Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin
The top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Wisconsin, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 68%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Lane Elementary | Muskego, WI | 919 | 68% |
| 2 | Winneconne Elementary | Winneconne, WI | 874 | 61% |
| 3 | Hemlock Creek Elementary | De Pere, WI | 825 | 68% |
| 4 | Swanson Elementary | Brookfield, WI | 823 | 67% |
| 5 | Pewaukee Lake Elementary | Pewaukee, WI | 789 | 69% |
| 6 | West Salem Elementary | West Salem, WI | 692 | 62% |
| 7 | Sugar Creek Elementary | Verona, WI | 680 | 66% |
| 8 | Richards Elementary | Whitefish Bay, WI | 665 | 67% |
| 9 | Dixon Elementary | Brookfield, WI | 663 | 77% |
| 10 | Brookfield Elementary | Brookfield, WI | 652 | 74% |
| 11 | Heritage Elementary | De Pere, WI | 646 | 64% |
| 12 | Cumberland Elementary | Whitefish Bay, WI | 636 | 72% |
| 13 | Greenville Elementary | Greenville, WI | 626 | 64% |
| 14 | 4K PK Off Site | Madison, WI | 615 | 62% |
| 15 | Winnequah School | Monona, WI | 609 | 65% |
| 16 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center | Menomonee Falls, WI | 575 | 70% |
| 17 | Central - Denison Elementary | Lake Geneva, WI | 566 | 63% |
| 18 | Merton Primary | Merton, WI | 560 | 65% |
| 19 | Rose Glen Elementary | Waukesha, WI | 552 | 69% |
| 20 | Thorson Elementary | Cedarburg, WI | 548 | 74% |
| 21 | Meadow View Elementary | Oconomowoc, WI | 547 | 73% |
| 22 | New Richmond Starr Elementary | New Richmond, WI | 539 | 63% |
| 23 | Mount Horeb Intermediate | Mount Horeb, WI | 523 | 69% |
| 24 | Wrightstown Elementary | Wrightstown, WI | 517 | 65% |
| 25 | Luxemburg-Casco Primary | Luxemburg, WI | 514 | 70% |
| 26 | Woodside Elementary | Sussex, WI | 513 | 64% |
| 27 | Oriole Lane Elementary | Mequon, WI | 511 | 71% |
| 28 | Hudson Prairie Elementary | Hudson, WI | 509 | 75% |
| 29 | Hortonville Elementary | Hortonville, WI | 508 | 66% |
| 30 | Parkview Elementary | Cedarburg, WI | 504 | 71% |
| 31 | Dr H B Tanner Elementary | Kaukauna, WI | 502 | 69% |
| 32 | Bloomer Elementary | Bloomer, WI | 498 | 63% |
| 33 | Mondovi Elementary | Mondovi, WI | 493 | 62% |
| 34 | Mound View Elementary | Elk Mound, WI | 493 | 64% |
| 35 | Riverside Elementary | Ringle, WI | 490 | 72% |
| 36 | Kennedy Elementary | Grafton, WI | 483 | 70% |
| 37 | County Line Elementary | Germantown, WI | 478 | 73% |
| 38 | North Elementary | Hartland, WI | 475 | 69% |
| 39 | Woodview Elementary | Grafton, WI | 475 | 71% |
| 40 | Summit View Elementary | Waukesha, WI | 472 | 67% |
| 41 | Conrad Elvehjem Primary School | McFarland, WI | 471 | 66% |
| 42 | Ronald R Albrecht Elementary | Brodhead, WI | 471 | 62% |
| 43 | Summit Elementary | Oconomowoc, WI | 467 | 67% |
| 44 | Sunrise Elementary | Appleton, WI | 467 | 68% |
| 45 | Granite Ridge School | Cottage Grove, WI | 464 | 66% |
| 46 | New Holstein Elementary | New Holstein, WI | 463 | 65% |
| 47 | Rossman Elementary | Hartford, WI | 459 | 65% |
| 48 | Addison Elementary | Hartford, WI | 454 | 73% |
| 49 | Shady Lane Elementary | Menomonee Falls, WI | 452 | 74% |
| 50 | Pleasant View Elementary | Franklin, WI | 450 | 63% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best elementary school in Wisconsin?
The largest elementary school in Wisconsin is Bay Lane Elementary in Muskego with 919 students and a 68% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many elementary schools are in Wisconsin?
This page shows the top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Wisconsin by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.