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Sun Prairie Area School District Schools
Sun Prairie Area School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Dane County (Sun Prairie). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sun Prairie Area School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Sun Prairie Area School District
12 of 14 schools in Sun Prairie Area School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3C: 4D: 4
Best schools in Sun Prairie Area School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A- Eastside Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Token Springs Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Horizon Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Sun Prairie East High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Meadow View Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Patrick Marsh Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Prairie View Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Royal Oaks Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Creekside Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Northside Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Sun Prairie Area School District
High schools (1)
- B- Sun Prairie East High, Sun Prairie
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C Patrick Marsh Middle, Sun Prairie
- C Prairie View Middle, Sun Prairie
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- D- C H Bird Elementary, Sun Prairie
- D+ Creekside Elementary, Sun Prairie
- A- Eastside Elementary, Sun Prairie
- B Horizon Elementary, Sun Prairie
- C+ Meadow View Elementary, Sun Prairie
- D+ Northside Elementary, Sun Prairie
- C Royal Oaks Elementary, Sun Prairie
- B Token Springs Elementary, Sun Prairie
- D- Westside Elementary, Sun Prairie
Other schools and academies (2)
- Prairie Phoenix Academy, Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie Four Kids, Sun Prairie
Where Sun Prairie Area School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Sun Prairie (14)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Dane County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,411 students with 663 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,331 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5514640
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Marshall School District (5 schools, 7 mi)
- De Forest Area School District (7 schools, 7 mi)
- Monona Grove School District (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Deerfield Community School District (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Columbus School District (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Madison Metropolitan School District (52 schools, 12 mi)
- Waunakee Community School District (7 schools, 13 mi)
- McFarland School District (8 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Sun Prairie Area School District
How many schools are in Sun Prairie Area School District?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Sun Prairie Area School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sun Prairie Area School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Sun Prairie.
How good are the schools in Sun Prairie Area School District?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 45.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42.2%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sun Prairie Area School District?
8,411 students were enrolled in Sun Prairie Area School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sun Prairie Area School District?
Sun Prairie Area School District is in Wisconsin, based in Dane County, with its district office in Sun Prairie. Its boundary covers about 78.5 sq mi.