Summary:
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin is served by 15 schools in the Sun Prairie Area School District — nine elementary, three middle, and three high schools — enrolling roughly 8,252 students, and while the district as a whole ranks 288 of 432 Wisconsin districts (33rd percentile, 2 stars), individual schools range from the 11th to the 71st percentile.
Strong performers include Eastside Elementary (71st percentile, 4 stars in all three years, just 5.7% chronic absenteeism), Horizon Elementary (69th percentile, with the highest elementary math result at 80.7% in 3rd grade), Token Springs Elementary (68th percentile, lowest free/reduced lunch at 12.71% and lowest spending at $14,859), Sun Prairie West High (70th percentile, above the district in all four tested areas), and Sun Prairie East High, which climbed from the 46th/48th percentile to the 65th with a 96.1% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout. Prairie View Middle also improved, reaching the 56th percentile.
Schools facing larger challenges include Westside Elementary (14th percentile, 66.13% free/reduced lunch, 26.4% chronic absenteeism), C H Bird Elementary (19th), Creekside Elementary (28th), and Northside Elementary (29th). Prairie Phoenix Academy is an outlier: 88 students, 84.5% chronic absenteeism, and 0% social studies proficiency in 2025-26. Royal Oaks Elementary (78th to 50th) and Meadow View Elementary (56th to 34th) are trending downward. Chronic absenteeism generally tracks with lower outcomes, though both high schools perform well despite absenteeism above state averages.
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