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
551	MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 Hobart Dr	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2680	223	21	10.6	56.5%	94 (42.2%)	10 (4.5%)	34 (15.2%)	24 (10.8%)	24 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.6%)	$13,985			$1,310			$12,675	53.2	63	435	116		550582000632
552	Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Camp Phillips Rd	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 359-4181	519	37	13.9	58.0%	289 (55.7%)	14 (2.7%)	57 (11.0%)	134 (25.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$12,230			$1,032			$11,198	53	63.3	430	122		551317001741
553	Princeton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	604 Old Green Lake Rd	Princeton	54968	Green Lake County	Princeton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 295-6571	285	29	9.9	46.3%	262 (91.9%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$15,361			$868			$14,493	52.9	57.7	525	28		551230001595
554	Bloomer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 8th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 568-1042	521	39	13.3	31.1%	498 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,243			$628			$10,615	52.9	45.5	675	121		550135000183
555	Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 623-5950	425	34	12.3	34.8%	348 (81.9%)	8 (1.9%)	43 (10.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$11,706			$473			$11,233	52.8	63	440	115		550282000321
556	Lighthouse Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4521 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 793-4560	229	6	38.1	33.2%	185 (80.8%)	6 (2.6%)	20 (8.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$6,002			$342			$5,660	52.8	73.9	253	303		551512003037
557	Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5485	264	27	9.6	55.7%	129 (48.9%)	18 (6.8%)	59 (22.3%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	$11,556			$911			$10,645	52.5	47.5	645	88		550039002350
558	Howe Elementary	Public	K-5	221 8th St N	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6772	336	30	11.2	66.1%	251 (74.7%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.3%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	$16,311			$1,652			$14,660	52.5	62.9	441	117		551707002207
559	Mellen Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	420 S Main St	Mellen	54546	Ashland County	Mellen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 274-3601	252	20	12.4	45.6%	222 (88.1%)	7 (2.8%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,702			$1,492			$13,211	52.4	49.3	630	71		550897002941
560	Cuba City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	518 W Roosevelt St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 744-2174	288	25	11.4	30.9%	267 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,258			$949			$13,309	52.3	53.6	586	26		550303000332

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.