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
371	Wausau Area Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 261-0795	121	7	16.9	30.6%	104 (86.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	$13,096			$244			$12,852	65.9	69.6	327	44		551590002629
372	E W Luther Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	718 Hawthorne Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5326	197	15	12.8	43.1%	136 (69.0%)	6 (3.0%)	45 (22.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$14,894			$1,189			$13,705	65.6	66.3	386	14		551404001827
373	Dousman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	341 E Ottawa Ave	Dousman	53118	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 965-6550	311	24	12.7	14.1%	276 (88.7%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,228			$586			$11,643	65.6	66	393	20		550351000375
374	Viroqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 637-7071	276	25	10.9	45.3%	254 (92.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$16,360			$2,340			$14,020	65.4	53.3	590	216		551536001975
375	Spence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Bennett St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7773	329	28	11.6	54.7%	201 (61.1%)	14 (4.3%)	21 (6.4%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.6%)	$15,467			$1,099			$14,368	65.4	60.5	482	107		550753000859
376	Plum City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 647-2591	85	9	9.4	28.2%	73 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$15,753			$693			$15,060	65.3	66.1	391	15		551188001556
377	Iola-Scandinavia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Division St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 445-2411	293	24	12.4	36.9%	279 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,880			$838			$14,041	65.3	57.2	534	157		550684000741
378	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Prosser St	Silver Lake	53170	Kenosha County	Silver Lake J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 889-4384	449	30	14.8	32.7%	376 (83.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$12,025			$512			$11,513	65.2	76.6	209	169		551386001815
379	Stoddard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Cottage St	Stoddard	54658	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 457-2101	105	9	12.1	23.8%	98 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$14,706			$1,277			$13,430	65.2	63	436	57		550324000369
380	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	817 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8210	310	23	13.6	11.0%	281 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$15,350			$660			$14,690	65.2	71	299	81		551566002454

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.