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
871	Ladysmith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E 6th St S	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5464	328	29	11.2	66.5%	289 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$13,178			$1,429			$11,749	20.8	26.8	838	33		550759000876
872	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2590 Robinson Ave	Green Bay	54311	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2460	413	30	13.7	50.8%	138 (33.4%)	8 (1.9%)	175 (42.4%)	67 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$12,460			$807			$11,653	20.5	34.8	784	88		550582002406
873	Milwaukee Parkside School	Public	PK, KG-8	2969 S Howell Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1600	859	51	16.8	74.2%	168 (19.6%)	154 (17.9%)	365 (42.5%)	96 (11.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	$14,912			$2,245			$12,668	20.3	18.5	895	22		550960002415
874	Taft Elementary	Public	K-4	133 S Western Ave	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 751-6980	179	15	12	59.2%	116 (64.8%)	11 (6.1%)	23 (12.8%)	5 (2.8%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	$16,788			$1,219			$15,569	19.9	24.5	852	22		551032002995
875	Humboldt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3230 S Adams Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1700	604	31	19.4	83.1%	88 (14.6%)	77 (12.7%)	151 (25.0%)	259 (42.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$13,852			$2,483			$11,369	19.7	16.6	910	35		550960001190
876	Schenk Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1500	394	42	9.4	58.1%	116 (29.4%)	79 (20.1%)	138 (35.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	$16,915			$1,377			$15,539	19.6	13.5	929	53		550852000935
877	Northwood Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	N14463 Highway 53	Minong	54859	Washburn County	Northwood School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 466-2297	133	14	9.6	54.9%	116 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	$18,229			$2,254			$15,976	19.4	35.6	774	103		550972003015
878	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Romayne Ave	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-8300	195	19	10.4	79.0%	35 (17.9%)	60 (30.8%)	70 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.4%)	$15,786			$1,704			$14,082	19.4	12.5	937	59		551236001637
879	Gilmore Fine Arts School	Public, Magnet	K-8	2330 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 664-6800	737	47	15.6	55.4%	246 (33.4%)	136 (18.5%)	259 (35.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (11.9%)	$14,944			$987			$13,958	19.3	32.9	796	83		551236001608
880	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7229 W Becher St	West Allis	53219	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4110	393	31	12.5	64.6%	127 (32.3%)	40 (10.2%)	157 (39.9%)	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.7%)	$12,826			$892			$11,933	19.1	21.4	876	4		551626002108

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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.