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
761	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N 4th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9540	202	21	9.6	64.9%	120 (59.4%)	11 (5.4%)	43 (21.3%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.9%)	$14,520			$1,351			$13,169	35.7	29.7	815	54		550861000977
762	New Lisbon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 562-3700	298	26	11.3		275 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,954			$966			$10,988	35.7	19.6	889	127		551056001381
763	Mauston Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	96	5	20	34.4%	76 (79.2%)	3 (3.1%)	6 (6.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.4%)	$10,891			$2,221			$8,670	35.6	35.5	776	13		550885003030
764	Wittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Prouty St	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 253-2221	449	31	14.4	45.7%	367 (81.7%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	$10,716			$886			$9,830	35.5	32.1	800	36		551710002223
765	Hadfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Linden St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1505	338	37	9	73.7%	169 (50.0%)	44 (13.0%)	80 (23.7%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	$11,379			$1,126			$10,253	35.4	21.5	873	108		551578002011
766	Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Two Mile Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6793	354	26	13.5	40.4%	295 (83.3%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.8%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$14,797			$1,158			$13,639	35.4	58	519	247		551707002217
767	Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Sauk County	Weston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 983-2380	117	12	10	59.8%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$12,654			$1,336			$11,318	35.4	57.5	529	238		551647000548
768	Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Mason St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5455	314	31	10	65.6%	131 (41.7%)	33 (10.5%)	46 (14.6%)	58 (18.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.0%)	$11,409			$911			$10,498	35.4	33	795	27		550039000059
769	Bose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 15th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-4044	304	24	12.4	69.1%	122 (40.1%)	72 (23.7%)	83 (27.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	$15,835			$1,069			$14,766	35.1	29.4	818	49		550732000800
770	Summit Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Lakeshore Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7980	295	26	11.3	51.5%	220 (74.6%)	7 (2.4%)	14 (4.7%)	17 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)	$16,179			$1,108			$15,071	34.8	31.5	802	32		550753000870

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.