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Sun Prairie, WI
Public School Ratings




Sun Prairie Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sun Prairie Area School District details

Sun Prairie Area School District
501 S Bird St
Sun Prairie, WI 53590

8,350 Students enrolled in District

17 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Sun Prairie Area School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.0% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.9% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
43%
41%
40%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
C H Bird Elementary School
1170 N Bird St
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
PK-05
Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School
220 Kroncke Dr
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
M-M
Central Heights Middle School
220 Kroncke Dr
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
06-08
Creekside Elementary School
1251 O'keeffe Ave
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
PK-05
Eastside Elementary School
661 Elizabeth Ln
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
PK-05
Horizon Elementary School
625 N Heatherstone Dr
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
PK-05
Meadow View Elementary School
200 N Grand Ave
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
PK-05
Northside Elementary School
230 W Klubertanz Dr
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
PK-05
Patrick Marsh Middle School
1351 Columbus St
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
06-08
Prairie Phoenix Academy School
160 South St
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.3% 70.6%
Black 13.4% 9.2%
Hispanic 12.2% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.4% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 25.9% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 4.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,838 $65,450,000 32.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $839 $7,007,000 3.5%
Staff $1,052 $8,784,000 4.4%
General Administration $123 $1,030,000 0.5%
School Administration $716 $5,978,000 3.0%
Operation $1,012 $8,454,000 4.2%
Transportation $452 $3,775,000 1.9%
Other $771 $6,442,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,966 $41,470,000 20.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $11,290 $94,275,000 46.9%
Total Expenditures $24,095 $201,195,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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