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Prairie View Middle

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Prairie View Middle ranks 341 st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Prairie View Middle is a public middle school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving 651 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Sun Prairie Area School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, its academic performance is mixed, with strengths in 8th-grade Social Studies and the Asian student subgroup, but challenges in other areas.

Prairie View Middle's 6th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics scores lag behind the district and state averages, but 7th and 8th-grade scores are closer to or above the averages. The school's Asian student subgroup consistently performs well, ranking in the top 30 out of 88-90 Wisconsin middle schools. However, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is significantly lower, with rankings in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Wisconsin middle schools. The school's attendance and dropout rates have also been areas of concern, with a rising chronic absenteeism rate and fluctuating dropout rates.

When compared to other middle schools in the Sun Prairie Area School District, Prairie View Middle generally performs on par or slightly below its peers. However, the school's performance is notably stronger than some of the middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District, which tend to have lower proficiency rates and higher rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The school's leadership and the district should focus on addressing the achievement gaps and improving student outcomes across all subgroups to ensure that all students at Prairie View Middle have the opportunity to succeed.

699

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,829

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 N Thompson Rd
Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1675

(608) 834-7800

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Students who attend Prairie View Middle usually attend:

High:

Sun Prairie East High

Feeder schools for Prairie View Middle:

Elementary:	Horizon Elementary
	Royal Oaks Elementary
	Westside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

Asian:

15.5%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Wisconsin avg54%

341^st of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Sun Prairie Area School District

266^th of 426Sun Prairie Area 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
2025	51.2	341 of 628	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	333 of 641	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	366 of 640	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	244 of 617	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	199 of 613	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	168 of 594	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	209 of 579	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	158 of 612	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	124 of 609	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	61 of 612	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	81.9	48 of 585	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	75.0	92 of 569	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	31 of 559	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	71.8	107 of 549	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	102 of 539	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	116 of 521	77.7%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	160 of 519	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	144 of 366	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	161 of 382	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	147 of 332	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.5	182 of 324	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	77 of 117	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	41 of 118	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	77 of 130	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.3	29 of 125	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	38 of 134	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	61 of 127	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	53 of 123	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	21 of 88	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	26 of 87	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	27 of 90	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	19 of 95	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	18 of 91	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	19 of 90	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	88 of 178	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	86 of 173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	120 of 170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.5	26 of 158	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	36 of 153	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	18 of 140	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	402 of 573	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	245 of 580	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	183 of 576	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	140 of 574	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	179 of 557	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	191 of 551	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	165 of 237	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	198 of 239	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	206 of 229	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	170 of 221	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	66 of 225	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	30 of 209	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	450 of 509	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	472 of 520	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	486 of 525	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	466 of 522	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	245 of 499	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	357 of 487	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	396 of 489	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	294 of 577	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	356 of 585	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	369 of 591	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	264 of 577	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	174 of 572	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	134 of 557	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	206 of 551	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	82 of 131	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	103 of 129	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	205 of 414	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	185 of 425	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	291 of 439	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	212 of 421	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	194 of 437	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	77 of 414	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	84 of 417	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	169 of 399	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	194 of 407	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	207 of 412	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	136 of 397	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	145 of 393	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	94 of 382	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	109 of 375	70.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)76th percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)37th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies63%~ state avg

Science53%+3 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics49%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7800	699	60	11.7	35.9%	320 (45.8%)	103 (14.7%)	99 (14.2%)	108 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	51.2	341^st of 628 public middle schools	45.7%		52.9	333^rd of 641 public middle schools	48.0%	8			44.9	56.3	56.9			39.8	54.8	54.3		62.9		52.9	$12,829	$249	$12,580
Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	220 Kroncke Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-8000	560	47	12.0	33.9%	295 (52.7%)	85 (15.2%)	74 (13.2%)	48 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	49.3	354^th of 628 public middle schools	43.6%		55.7	297^th of 641 public middle schools	53.7%	57			56.6	51.5	51.0			50.0	46.8	52.6		60.1		44.4
Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	581	48	12.1	29.1%	359 (61.8%)	41 (7.1%)	67 (11.5%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%		53.3	327^th of 641 public middle schools	49.0%	71			53.2	53.4	61.1			53.7	56.7	60.5		76.9		50.3	$13,042	$249	$12,794
Harvest Intermediate School	Public	4-6	6781 North Towne Rd	DeForest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 842-6100	966	72	13.3	17.4%	774 (80.1%)	25 (2.6%)	75 (7.8%)	33 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.9%)								(n/a)	54.0	62.3	66.6			64.0	67.5	71.7			67.1		57.2
De Forest Middle	Public	7-8	404 Yorktown Rd	De Forest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 842-6000	602	48	12.4	19.8%	482 (80.1%)	14 (2.3%)	49 (8.1%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	70.7	172^nd of 628 public middle schools	72.6%		67.9	194^th of 641 public middle schools	69.7%	22				62.9	58.9				61.2	68.2		72.8		60.6	$11,673	$271	$11,403
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1402 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4360	300	34	8.7	70.3%	65 (21.7%)	93 (31.0%)	73 (24.3%)	37 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	17.6	531^st of 628 public middle schools	15.4%		8.6	582^nd of 641 public middle schools	9.2%	51			32.9	39.3	30.8			26.0	31.1	20.7		42.9		28.6	$15,498	$1,165	$14,333
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%		48.6	375^th of 641 public middle schools	41.5%	79			63.1	53.5	44.9			65.0	64.3	43.6		62.4		45.8
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Ruskin St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2100	400	36	11.0	60.0%	115 (28.8%)	96 (24.0%)	122 (30.5%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	19.2	525^th of 628 public middle schools	16.4%		19.2	546^th of 641 public middle schools	14.8%	21			30.6	35.9	39.2			29.1	29.9	23.4		45.3		31.0	$14,764	$789	$13,976
Whitehorse Middle	Public	6-8	218 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4480	415	33	12.6	59.0%	111 (26.7%)	131 (31.6%)	103 (24.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%		22	537^th of 641 public middle schools	16.2%	25			37.5	37.8	37.4			30.9	40.8	28.2		39.5		31.5	$14,600	$615	$13,986
O'Keeffe Middle	Public	6-8	510 S Thornton Ave	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6820	434	37	11.7	42.9%	233 (53.7%)	81 (18.7%)	50 (11.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	67.6	205^th of 628 public middle schools	67.4%		71.1	166^th of 641 public middle schools	74.1%	39			57.8	58.1	63.9			59.9	56.1	59.0		76.9		62.5	$14,964	$606	$14,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie View Middle

What district is Prairie View Middle in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

What high school do graduates of Prairie View Middle attend?

Students who attend Prairie View Middle usually go on to attend Sun Prairie East High

What is the racial makeup of Prairie View Middle?

Students at Prairie View Middle are 46% White, 15% Asian, 15% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Prairie View Middle a good school?

Prairie View Middle ranks 341^st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prairie View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Prairie View Middle.

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