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
491	Star Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W1380 Lake Geneva Hwy	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-7000	339	29	11.5	45.1%	264 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,682			$547			$12,134	57.8	64.1	419	72		550762000883
492	Weyauwega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8165	257	21	12.3	52.1%	218 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	$12,097			$1,536			$10,561	57.7	65.5	399	93		551650002158
493	Willson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Berkley Blvd	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3925	284	24	11.7		226 (79.6%)	8 (2.8%)	20 (7.0%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$12,367			$898			$11,469	57.6	66.2	387	106		550081000106
494	Lake Delton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W Delavan St	Lake Delton	53940	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-4391	203	16	13	71.9%	95 (46.8%)	4 (2.0%)	87 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$12,345			$904			$11,441	57.5	61.3	463	31		551704002198
495	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	210 N Montgomery St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1465	140	11	12.7	50.0%	115 (82.1%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$13,957			$1,030			$12,925	57.3	64.4	413	82		551575001999
496	Riverview Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Michigan Ave	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9500	257	29	8.8	44.7%	174 (67.7%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.3%)	24 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	$17,342			$681			$16,661	57.2	50.7	620	124		550861000979
497	Pardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	503 E Chestnut St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 429-2151	331	25	13.2	39.6%	305 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	$13,291			$1,224			$12,068	57.2	56.2	549	52		551137001517
498	River Falls Public Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	421 W Maple St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7645	189	11	17.7	16.9%	166 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	$10,316			$369			$9,948	57.2	58.6	507	9		551305002562
499	Honor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Center St	Neosho	53059	Dodge County	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 625-3531	186	15	12.5	15.1%	177 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,230			$805			$14,425	57.2	62.8	444	55		550007503033
500	Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5503 W Range View Dr	Hurley	54534	Iron County	Hurley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 407-4777	235	15	15.5	40.0%	213 (90.6%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$14,454			$1,276			$13,177	57	57.5	530	30		550675000734

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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.