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C H Bird Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

C H Bird Elementary is a public elementary school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving 328 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Sun Prairie Area School District.

While the Sun Prairie Area School District is ranked 266 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin, C H Bird Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.77% of 3rd graders at C H Bird were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 47.52% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroups like Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students performing in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Interestingly, when comparing C H Bird Elementary to other schools in the Sun Prairie district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For instance, Eastside Elementary and Token Springs Elementary consistently outperform C H Bird across multiple subject areas and grade levels. The high chronic absenteeism rates at C H Bird, ranging from 17.7% to 22.5% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to the school's struggles, and the school could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its student population.

333

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,220

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1170 N Bird St
Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1199

(608) 834-7300

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Students who attend C H Bird Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Patrick Marsh Middle
High:	Sun Prairie East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

African American:

21.9%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg54%

895^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary 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	16.8	895 of 1044	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	887 of 1061	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	906 of 1067	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	835 of 1067	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	820 of 1050	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	787 of 1037	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	715 of 1025	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	837 of 1071	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.1	751 of 1075	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.9	503 of 1076	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.3	467 of 1061	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.8	631 of 1053	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.1	489 of 1045	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.5	698 of 1046	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	591 of 1045	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.6	378 of 1030	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	343 of 1021	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	297 of 689	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	358 of 712	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.7	443 of 633	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	108 of 144	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.1	27 of 137	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	37.5	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	94 of 133	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	93 of 141	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	122 of 161	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	162 of 165	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	94 of 116	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	107 of 123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	151 of 249	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	175 of 248	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	95 of 222	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	145 of 275	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	256 of 287	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	820 of 1001	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	797 of 1011	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	794 of 1010	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	734 of 1017	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	765 of 1004	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	788 of 1002	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	743 of 997	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	18.8	297 of 331	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	186 of 290	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	277 of 296	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	120 of 266	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	149 of 271	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	844 of 870	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	812 of 866	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	826 of 871	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	813 of 859	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	775 of 847	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	797 of 874	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	778 of 854	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	873 of 1000	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	868 of 1012	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	892 of 1011	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	830 of 1017	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	762 of 1003	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	720 of 1002	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	602 of 997	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	109 of 113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	97 of 119	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	46 of 77	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	74 of 85	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	673 of 802	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	702 of 790	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	609 of 770	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	532 of 746	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	529 of 742	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	571 of 721	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	629 of 718	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	651 of 727	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	620 of 715	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	440 of 704	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	509 of 699	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	516 of 718	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	444 of 686	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)39th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)10th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies36%-28 vs state

English Language Arts34%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-27 vs state

Science25%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 9, 2020

As a parent entering into Bird with a kindergartener for the 2019-2020 school year I was hesitant, due to what I'd heard about the school. However, we have been beyond impressed with the staff, new administration and school. You couldn't have a principal and teachers who love these kids more than they do. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
C H Bird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 N Bird St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7300	333	39	8.6	44.1%	136 (40.8%)	73 (21.9%)	30 (9.0%)	39 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (15.9%)	16.8	895^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.3%		19.9	887^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.4%	8	30.8	35.6	36.4	30.8	24.4	25.5	35.6	25.0	$15,220	$1,085	$14,135
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 W Klubertanz Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7100	439	39	11.3	40.5%	239 (54.4%)	38 (8.7%)	81 (18.5%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.9%)	34.4	777^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.6%		34.5	785^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.0%	8	35.6	46.0	35.9	50.7	36.5	25.0	60.3	50.8	$14,374	$838	$13,536
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Buena Vista Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7500	434	48	9.0	66.1%	126 (29.0%)	129 (29.7%)	89 (20.5%)	27 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.1%)	15.1	906^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.8	916^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.7%	10	28.0	16.7	50.0	32.0	18.2	26.7	28.8	16.9	$16,126	$1,378	$14,748
Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Elizabeth Ln	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7400	408	32	12.8	23.8%	277 (67.9%)	15 (3.7%)	34 (8.3%)	42 (10.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.6%)	77.8	196^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.2%		75.8	221^st of 1061 public elementary schools	79.2%	25	64.1	74.3	60.5	64.1	73.0	61.8	81.1	73.0	$12,568	$386	$12,182
Token Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6500	472	32	14.6	12.7%	371 (78.6%)	11 (2.3%)	28 (5.9%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	72.8	274^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.3	350^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.0%	76	69.8	53.1	66.3	62.8	67.2	72.5	79.7	53.1	$12,196	$363	$11,833
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Pennsylvania Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7200	433	36	11.9	32.1%	229 (52.9%)	61 (14.1%)	34 (7.9%)	72 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	54.8	534^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.9%		75	233^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	78.0%	301	39.6	58.2	53.2	49.1	55.2	57.5	70.2	47.8	$12,431	$249	$12,182
Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Grand Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6624	401	36	11.2	33.4%	126 (31.4%)	61 (15.2%)	52 (13.0%)	99 (24.7%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (12.7%)	59.7	463^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	55.7%		60	490^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.8%	27	42.6	51.0	70.2	57.5	51.0	72.4	73.5	42.9	$13,396	$413	$12,982
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 O'Keeffe Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7700	394	36	10.8	43.9%	167 (42.4%)	105 (26.6%)	48 (12.2%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.2%)	34.7	773^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	26.0%		42.6	701^st of 1061 public elementary schools	33.9%	72	49.0	43.4	45.2	47.1	35.9	37.1	49.1	39.6	$15,162	$717	$14,445
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 N Heatherstone Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7900	345	29	11.7	25.5%	183 (53.0%)	29 (8.4%)	50 (14.5%)	51 (14.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)	71.4	290^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.2%		81.4	142^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	86.6%	148	63.3	66.0	63.2	58.3	71.4	65.2	78.0	52.0	$13,847	$397	$13,449
Windsor Elementary	Public	K-3	4352 Windsor Rd	Windsor	53598	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 842-6300	526	38	14.0	14.1%	418 (79.5%)	14 (2.7%)	29 (5.5%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)								(n/a)	67.6			71.2					$11,706	$180	$11,527

Frequently Asked Questions about C H Bird Elementary

What district is C H Bird Elementary in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

How many students attend C H Bird Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended C H Bird Elementary.

What schools do graduates of C H Bird Elementary attend?

Students who attend C H Bird Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Patrick Marsh Middle
High : Sun Prairie East High

What is the racial makeup of C H Bird Elementary?

Students at C H Bird Elementary are 41% White, 22% African American, 16% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic.

Is C H Bird Elementary a good school?

C H Bird Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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