23	12.8	59.3%	230 (79.3%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	32 (11.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,883			$1,478			$14,405	55.5	40.7	720	200		550005801523

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.