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
741	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Monroe County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 337-4420	322	27	11.8	59.0%	260 (80.7%)	3 (0.9%)	52 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,311			$2,115			$13,197	38.9	56.4	546	195		551077000683
742	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Sequoia Trl	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4900	393	36	10.8	46.8%	150 (38.2%)	39 (9.9%)	152 (38.7%)	26 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$15,911			$747			$15,164	38.4	42.3	703	39		550852002263
743	Richland Center Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1801 State Highway 80	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-6381	275	32	8.6	66.5%	225 (81.8%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$12,677			$781			$11,895	38.4	45.7	672	71		551296001708
744	Clovis Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	974 9th St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1950	448	38	11.9	56.5%	235 (52.5%)	48 (10.7%)	57 (12.7%)	57 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	$14,698			$1,409			$13,288	38.3	48.7	636	108		550903001055
745	Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 472-2152	174	20	8.8	44.3%	158 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	$14,089			$1,078			$13,011	38.3	39.6	730	15		550828000914
746	Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain	Public	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 542-3632	87	7	12.6	46.0%	73 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$17,290			$634			$16,656	38.2	52.8	595	151		550386000408
747	Downsville Elementary	Public	K-5	N2681 460th St	Downsville	54735	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 664-8546	86	8	10.7	54.7%	72 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$14,832			$799			$14,033	38	39.7	729	18		550909001074
748	Banta Bilingual Elementary	Public	K-5	328 Sixth St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1880	184	17	10.8	62.5%	38 (20.7%)	3 (1.6%)	140 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,600			$729			$12,871	37.7	40.2	722	26		550903000659
749	Winter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6585 W Grove St	Winter	54896	Sawyer County	Winter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 266-6701	93	10	9.7	67.7%	72 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$13,118			$1,952			$11,165	37.6	47.7	644	105		551686002194
750	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4416 S Packard Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2930	312	23	13.7	63.8%	135 (43.3%)	32 (10.3%)	96 (30.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	$15,765			$807			$14,958	37.6	54.5	572	178		550306000340

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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.