Wisconsin · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Wisconsin

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
74/100
Top score
B
Top grade
66/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

College Park Elementary in Greendale is Wisconsin's top-resourced public school, scoring 74/100 on the NCES resource index.

74/100
top score (grade B)
4
schools at the top grade (B)
66/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 College Park Elementary Greendale B 74
2 Muir Elementary Portage B 71
3 Canterbury Elementary Greendale B 71
4 Amery Intermediate Amery B 70
5 Rome Corners Intermediate Oregon B- 69
6 Highland View Elementary Greendale B- 69
7 Ben Franklin Elementary Franklin B- 68
8 Amery Middle Amery B- 68
9 Royall Elementary Elroy B- 68
10 New Richmond Starr Elementary New Richmond B- 67
11 Lakeview Elementary Wind Lake B- 67
12 North Woods International School La Crosse B- 67
13 Wilson Elementary Wauwatosa B- 67
14 Cleveland Elementary Cleveland B- 67
15 Burleigh Elementary Brookfield B- 66
16 Bay Lane Elementary Muskego B- 66
17 Swanson Elementary Brookfield B- 66
18 Ronald Reagan Elementary New Berlin B- 66
19 Brookfield Elementary Brookfield B- 66
20 Tonawanda Elementary Elm Grove B- 66
21 Amery High Amery B- 66
22 Parkview Elementary Plymouth B- 66
23 Horizon Elementary Plymouth B- 66
24 Bluff View Elementary Prairie du Chien B- 66
25 Elmwood Elementary New Berlin B- 65
26 Poplar Creek Elementary New Berlin B- 65
27 Country Dale Elementary Franklin B- 65
28 Maple Dale School Fox Point B- 65
29 Random Lake Middle Random Lake B- 65
30 Shell Lake Primary (K-2) Shell Lake B- 65
31 Holmen Middle Holmen C+ 64
32 Dixon Elementary Brookfield C+ 64
33 Woodview Elementary Grafton C+ 64
34 Robinwood Elementary Franklin C+ 64
35 New Glarus Elementary New Glarus C+ 64
36 Southwood Glen Elementary Franklin C+ 64
37 Prairie View Elementary Oregon C+ 64
38 Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary Ontario C+ 64
39 Evergreen Elementary Holmen C+ 64
40 Summit Environmental School La Crosse C+ 64
41 Poynette Middle Poynette C+ 64
42 Kohler High Kohler C+ 64
43 Roosevelt Elementary Oshkosh C+ 64
44 Ba Kennedy School Prairie du Chien C+ 64
45 New Glarus Middle New Glarus C+ 64
46 Kennedy Elementary Grafton C+ 63
47 Orchard Lane Elementary New Berlin C+ 63
48 Pleasant View Elementary Franklin C+ 63
49 Mckinley Elementary Wauwatosa C+ 63
50 Viking Elementary Holmen C+ 63

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Wisconsin? ▼

The top-rated school in Wisconsin is College Park Elementary in Greendale with a quality score of 74/100 (grade B). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.