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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Wisconsin

907 public elementary schools in Wisconsin appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Northside Elementary leads the list at 7.3:1, against a median of 13.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
907
Wisconsin
Best Students/teacher
7.3:1
Median Students/teacher
13.2:1
LOWEST RATIO · WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Northside ElementaryLa Crosse, WILa Crosse School DistrictElementary2377.3:1
2Hintgen ElementaryLa Crosse, WILa Crosse School DistrictElementary2107.6:1
3Keshena PrimaryKeshena, WIMenominee Indian School DistrictElementary3947.9:1
4Lac du Flambeau ElementaryLac du Flambeau, WILac du Flambeau #1 School DistrictElementary4998.1:1
5Wilson ElementaryJanesville, WIJanesville School DistrictElementary2568.3:1
6Merrill ElementaryOshkosh, WIOshkosh Area School DistrictElementary2568.5:1
7C H Bird ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary3338.6:1
8Richland Center Intermediate SchoolRichland Center, WIRichland School DistrictElementary2758.6:1
9Riverview ElementaryManitowoc, WIManitowoc School DistrictElementary2578.8:1
10Lake View ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary2928.9:1
11Fort Howard ElementaryGreen Bay, WIGreen Bay Area Public School DistrictElementary2418.9:1
12Westside ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary4349.1:1
13Hadfield ElementaryWaukesha, WIWaukesha School DistrictElementary3389.1:1
14Gompers ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary2179.1:1
15Wilson ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary2189.1:1
16Sauk Trail ElementaryMiddleton, WIMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictElementary3609.1:1
17Lincoln ElementaryWausau, WIWausau School DistrictElementary2049.1:1
18Algoma ElementaryAlgoma, WIAlgoma School DistrictElementary3019.2:1
19North Woods International SchoolLa Crosse, WILa Crosse School DistrictElementary2559.3:1
20Jefferson ElementaryAppleton, WIAppleton Area School DistrictElementary2129.3:1
21Longfellow ElementarySheboygan, WISheboygan Area School DistrictElementary2349.3:1
22Sawyer ElementarySturgeon Bay, WISturgeon Bay School DistrictElementary2239.3:1
23Jefferson ElementarySheboygan, WISheboygan Area School DistrictElementary2529.4:1
24Schenk ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary3949.4:1
25Necedah ElementaryNecedah, WINecedah Area School DistrictElementary2449.4:1
26Mead ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WIWisconsin Rapids School DistrictElementary2669.5:1
27Chegwin ElementaryFond du Lac, WIFond du Lac School DistrictElementary2969.6:1
28Lakewood ElementaryTwin Lakes, WITwin Lakes #4 School DistrictElementary2639.6:1
29Stephen Foster Elementary CharterAppleton, WIAppleton Area School DistrictElementary2009.6:1
30Mendota ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary2829.6:1
31Madison ElementaryManitowoc, WIManitowoc School DistrictElementary2029.6:1
32Gibraltar ElementaryFish Creek, WIGibraltar Area School DistrictElementary2659.6:1
33Gegan ElementaryMenasha, WIMenasha Joint School DistrictElementary2589.6:1
34Badger ElementaryAppleton, WIAppleton Area School DistrictElementary2589.7:1
35West ElementaryJefferson, WIJefferson School DistrictElementary2339.7:1
36Southside Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary3369.7:1
37Horizons ElementaryAppleton, WIAppleton Area School DistrictElementary2649.7:1
38Hawthorne ElementaryWaukesha, WIWaukesha School DistrictElementary3219.7:1
39Locust Lane ElementaryEau Claire, WIEau Claire Area School DistrictElementary2969.7:1
40West Ridge ElementaryRacine, WIRacine Unified School DistrictElementary3439.7:1
41Howard ElementaryGreen Bay, WIHoward-Suamico School DistrictElementary2629.7:1
42Forest Lane Community SchoolMontello, WIMontello School DistrictElementary2849.7:1
43Schurz ElementaryWatertown, WIWatertown Unified School DistrictElementary2239.7:1
44McKinley ElementaryKenosha, WIKenosha School DistrictElementary2219.8:1
45Parkside ElementaryFond du Lac, WIFond du Lac School DistrictElementary3259.8:1
46Lincoln ElementaryGreen Bay, WIGreen Bay Area Public School DistrictElementary2609.9:1
47Edgar ElementaryEdgar, WIEdgar School DistrictElementary2559.9:1
48Emerson ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29710.0:1
49Brookwood MiddleGenoa City, WIGenoa City J2 School DistrictElementary21310.0:1
50Monroe ElementaryManitowoc, WIManitowoc School DistrictElementary23210.0:1
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