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
71	Park Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Park Lawn St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8200	383	31	12.4	20.9%	327 (85.4%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$12,555			$444			$12,110	86.2	86.6	70	1		551089001424
72	Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Crystal Lake Rd	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7380	337	28	11.9	42.1%	259 (76.9%)	3 (0.9%)	59 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$16,415			$507			$15,907	86.1	83.3	114	42		550096001455
73	Poplar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	17401 W Cleveland Ave	New Berlin	53146	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6520	514	35	14.4	22.4%	386 (75.1%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.5%)	42 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$12,076			$438			$11,638	86	82	133	60		551047001365
74	Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate	Public	3-6	318 N Main St	Luxemburg	54217	Kewaunee County	Luxemburg-Casco School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 845-2371	552	43	12.8	17.0%	500 (90.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$12,255			$644			$11,611	86	87.9	57	17		550834000916
75	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-4	26335 Fries Ln	Wind Lake	53185	Racine County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1850	290	22	12.9	15.5%	258 (89.0%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,866			$418			$13,447	85.9	92.1	21	54		551017001332
76	Cushing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	227 N Genesee St	Delafield	53018	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 646-6700	281	23	12.2	10.0%	250 (89.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,315			$454			$12,862	85.9	78.7	178	102		550351000374
77	Viroqua Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-7071	147	8	17.6	27.9%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$9,795			$609			$9,186	85.9	73.7	257	180		551536002972
78	New Century School	Public, Charter	K-5	400 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4900	122	8	15.2	6.6%	96 (78.7%)	3 (2.5%)	9 (7.4%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)	$12,808			$271			$12,536	85.9	88.5	51	27		551533001186
79	Canterbury Elementary	Public	K-5	7000 Enfield Ave	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 423-2770	350	30	11.7	20.6%	256 (73.1%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	$13,015			$611			$12,404	85.8	83.8	109	30		550591002252
80	Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W330S6473 County Rd E	North Prairie	53153	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 392-6310	417	31	13.3	16.5%	381 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$11,224			$315			$10,909	85.8	81.5	140	60		551006001321

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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.