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
541	Washington Elementary	Public	3-4	1900 E 6th St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-2373	257	18	14.5	55.6%	222 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	$15,698			$1,547			$14,151	54.2	55.5	558	17		550921001103
542	New Richmond Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	635 E Richmond Way	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-1400	570	40	14.1	35.1%	493 (86.5%)	11 (1.9%)	27 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	$11,535			$341			$11,194	53.9	55.3	564	22		551062002789
543	Cedar Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2225 W Sycamore Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 761-3020	295	24	12.4	40.3%	143 (48.5%)	16 (5.4%)	56 (19.0%)	68 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,186			$678			$11,508	53.8	56.4	547	4		551083001407
544	Plover-Whiting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Hoover Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5424	448	34	13	38.4%	328 (73.2%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.3%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$13,376			$874			$12,503	53.8	55.1	567	23		551449001878
545	Kegonsa Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Vernon St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 877-5201	304	22	14	26.6%	250 (82.2%)	13 (4.3%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$14,288			$602			$13,687	53.7	62.1	454	91		551455001884
546	Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	340 13th St S	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3840	383	29	13.1	21.7%	320 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (7.6%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$13,338			$707			$12,631	53.5	60.8	474	72		550669000731
547	Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4141	602	56	10.7	51.7%	494 (82.1%)	8 (1.3%)	64 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$15,301			$864			$14,437	53.5	52.8	596	49		551584001203
548	Spooner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1821 Scribner St	Spooner	54801	Washburn County	Spooner Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 635-2174	363	27	13.4	53.2%	321 (88.4%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$17,193			$2,001			$15,191	53.4	56	553	5		551422001846
549	Darlington Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	11630 Center Hill Road	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 776-4021	636	45	14.1	48.4%	408 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$11,558			$883			$10,675	53.2	49.6	626	77		550315000704
550	Prairie Ridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	2400 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8942	505	38	13.2	49.7%	394 (78.0%)	5 (1.0%)	78 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$13,058			$955			$12,103	53.2	53.6	585	35		551266003098

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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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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.