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Wisconsin teacher certification lookup

Wisconsin's ELO License Lookup shows DPI's public record of educator licenses and lets you search by name or complete File/Entity Number.

Open the Wisconsin license lookup

Whose certificate are you checking?

The state search opens in a new tab. Come back and choose what the record showed.

Official state source Search stays with the state Checked 2026-08-02

Use what you found

Check this certificate date

Enter the status and date shown by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The status and date stay in this browser tab.

Source
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Reviewed
Aug 2, 2026 · next check by Nov 2, 2026

The status and date stay in this browser tab. TeachPassport receives only anonymous tool-use totals and the optional answer above.

Before you search

How to find the right Wisconsin record

  1. 01Choose Search by Name and enter the educator's last name; add a first name to narrow the results.
  2. 02Choose Search by File/Entity Number when you know the complete DPI-assigned number for the most specific match.
  3. 03Open the matching record and check the license information against the date and time of the search.
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What the public record can answer

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

  • 01

    Wisconsin educator license history and status as DPI shows it at the time of the search

  • 02

    The education licenses attached to the matching DPI record

  • 03

    License status and other credential details DPI makes public

Record timing

DPI says every paid application is reviewed and that review may take at least six to eight weeks, depending on complexity and volume. In its busy season (January, February and May to August), the date DPI received an application can take up to eight weeks to appear on the lookup.

If the search comes up empty

Check these before you stop

  • •Check spelling, hyphens and any former or newer name used with DPI.
  • •Use the complete File/Entity Number when available because a name can return multiple people or the wrong person.
  • •If you are the educator, sign in to your private ELO account for more detail about pending and approved licenses.

Still not sure what you are looking at? Ask us about your Wisconsin record and we will answer by email within one business day.

Issued certificate vs. pending application

Wisconsin says licensees can sign in to their own ELO account for more detail about pending and approved licenses. The public lookup can confirm the license record, but it is not a substitute for the applicant's private review details.

Understand processing timelines

Help with the result you found

Wisconsin

01My certificate did not appearRetry the state search and choose the right next recordOpen 02My application is still pendingFind the private applicant process and what to checkOpen 03My license is expiring or no longer currentSee what Wisconsin requires and where to continueOpen 04I’m completing initial Mathematics 4–12Check your program, content-knowledge, endorsement, and application stepOpen 05I want to add Mathematics or advance my licenseCheck Mathematics, Lifetime License, or Principal requirementsOpen

Official sources

Checked 2026-08-02

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