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Sauk Prairie High

Q: Is Sauk Prairie High a good school?

Sauk Prairie High ranks 233 rd of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 56% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Sauk Prairie High is a 9–12 high school in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, serving 862 students as the high school of the Sauk Prairie School District. In 2025–26 it ranks 233rd of 533 Wisconsin high schools — the 56th percentile, 3 stars — which puts it slightly above the state median overall but near the lower end of its nearby comparison group.

That local context matters. Waunakee High (8th), Middleton High (18th), Mount Horeb High (32nd) and Lodi High (38th) all rank in the top tenth of the state, while Sauk Prairie sits just ahead of Baraboo High. Test scores are mixed: 10th-grade social studies proficiency (54.21%) is above the state's 48.25%, and math and science are at or slightly above state averages. English language arts is the clearest weakness at 43.46%, below the state's 48.47% and the lowest among the nearby schools in this comparison. In 2024–25 the school was above the state in all four reported subjects, so 2025–26 is a step back. The 2024–25 graduation rate of 93.4% is above the state's 92.0%.

Chronic absenteeism is the standout concern: 23.6%, versus 17.3% statewide and 14.9% for the district, and well above nearby Wisconsin Heights High (9.4%) and Lodi (6.7%). Special education is a real bright spot — the school ranks in the 85th percentile statewide (4 stars) — and English learners rank at the 62nd percentile. Gaps remain for low-income students (29th percentile) and Hispanic students (17th percentile). Sauk Prairie spends $14,757 per student, less than most nearby districts, with a student–teacher ratio of 15.1, higher than most neighbors.

862

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,757

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

105 9th St
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578-1428

(608) 643-5900

District: Sauk Prairie School District

Feeder schools for Sauk Prairie High:

Elementary:	Bridges Elementary
	Grand Avenue Elementary
	Merrimac Community
	Tower Rock Elementary
Middle:	Sauk Prairie Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

12.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg46%

233^rd of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

197^th of 432Sauk Prairie School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	233 of 533	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	167 of 431	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	179 of 431	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	174 of 415	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	249 of 391	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	177 of 390	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	176 of 400	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	153 of 410	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.7	105 of 410	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	75 of 408	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	64.8	174 of 466	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.5	147 of 462	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.0	99 of 457	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	135 of 452	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	59.1	237 of 445	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.0	201 of 450	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	190 of 438	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	136 of 437	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.7	88 of 281	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.2	209 of 292	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	59.6	147 of 287	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.1	126 of 275	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	215 of 461	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	93 of 358	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	126 of 353	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	165 of 329	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	224 of 343	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	201 of 332	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	144 of 343	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	195 of 355	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	156 of 187	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	66 of 76	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	318 of 446	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	198 of 335	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	217 of 326	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	185 of 271	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	214 of 250	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	195 of 226	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	191 of 251	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	184 of 255	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	203 of 462	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	200 of 380	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	207 of 365	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	149 of 359	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	236 of 347	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	141 of 334	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	192 of 354	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	113 of 373	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	50 of 333	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	13 of 93	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	35.9	57 of 95	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	38 of 55	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	182 of 344	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.3	104 of 285	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	122 of 300	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	137 of 271	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	177 of 269	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	131 of 266	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	104 of 266	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	106 of 261	59.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies54%+6 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-5 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sauk Prairie High	Public	9-12	105 9th St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-5900	862	57	15.1	24.2%	717 (83.2%)	11 (1.3%)	104 (12.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	57.9	233^rd of 533 public high schools	56.3%		59.3	167^th of 431 public high schools	61.3%	66	43.5	44.5	43.4						54.2		$14,757	$534	$14,222
Wisconsin Heights High	Public	9-12	10173 US Highway 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 767-2586	238	16	14.5	26.1%	212 (89.1%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	76.6	92^nd of 533 public high schools	82.7%		80	60^th of 431 public high schools	86.1%	32	58.3	55.0	46.7						67.2		$18,963	$834	$18,129
Lodi High	Public	9-12	1100 Sauk St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 592-3853	444	37	12.1	14.9%	400 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	87.7	38^th of 533 public high schools	92.9%		81.8	53^rd of 431 public high schools	87.7%	15	67.7	68.8	57.0						67.3		$18,276	$224	$18,052
Baraboo High	Public	9-12	1201 Draper St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 355-3940	885	65	13.5	—	681 (76.9%)	14 (1.6%)	103 (11.6%)	13 (1.5%)	32 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	53.5	264^th of 533 public high schools	50.5%		33.9	319^th of 431 public high schools	26.0%	55	47.8	40.3	41.8						46.8		$14,574	$374	$14,200
Waunakee High	Public	9-12	301 Community Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-2100	1,335	103	12.9	9.1%	1,109 (83.1%)	20 (1.5%)	105 (7.9%)	44 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.3%)	95.8	8^th of 533 public high schools	98.5%		84.6	42^nd of 431 public high schools	90.3%	34	76.0	78.4	72.7						76.2		$16,843	$264	$16,578
Clark Street Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	2100 Bristol Street	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 829-9640	108	10	11.3	25.9%	79 (73.1%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.5%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.1%)	59.4	226^th of 533 public high schools	57.6%		85.2	41^st of 431 public high schools	90.5%	185	51.7	24.1	51.9						70.6		$17,468	$402	$17,066
Middleton High	Public	9-12	2100 Bristol St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9660	2,303	150	15.3	17.8%	1,495 (64.9%)	112 (4.9%)	250 (10.9%)	278 (12.1%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (6.7%)	93.8	18^th of 533 public high schools	96.6%		95.9	9^th of 431 public high schools	97.9%	9	74.6	69.6	68.3						74.7		$16,092	$436	$15,655
Poynette High	Public	9-12	108 N Cleveland St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 635-4347	296	23	12.6	19.9%	271 (91.6%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	65.7	177^th of 533 public high schools	66.8%		81.9	52^nd of 431 public high schools	87.9%	125	60.7	53.6	48.2						43.5		$17,157	$665	$16,492
River Valley Junior High / High School	Public	7-12	660 Varsity Blvd	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 588-2554	364	29	12.4	30.8%	336 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	74.2	111^th of 533 public high schools	79.2%		57.1	187^th of 431 public high schools	56.6%	76	61.4	42.9	50.0	48.7	37.2	68.9	71.8	57.7	66.7	59.0	$18,035	$351	$17,684
Vel Phillips Memorial High School	Public	9-12	201 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 663-5990	2,004	127	15.7	42.4%	810 (40.4%)	306 (15.3%)	527 (26.3%)	172 (8.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (8.7%)	62.4	205^th of 533 public high schools	61.5%		60.7	156^th of 431 public high schools	63.8%	49	53.8	49.4	46.9						43.9		$18,129	$521	$17,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Sauk Prairie High

What is the racial makeup of Sauk Prairie High?

Students at Sauk Prairie High are 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Sauk Prairie High in?

Sauk Prairie School District

What schools feed into Sauk Prairie High?

Sauk Prairie High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridges Elementary
Elementary : Grand Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Merrimac Community
Elementary : Tower Rock Elementary
Middle : Sauk Prairie Middle

Is Sauk Prairie High a good school?

Sauk Prairie High ranks 233^rd of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sauk Prairie High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 862 students attended Sauk Prairie High.

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