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
291	Westside Elementary	Public	K-4	746 W 3rd St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 739-3578	408	32	12.9	30.6%	321 (78.7%)	9 (2.2%)	38 (9.3%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$11,017			$1,132			$9,884	71.4	64.3	415	124		550747000851
292	Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	425 W Upham St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 384-4747	554	36	15.3	33.8%	481 (86.8%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$11,435			$338			$11,097	71.4	72.2	285	7		550882001016
293	Minocqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7450 Titus Dr	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Minocqua J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5206	506	48	10.5	32.4%	434 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	$13,864			$518			$13,346	71.3	73.9	251	42		550969001278
294	Denmark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 N Wall St	Denmark	54208	Brown County	Denmark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 863-4050	778	52	14.8	22.8%	702 (90.2%)	5 (0.6%)	43 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$11,346			$523			$10,823	71.3	74.3	243	51		550366000387
295	Rib Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	150801 Robin Lane	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0220	194	16	12.3	25.8%	142 (73.2%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.1%)	34 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$14,259			$311			$13,949	71.2	81.1	148	147		551590002059
296	Brighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 248th Ave	Kansasville	53139	Kenosha County	Brighton #1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 878-2191	196	13	14.6	20.4%	179 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$11,034			$537			$10,498	71.2	83.8	111	185		550165000205
297	Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N2575 Snake Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Geneva J4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-3816	148	15	9.5	31.8%	118 (79.7%)	2 (1.4%)	24 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$16,510			$666			$15,843	71.1	71.9	289	8		550510000546
298	Hayward Intermediate	Public	3-5	15930 W 5th St	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 634-2619	327	26	12.7	50.2%	200 (61.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	$13,687			$1,259			$12,428	71.1	71.1	296	2		550627002417
299	Prairie View Elementary	Public	3-5	2131 Townline Rd	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 642-6720	261	23	11.3	29.5%	225 (86.2%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,997			$946			$13,051	71	73.4	261	38		550402001640
300	Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 S University Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1305	401	30	13.1	39.2%	208 (51.9%)	15 (3.7%)	152 (37.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$10,577			$386			$10,191	71	57.2	535	235		551578002006

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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.