Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

1045

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Wisconsin, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Wisconsin rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Wisconsin elementary schools ranked, 1001 to 1045 of 1045

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1001	F	Clarke Street Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	11%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	192
#1002	F	Congress Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	11%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	720
#1003	F	Emerson Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	11%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	207
#1004	F	Hawthorne Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	11%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	260
#1005	F	Manitoba Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	11%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#1006	F	Milwaukee Math And Science Academy (Charter)	Milwaukee	Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc	11%	7%	Meets Expectations	231
#1007	F	Story Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	11%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	359
#1008	F	Barton Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	10%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#1009	F	Brown Street Academy	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	10%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	223
#1010	F	Carver Academy	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	10%	7%	Meets Expectations	351
#1011	F	Elm Creative Arts Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	10%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	302
#1012	F	Riverwest Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	10%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	258
#1013	F	Siefert Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	10%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#1014	F	Auer Avenue Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	9%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	160
#1015	F	Cass Street Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	9%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	285
#1016	F	Hawley Environmental School	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	9%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	283
#1017	F	Jackson Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	9%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	240
#1018	F	Milwaukee Academy Of Chinese Language	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	9%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	475
#1019	F	Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	9%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	429
#1020	F	Browning Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	283
#1021	F	Carson Academy	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	350
#1022	F	Clemens Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	285
#1023	F	Hi Mount Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	149
#1024	F	Kagel Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#1025	F	King JR Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	6%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	279
#1026	F	Lafollette Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	183
#1027	F	Lancaster Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	320
#1028	F	Mitchell School	Racine	Racine Unified School District	8%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	1,083
#1029	F	Neeskara Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	340
#1030	F	Pratt Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	316
#1031	F	Sherman Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	281
#1032	F	Starms Discovery	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	8%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	238
#1033	F	Eighty First Street Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	7%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	332
#1034	F	Fifty Third Street Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	7%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	312
#1035	F	Franklin Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	7%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	326
#1036	F	Hopkins Lloyd Community School	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	7%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	135
#1037	F	Keshena Primary	Keshena	Menominee Indian School District	7%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	429
#1038	F	Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy (Charter)	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	7%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	299
#1039	F	Mitchell Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	7%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	589
#1040	F	Gaenslen Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	6%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	687
#1041	F	Keefe Avenue Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	6%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	147
#1042	F	River Trail Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	6%	15%	Underperforms Expectations	343
#1043	F	Merrill Elementary	Beloit	Beloit School District	5%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	180
#1044	F	Metcalfe Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	5%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	334
#1045	F	Townsend Street Elementary	Milwaukee	Milwaukee School District	5%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	280

About this ranking

Scope: every public elementary school in Wisconsin.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works