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Patrick Marsh Middle

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Patrick Marsh Middle ranks 318 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Patrick Marsh Middle is a public middle school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving 581 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Sun Prairie Area School District, which ranks 288th of 432 districts statewide. In 2025–26 the school ranked 318th of 643 middle schools (51st percentile, 3 stars) — a real recovery from its low point of 445th of 613 (27th percentile, 1 star) in 2020–21, though still below its 2015–16 peak of 170th of 609 (72nd percentile, 4 stars).

Test scores are split sharply by grade. Seventh- and eighth-grade English and math are relative strengths: 7th ELA 58.16%, 8th ELA 57.3%, 7th math 57.14%, and 8th math 57.07% — all above state averages. Sixth grade is the clearest concern: 6th ELA is 46.2% and 6th math 50.54%, both below district and state, with 6th ELA sliding from 55.87% in 2023–24 to 46.2% in 2025–26. Eighth-grade science (48.65%) trails the state (51.86%) and several neighbors, while social studies (64.13%) is solid and near the state (64.63%).

Within Sun Prairie, Patrick Marsh ranks second of three middle schools in 2025–26, behind Prairie View Middle (281st of 643) and ahead of Central Heights Middle (357th). It trails higher-performing neighbors such as De Forest Middle (127th) and Glacial Drumlin School (287th), but leads Waterloo Middle, Marshall Middle, and Madison's Black Hawk Middle, Whitehorse Middle, and Sherman Middle, where chronic absenteeism runs 25.5%–41.9%. Patrick's own absenteeism is 17.3%, at the state average and below the district's 20.0%, with per-student spending of $16,766, a 12.1 student-teacher ratio, and a 0.0% dropout rate. The biggest internal concern is how results differ across student groups: low-income students have ranked in the 14th–16th percentile for three years, English learners at 12th, and special education students fell from 59th to 31st — all below the school's 51st-percentile overall.

581

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,766

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1351 Columbus St
Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1577

(608) 834-7600

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Students who attend Patrick Marsh Middle usually attend:

High:

Sun Prairie East High

Feeder schools for Patrick Marsh Middle:

Elementary:	C H Bird Elementary
	Creekside Elementary
	Eastside Elementary
	Northside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2026) from a 27th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg56%

318^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Sun Prairie Area School District

288^th of 432Sun 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
2026	53.9	318 of 643	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	256 of 628	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	327 of 641	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	363 of 640	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	298 of 617	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	445 of 613	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	378 of 594	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	322 of 579	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.0	239 of 612	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	170 of 609	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	145 of 612	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	137 of 585	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	103 of 569	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.7	205 of 559	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.8	66 of 549	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	67.5	162 of 539	69.9%	★★★★☆
2009	65.7	182 of 521	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	199 of 519	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	137 of 366	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.4	181 of 382	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	129 of 332	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.9	170 of 324	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	44 of 117	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	58 of 118	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	70 of 130	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.4	11 of 125	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	40.5	74 of 134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	69 of 127	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	82 of 123	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	71 of 97	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	45 of 88	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	47 of 90	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	49 of 90	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	59 of 91	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	76 of 90	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	148 of 169	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	177 of 178	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	127 of 173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	131 of 170	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	113 of 158	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	142 of 153	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	137 of 140	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	256 of 572	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	307 of 573	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	272 of 580	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	331 of 579	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	217 of 576	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	384 of 574	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	371 of 557	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	304 of 551	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	155 of 236	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	113 of 237	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	127 of 239	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	139 of 229	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	116 of 221	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	161 of 209	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	121 of 204	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	429 of 513	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	439 of 509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	443 of 520	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	429 of 525	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	379 of 522	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	476 of 499	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	435 of 487	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	421 of 489	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	309 of 575	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.1	236 of 577	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	312 of 585	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	290 of 591	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	321 of 577	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	390 of 572	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	332 of 557	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	298 of 551	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	76 of 135	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	79 of 126	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	63 of 131	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	94 of 132	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	49 of 126	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	53 of 129	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	84 of 101	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	52 of 96	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	301 of 439	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	210 of 414	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	174 of 425	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	270 of 439	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	172 of 421	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	236 of 437	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	232 of 414	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	98 of 417	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	151 of 391	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	130 of 399	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	203 of 407	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	215 of 412	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	185 of 397	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	284 of 393	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	214 of 382	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	160 of 375	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)61st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies64%~ state avg

Mathematics55%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science49%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
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%)	53.9	318^th of 643 public middle schools	50.5%		60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%	62			46.2	58.2	57.3			50.5	57.1	57.1		64.1		48.7	$16,766	$247	$16,518
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%)	50.1	357^th of 643 public middle schools	44.5%		49.3	354^th of 628 public middle schools	43.6%	3			54.8	64.6	40.4			57.6	63.2	47.4		52.3		40.7	$16,855	$249	$16,606
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%)	58	281^st of 643 public middle schools	56.3%		51.2	341^st of 628 public middle schools	45.7%	60			57.9	52.4	65.3			48.4	52.0	62.0		68.1		53.1	$16,206	$246	$15,959
Marshall Middle	Public	7-8	401 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1571	128	11	11.2	39.8%	77 (60.2%)	6 (4.7%)	37 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	48.6	362^nd of 643 public middle schools	43.7%		49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%	3				28.0	52.3				30.0	55.4		70.8		61.5	$17,088	$14,350	$2,738
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)	60.1	62.7	65.8			60.7	67.5	68.2			69.4		62.2		$14,832	$348	$14,484
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%)	57.8	287^th of 643 public middle schools	55.4%		56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%	9			52.2	56.5	48.3			57.8	57.7	50.8		76.6		56.7	$15,936	$306	$15,631
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%)	75.6	127^th of 643 public middle schools	80.2%		70.7	172^nd of 628 public middle schools	72.6%	45				64.2	60.8				63.9	68.7		80.1		70.8	$15,922	$329	$15,593
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%)	14.1	562^nd of 643 public middle schools	12.6%		17.6	531^st of 628 public middle schools	15.4%	31			30.5	20.8	27.7			33.9	26.0	35.7		30.4		24.1	$22,919	$2,057	$20,862
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%)	22.4	529^th of 643 public middle schools	17.7%		22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%	17			28.5	39.1	38.5			21.7	43.2	38.5		48.7		31.6	$18,641	$1,220	$17,421
Waterloo Middle	Public	5-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	38.1	445^th of 643 public middle schools	30.8%		41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%	21		46.3	37.5	41.5	58.3		39.0	39.3	32.1	43.8		60.4		56.3	$16,998	$468	$16,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Patrick Marsh Middle

How many students attend Patrick Marsh Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Patrick Marsh Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Patrick Marsh Middle?

Students at Patrick Marsh Middle are 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What district is Patrick Marsh Middle in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

What high school do graduates of Patrick Marsh Middle attend?

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

Is Patrick Marsh Middle a good school?

Patrick Marsh Middle ranks 318^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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