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
781	Random Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Random Lake Rd	Random Lake	53075	Sheboygan County	Random Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 994-4344	292	21	14	35.3%	239 (81.8%)	4 (1.4%)	34 (11.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$11,239			$421			$10,818	33.3	41.9	708	73		551245001654
782	Butte des Morts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Tayco St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1900	445	42	10.5	65.8%	254 (57.1%)	24 (5.4%)	94 (21.1%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.8%)	$16,416			$1,992			$14,423	33.2	35	781	1		550903001054
783	Pier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	259 Old Pioneer Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2868	274	25	11.1	61.7%	130 (47.4%)	52 (19.0%)	57 (20.8%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	$13,688			$1,084			$12,604	33	28.3	824	41		550468000501
784	Glenwood City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 265-4231	307	21	14.6	42.3%	273 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$10,738			$708			$10,030	32.9	33.8	789	5		550552000586
785	Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	626 Pinehurst Dr	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2405	363	30	12.2	45.2%	178 (49.0%)	11 (3.0%)	76 (20.9%)	58 (16.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$13,698			$1,192			$12,505	32.8	38.7	742	43		550582000633
786	Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	486	18	27	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (90.9%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$14,938			$2,787			$12,150	32.6	33.1	793	7		550960002537
787	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1509 N 5th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0000	181	17	10.4	69.1%	88 (48.6%)	5 (2.8%)	19 (10.5%)	51 (28.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	$16,355			$1,222			$15,133	32.6	26.4	841	54		551590002048
788	Tri-County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 335-6366	265	21	12.4	64.5%	178 (67.2%)	1 (0.4%)	80 (30.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,845			$1,434			$13,411	32.5	26.2	842	54		551182001550
789	Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6323 Woodington Way	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2180	455	43	10.4	50.8%	157 (34.5%)	84 (18.5%)	140 (30.8%)	25 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.9%)	$17,345			$1,174			$16,172	32.5	20.5	883	94		550852000928
790	The Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	608 Henry Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	The Lincoln Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 690-5100	727	43	16.9	63.7%	280 (38.5%)	97 (13.3%)	290 (39.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)								32.4	34.1	787	3		550009203146

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.