Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Wisconsin!

Every year, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 144)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
141	Clarke Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2816 W Clarke St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1000	167	15	11	94.6%	2 (1.2%)	154 (92.2%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,466			$2,946			$15,521	2.1%	0.0%	2.08%			550960001140
141	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 W Klubertanz Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7100	439	39	11.3	40.5%	239 (54.4%)	38 (8.7%)	81 (18.5%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.9%)	$14,374			$838			$13,536	2.1%	25.6%	23.49%			551464001900
141	O Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 5 1/2 Mile Rd	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6650	540	33	16.2	38.7%	324 (60.0%)	42 (7.8%)	125 (23.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	$16,123			$1,019			$15,105	2.1%	20.7%	18.61%			551236001605
141	Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5110 W Locust St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5800	147	17	8.6	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	133 (90.5%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$19,435			$4,910			$14,525	2.1%	0.2%	1.89%			550960001240
140	Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6035 W Adler St	Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8400	552	33	16.7	83.9%	51 (9.2%)	226 (40.9%)	120 (21.7%)	104 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	$15,293			$2,296			$12,998	2.8%	2.5%	0.29%			550960001135
139	Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7900 W Acacia St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3800	384	24	15.9	92.2%	5 (1.3%)	314 (81.8%)	22 (5.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	$17,464			$2,600			$14,864	3.5%	1.1%	2.42%			550960001191
138	Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Kentucky St	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6950	557	40	13.9	74.7%	94 (16.9%)	149 (26.8%)	272 (48.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	$16,666			$1,734			$14,933	4.2%	5.2%	1.01%			551236001626
137	Gaenslen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1250 E Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5700	641	55	11.6	88.3%	19 (3.0%)	521 (81.3%)	58 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	$19,592			$2,455			$17,137	4.9%	0.4%	4.48%			550960001169
136	Merrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 Nelson Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2605	224	21	10.9	83.9%	27 (12.1%)	124 (55.4%)	48 (21.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.7%)	$18,789			$2,011			$16,779	5.6%	0.9%	4.69%			550105000147
135	E Cook Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Hazel St	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0152	278	21	13.2	64.4%	145 (52.2%)	59 (21.2%)	22 (7.9%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (11.9%)	$14,549			$930			$13,619	6.3%	20.8%	14.54%			551119001483

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.