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
181	Kettle Moraine Explore	Public, Charter	K-5	219 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 968-6400	137	8	16.6	10.2%	126 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$12,008			$256			$11,753	78.7	83.9	104	77		550351002914
182	Williams Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Theatre Road	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 245-5571	282	23	12.4	22.7%	243 (86.2%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$12,265			$1,111			$11,153	78.7	73.9	252	70		551674002186
183	Tullar Elementary	Public	K-4	925 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6985	343	23	14.9	20.4%	283 (82.5%)	9 (2.6%)	15 (4.4%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	$10,693			$294			$10,399	78.6	79.5	170	13		551032001353
184	Waunakee Prairie Elementary	Public	K-4	700 N Madison St	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2200	531	44	12.2	5.3%	440 (82.9%)	11 (2.1%)	33 (6.2%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$14,039			$314			$13,725	78.6	85.3	83	101		551581001198
185	Belleville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Grant St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-6120	550	39	13.9	21.1%	458 (83.3%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$10,972			$347			$10,626	78.3	73.9	254	69		550099001211
186	Wauwatosa Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	12121 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-3300	176	11	16	10.2%	117 (66.5%)	10 (5.7%)	15 (8.5%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.9%)	$11,449			$379			$11,069	78.3	82.9	118	68		551599002884
187	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Salem Dr	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 892-2621	213	15	14.2	37.6%	184 (86.4%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.0%)	$12,139			$797			$11,341	78.3	88.6	49	138		551194001559
188	Chain Exploration Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N3160 Silver Lake Dr	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 258-4151	139	12	11.8	33.1%	126 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$16,191			$832			$15,359	78.2	74.9	235	47		551584003091
189	Winnequah School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Greenway Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 221-7677	602	51	11.8	20.3%	455 (75.6%)	21 (3.5%)	53 (8.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.8%)								78.1	78.1	185	4		550981002343
190	Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5930 Old Sauk Rd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1120	293	25	11.8	24.2%	181 (61.8%)	32 (10.9%)	41 (14.0%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	$17,154			$399			$16,756	78.1	64.4	414	224		550852000924

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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.