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
471	Chilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Court St	Chilton	53014	Calumet County	Chilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 849-9388	375	32	11.7	42.7%	284 (75.7%)	4 (1.1%)	73 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$11,203			$812			$10,391	59.4	60.9	472	1		550252000278
472	Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N 4th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0190	189	19	10.1	58.7%	67 (35.4%)	3 (1.6%)	25 (13.2%)	77 (40.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	$16,556			$1,394			$15,162	59.4	38.3	747	275		551590002050
473	Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1120 Metomen St	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 748-4625	266	10	25.8	24.8%	225 (84.6%)	5 (1.9%)	23 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$8,599			$651			$7,948	59.1	62.3	451	22		551302003102
474	Pembine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	N18775 Sauld St	Pembine	54156	Marinette County	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 324-5314	139	12	11.4	66.9%	126 (90.6%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$19,917			$794			$19,123	59	51	615	141		551155001529
475	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Wilson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3688	472	35	13.6	70.8%	180 (38.1%)	9 (1.9%)	68 (14.4%)	169 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	$11,202			$611			$10,590	58.9	58.4	509	34		551365001800
476	Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4451 Old School Rd	Phelps	54554	Vilas County	Phelps School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 545-2724	61	10	6.2	44.3%	58 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$27,767			$1,619			$26,147	58.8	54.9	569	93		551171001539
477	Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1065 W Broadway Ave	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2316	587	43	13.5	41.2%	525 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,910			$705			$12,205	58.8	57.3	533	56		550894002361
478	Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 N Milwaukee St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 514-8220	331	25	13.3	32.3%	290 (87.6%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	$15,122			$788			$14,334	58.8	70.1	321	157		551566002509
479	Neenah Middle School	Public	4-8	1275 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6850	1,913	132	14.5	31.7%	1,535 (80.2%)	60 (3.1%)	146 (7.6%)	76 (4.0%)	9 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	81 (4.2%)	$10,942			$295			$10,647	58.8	70.6	309	170		551032002308
480	Lakeview K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6729 18th Avenue	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2746	988	68	14.5	46.8%	522 (52.8%)	54 (5.5%)	306 (31.0%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.4%)	$13,100			$661			$12,439	58.8	60.6	478	2		550732002758

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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.