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
451	Sauk Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2205 Branch St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9190	360	39	9.1	41.9%	164 (45.6%)	38 (10.6%)	100 (27.8%)	30 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	$14,955			$557			$14,398	60.6	58.1	513	62		550951001111
452	Albany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Vinton St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 862-3225	159	18	8.9	28.9%	144 (90.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,158			$1,003			$15,155	60.5	52.2	605	153		550012000013
453	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Pine Rd	Rothschild	54474	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-6591	450	32	14.2	28.7%	333 (74.0%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.4%)	69 (15.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.2%)	$12,367			$554			$11,813	60.4	60.6	480	27		551317001737
454	Melrose-Mindoro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	N181 State Hwy 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 488-2201	399	32	12.6	37.8%	370 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$19,976			$838			$19,137	60.4	59.6	492	38		550900001050
455	Banting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2019 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1205	486	42	11.4	49.8%	184 (37.9%)	36 (7.4%)	197 (40.5%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$10,749			$666			$10,083	60.3	57.6	527	72		551578002004
456	Wheatland Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6606 368th Ave	Burlington	53105	Kenosha County	Wheatland J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2216	644	41	15.5	33.1%	585 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$12,364			$441			$11,923	60.3	62.5	447	9		551656002163
457	Robbins Elementary	Public	K-5	3832 E Hamilton Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4600	522	42	12.4	28.0%	374 (71.6%)	11 (2.1%)	41 (7.9%)	49 (9.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.0%)	$12,331			$257			$12,074	60.2	68.4	348	109		550405000436
458	Purdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 S Main St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7822	233	23	10.1	33.9%	176 (75.5%)	4 (1.7%)	45 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$16,853			$650			$16,202	60.1	73	269	189		550474000513
459	Blakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Blakewood Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5900	314	26	11.9	47.8%	175 (55.7%)	16 (5.1%)	95 (30.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$13,457			$1,012			$12,445	59.9	43.7	693	234		551404001826
460	Oconto Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 E Maria Volk Dr	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 848-4476	489	40	12.3	42.5%	429 (87.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	$13,092			$737			$12,356	59.9	69.5	329	131		551095001066

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.