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 57%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Bay Lane Elementary	Muskego, WI	919	68%
2	Burleigh Elementary	Brookfield, WI	879	59%
3	Winneconne Elementary	Winneconne, WI	874	61%
4	Greenfield Elementary	Baldwin, WI	845	50%
5	Edgerton Community Elementary	Edgerton, WI	844	55%
6	Hemlock Creek Elementary	De Pere, WI	825	68%
7	Swanson Elementary	Brookfield, WI	823	67%
8	Pewaukee Lake Elementary	Pewaukee, WI	789	69%
9	Appleton Community 4K	Appleton, WI	750	58%
10	Ellsworth Elementary	Ellsworth, WI	730	51%
11	Milwaukee Spanish Immersion	Milwaukee, WI	716	44%
12	Valley View Elementary	Green Bay, WI	713	52%
13	Brown Deer Elementary	Brown Deer, WI	709	43%
14	Freedom Elementary	Freedom, WI	698	61%
15	West Salem Elementary	West Salem, WI	692	62%
16	Sugar Creek Elementary	Verona, WI	680	66%
17	Richards Elementary	Whitefish Bay, WI	665	67%
18	Saint Croix Central Elementary	Roberts, WI	665	58%
19	Dixon Elementary	Brookfield, WI	663	77%
20	Westwood Elementary	De Pere, WI	654	59%
21	Brookfield Elementary	Brookfield, WI	652	74%
22	Mosinee Elementary	Mosinee, WI	650	56%
23	Sullivan Elementary	Green Bay, WI	650	39%
24	Altoona Elementary	Altoona, WI	646	58%
25	Heritage Elementary	De Pere, WI	646	64%
26	Herrman Elementary	Sparta, WI	646	51%
27	Friendship Learning Elementary	North Fond du Lac, WI	640	58%
28	Cumberland Elementary	Whitefish Bay, WI	636	72%
29	Greenville Elementary	Greenville, WI	626	64%
30	Leopold Elementary	Madison, WI	624	46%
31	Slinger Elementary	Slinger, WI	624	53%
32	Horizon School	Pewaukee, WI	622	56%
33	4K PK Off Site	Madison, WI	615	62%
34	Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	Waupaca, WI	615	60%
35	Lake Mills Elementary	Lake Mills, WI	610	60%
36	Winnequah School	Monona, WI	609	65%
37	Spring Hill Elementary	Wisconsin Dells, WI	608	57%
38	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Madison, WI	607	59%
39	Lake Superior Elementary	Ashland, WI	603	46%
40	Sheboygan Falls Elementary	Sheboygan Falls, WI	602	61%
41	Rock Ledge Elementary	Seymour, WI	596	53%
42	Little Chute Elementary	Little Chute, WI	593	56%
43	Medford Elementary	Medford, WI	589	45%
44	Forest Home Elementary	Milwaukee, WI	582	24%
45	Dickinson Elementary	De Pere, WI	580	50%
46	Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center	Menomonee Falls, WI	575	70%
47	Ready 4 Learning School	Oshkosh, WI	574	55%
48	Julian Thomas Elementary	Racine, WI	571	26%
49	Central - Denison Elementary	Lake Geneva, WI	566	63%
50	Clay Lamberton Elementary	Berlin, WI	564	40%

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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.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

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.