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
611	Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Grove Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6769	178	18	9.6	68.0%	109 (61.2%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.9%)	24 (13.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.2%)	$16,642			$1,806			$14,836	48.5	50.8	618	7		551707002206
612	McKinley Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 Blaine St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5421	373	29	12.9	49.9%	260 (69.7%)	11 (2.9%)	25 (6.7%)	52 (13.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	$15,415			$1,632			$13,784	48.5	45.8	670	58		551449001914
613	Hayward Center for Individualized Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15574 State Hwy 77	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 934-2112	250	7	35.2	26.0%	235 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$8,087			$683			$7,404	48.3	37.9	753	140		550627003339
614	Fox Valley Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(920) 967-1421	90	9	9.8	60.0%	57 (63.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								48.2	51.4	612	2		550903003153
615	Somers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 72nd Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-3200	560	39	14.4	54.1%	276 (49.3%)	113 (20.2%)	123 (22.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$13,493			$930			$12,563	48.2	46.1	668	53		550732000824
616	West Elementary	Public	K-5	900 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1200	233	24	9.6	62.2%	129 (55.4%)	2 (0.9%)	86 (36.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$13,408			$1,117			$12,291	48.2	39.5	733	117		550705000780
617	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9925 W Glendale Ave	Wauwatosa	53225	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1400	257	23	11.3	31.5%	91 (35.4%)	80 (31.1%)	24 (9.3%)	32 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.7%)	$12,967			$842			$12,124	48	56.9	537	80		551599002085
618	Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7364 Alder St E	Webster	54893	Burnett County	Webster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 866-8210	248	20	12.2	61.3%	181 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.3%)	$13,096			$1,016			$12,081	48	60.7	477	141		551623002098
619	Mayville Elementary	Public	K-6	445 N Henninger St	Mayville	53050	Dodge County	Mayville School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 387-7970	388	31	12.6	45.1%	314 (80.9%)	5 (1.3%)	49 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$12,518			$814			$11,703	47.8	55.7	555	64		550888001029
620	Black Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	308 E Burdick St	Black Creek	54106	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 984-3396	345	25	13.7	34.8%	312 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	7 (2.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,791			$464			$11,326	47.8	50.6	621	1		551353001769

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.