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
841	Gegan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	675 W Airport Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1360	258	27	9.6	70.5%	120 (46.5%)	45 (17.4%)	43 (16.7%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.6%)	$18,949			$1,102			$17,847	24.7	33.2	792	49		550903001057
842	Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Oak Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7026	245	21	11.5	52.2%	199 (81.2%)	4 (1.6%)	16 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	$11,729			$1,334			$10,395	24.5	35.1	780	62		551491001935
843	Redgranite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	513 Bonnell Ave	Redgranite	54970	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 566-2357	130	8	15.4	63.1%	108 (83.1%)	3 (2.3%)	13 (10.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$14,438			$2,472			$11,966	24.4	18.4	896	53		551596002072
844	Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 N Oneida St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5450	88	8	10.7	70.5%	43 (48.9%)	12 (13.6%)	18 (20.5%)	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	7 (8.0%)	$12,460			$911			$11,549	24.3	18.3	899	55		550039000050
845	G D Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 S 12th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0950	492	36	13.5	52.6%	250 (50.8%)	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.7%)	153 (31.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	$11,890			$742			$11,148	24.1	22.8	865	20		551590002049
846	Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Cooper Ave	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3693	256	21	12.2	71.9%	103 (40.2%)	9 (3.5%)	37 (14.5%)	80 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)	$13,578			$1,518			$12,060	24.1	24.3	854	8		551365001782
847	Kenosha School of Language (KSOL)	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 67th Street	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2006	330	22	15	68.2%	25 (7.6%)	10 (3.0%)	293 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,712			$1,306			$10,405	23.7	20.5	884	37		550732002923
848	Elmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Ethel Ave	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2615	246	21	11.5	76.8%	103 (41.9%)	20 (8.1%)	36 (14.6%)	33 (13.4%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.8%)	$13,722			$1,710			$12,012	23.7	30.5	808	40		550582000621
849	Wyeville Elementary	Public	K-5	225 W Tomah Rd	Wyeville	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7826	98	9	10.3	57.1%	80 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.2%)	$12,681			$1,651			$11,030	23.7	37.5	756	93		551491001941
850	N-Vision Learning Center	Public, Charter	1-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	70	4	15.9	4.3%	64 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$13,353			$2,033			$11,319	23.4	45.4	678	172		551023003112

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.