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Westside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving 434 students in the Sun Prairie Area School District.

In 2025–2026, Westside Elementary ranked 892 of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (14th percentile, 1 star), below the district’s 33rd percentile and lower than every nearby same-district elementary in the comparison set, including Eastside Elementary (71st percentile), Token Springs Elementary (68th), Horizon Elementary (69th), and C H Bird Elementary (19th). Proficiency was below district and state in every tested subject and grade. Grade 5 math was 7.46%, compared with 41.53% in the district and 51.81% in the state; grade 5 ELA was 26.15%, and grade 4 social studies was 42.42%. Chronic absenteeism was 26.4% in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby listed schools and above district and state, though improved from 33.9% in 2021–2022. The school also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate in the comparison set (66.13%), along with the highest per-pupil spending among same-district peers ($19,902) and a 9.0 student–teacher ratio that is lower than most. These numbers show a high-need school where resources have not yet translated into comparable proficiency.

Subgroup data show persistent challenges: low-income students and special education students were in the bottom decile of schools statewide with 0 stars across 2023–2024, 2024–2025, and 2025–2026; English learners had some stronger results in 2024–2025 but did not sustain them in 2025–2026. Grade-level scores also swing notably from year to year: grade 5 ELA fell from 50% to 26.15%, grade 4 ELA rose from 16.67% to 38.46%, and grade 5 math dropped from 26.67% to 7.46%. Out-of-district, Sandburg Elementary is also low-ranked at 17th percentile, while Windsor Elementary is K–3 only and has very low absenteeism and high grade-3 proficiency in reported data. Overall, Westside Elementary remains a bottom-quartile school in Wisconsin, below its district and nearly all nearby same-district peers. Its most pressing parent-facing signals are mathematics achievement, especially grade 5; chronic absenteeism; and sustained low effectiveness for low-income and special education students. The high poverty context matters, but nearby schools with similar or higher poverty levels suggest that context alone does not fully explain the outcomes.

434

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,902

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

83%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1320 Buena Vista Dr
Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1896

(608) 834-7500

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie View Middle
High:	Sun Prairie East High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

29.7%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (30% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg55%

892^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary 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	16.6	892 of 1039	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	906 of 1044	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	916 of 1061	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	889 of 1067	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	931 of 1067	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	881 of 1050	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	796 of 1037	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	824 of 1025	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	868 of 1071	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.3	806 of 1075	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.8	814 of 1076	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.3	761 of 1061	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	63.8	363 of 1053	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	678 of 1045	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	461 of 1046	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	433 of 1045	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	409 of 1030	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.4	611 of 1021	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.8	447 of 689	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.6	476 of 712	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.5	424 of 632	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.6	375 of 633	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	106 of 150	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.8	54 of 144	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	59 of 137	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	113 of 133	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	134 of 161	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	115 of 165	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	158 of 245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	85 of 255	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	179 of 269	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	242 of 249	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	232 of 248	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	159 of 222	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	77 of 275	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	121 of 287	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	828 of 986	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	887 of 1001	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	875 of 1011	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	841 of 1010	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	854 of 1017	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	728 of 1004	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	828 of 1002	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	848 of 997	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	259 of 322	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	271 of 331	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	254 of 290	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	285 of 296	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	101 of 266	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	100 of 271	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	813 of 848	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	824 of 870	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	829 of 866	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	835 of 871	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	841 of 859	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	729 of 847	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	737 of 874	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	783 of 854	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	850 of 989	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	844 of 1000	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	864 of 1012	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	843 of 1011	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	905 of 1017	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	860 of 1003	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	701 of 1002	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	715 of 997	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	61 of 77	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	721 of 791	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	732 of 802	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	714 of 790	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	510 of 770	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	597 of 748	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	700 of 746	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	310 of 742	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	476 of 721	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	456 of 697	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	586 of 718	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	456 of 727	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	294 of 715	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	560 of 704	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	538 of 699	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	260 of 718	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	423 of 686	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)36th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2022)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies42%-23 vs state

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Science33%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-31 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	16.6	892^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	14.1%		15.1	906^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.2%	14	36.8	38.5	26.2	33.8	24.2	7.5	42.4	33.3	83%		$19,902	$1,675	$18,227
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%)	55.7	522^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	49.8%		54.8	534^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.9%	12	45.7	50.9	64.5	50.0	67.3	53.2	65.5	54.6	93%		$17,089	$248	$16,840
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%)	23.3	844^th of 1039 public elementary schools	18.8%		16.8	895^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.3%	51	44.0	32.7	28.6	44.0	24.5	26.2	55.1	32.0	90%		$19,672	$1,108	$18,564
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%)	38	738^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.0%		34.4	777^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.6%	39	41.3	49.3	53.0	39.1	40.6	33.3	63.8	42.0	93%		$17,060	$700	$16,360
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%)	37.4	744^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.7	773^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	26.0%	29	60.5	50.0	39.6	39.5	38.0	32.1	60.0	46.9	95%		$16,823	$1,028	$15,795
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%)	42.7	689^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.7%		59.7	463^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	55.7%	226	43.3	40.7	56.4	43.3	44.4	47.3	66.7	48.2	88%		$16,266	$416	$15,849
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%)	68.7	332^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	68.0%		72.8	274^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.8%	58	55.7	66.7	56.5	54.1	64.3	64.5	79.8	63.1	≥ 95%		$14,859	$394	$14,465
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%)	70.6	301^st of 1039 public elementary schools	71.0%		77.8	196^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.2%	105	64.2	67.7	63.6	65.7	69.2	48.1	73.9	67.7	≥ 95%		$16,226	$423	$15,802
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%)	69.6	318^th of 1039 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.4	290^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.2%	28	71.9	56.9	62.0	80.7	62.1	64.0	65.5	56.9	89%		$18,554	$465	$18,090
Sandburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4114 Donald Dr	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-7940	410	40	10.2	57.3%	76 (18.5%)	59 (14.4%)	199 (48.5%)	22 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	20.7	858^th of 1039 public elementary schools	17.4%		15.7	902^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.6%	44	37.7	38.6	35.9	38.7	22.4	22.2	46.6	32.8	79%		$25,290	$789	$24,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary

Is Westside Elementary a good school?

Westside Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Westside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Westside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie View Middle
High : Sun Prairie East High

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary?

Students at Westside Elementary are 30% African American, 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Westside Elementary in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

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