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Prairie Phoenix Academy

Q: Is Prairie Phoenix Academy a good school?

Prairie Phoenix Academy ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Wisconsin high schools.

Q: How many students attend Prairie Phoenix Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 88 students attended Prairie Phoenix Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Prairie Phoenix Academy?

Students at Prairie Phoenix Academy are 35% White, 32% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

Public Grades 9-12

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 11% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Prairie Phoenix Academy is a very small public high school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving grades 9–12 in the Sun Prairie Area School District with just 88 students, compared with about 1,325 at Sun Prairie West High and 1,340 at Sun Prairie East High. Statewide, it ranks 472nd of 533 Wisconsin high schools for 2025–2026 (11th percentile, 1 star). About 55.68% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, down from 66.67% in 2022–2023.

The school's clearest challenge is chronic absenteeism, which reached 84.5% in 2024–2025 — roughly 4.2 times the district rate of 20.0% and 4.9 times the state rate of 17.3%. That is far above other area schools such as Shabazz-City High at 50.5%, East High at 45.8%, LaFollette High at 42.3%, Innovative High at 35.1%, and Monona Grove Liberal Arts at 22.8%. Test proficiency is also low: for 2025–2026, Grade 10 Social Studies (Forward) was 0%, ACT English Language Arts 29.41%, and ACT Math and Science 11.76% each, well below district and state averages. Because the school is so small, a single student can shift a rate by about 5.9 points, so year-to-year figures swing widely.

Graduation is a relative strength at 93.1% in 2024–2025, above the state's 92.0% and above Madison East (84.3%), LaFollette (86.2%), Shabazz-City (78.1%), Innovative (45.5%), and Monona Grove Liberal Arts (87.5%). The dropout rate of 2.4%, however, is above the district's 0.2% and the state's 1.1%. The school spends $20,053 per student with a 10.7 student–teacher ratio — more staffing-intensive than its same-district peers. Rankings for reported student subgroups are near the bottom statewide, including 444th of 446 for low-income students. Encouragingly, graduation has risen from 72.3% in 2020–2021, absenteeism has eased from a 92.5% peak, and dropout has fallen from 10.5%.

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,053

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Kroncke Dr
Sun Prairie, WI 53590

(608) 834-6900

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.2%

African American:

31.8%

Two or more races:

14.8%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (16% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (84% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg46%

472^nd of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 11%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Sun Prairie Area School District

288^th of 432Sun Prairie Area School District among Wisconsin districts

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)25th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

Science12%-31 vs state

Social Studies0%-48 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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
Prairie Phoenix Academy	Public	9-12	220 Kroncke Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6900	88	8	10.7	55.7%	31 (35.2%)	28 (31.8%)	12 (13.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.8%)	10.8	472^nd of 533 public high schools	11.4%					(n/a)	29.4	11.8	11.8								0.0		$20,053	$250	$19,804
Sun Prairie East High	Public	9-12	888 Grove St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6700	1,340	94	14.3	27.2%	821 (61.3%)	136 (10.1%)	152 (11.3%)	95 (7.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (9.3%)	64.8	186^th of 533 public high schools	65.1%		49	231^st of 431 public high schools	46.4%	45	53.9	42.9	48.9								53.3		$16,795	$314	$16,481
Sun Prairie West High	Public	9-12	2850 Ironwood Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-6624	1,325	92	14.4	30.0%	705 (53.2%)	192 (14.5%)	161 (12.2%)	157 (11.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.5%)	67.4	159^th of 533 public high schools	70.2%		59.1	170^th of 431 public high schools	60.6%	11	58.0	46.2	45.6								55.0		$17,056	$299	$16,757
De Forest High	Public	9-12	815 Jefferson St	DeForest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 842-6600	1,137	80	14.1	16.2%	912 (80.2%)	41 (3.6%)	81 (7.1%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.2%)	64.5	190^th of 533 public high schools	64.4%		66.7	123^rd of 431 public high schools	71.5%	67	47.4	48.4	49.3								53.5		$15,231	$310	$14,922
Marshall High	Public	9-12	623 Madison St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1310	281	24	11.8	34.9%	175 (62.3%)	12 (4.3%)	66 (23.5%)	9 (3.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	44.8	321^st of 533 public high schools	39.8%		56	189^th of 431 public high schools	56.1%	132	52.5	30.5	32.2								45.0		$17,513	$14,862	$2,651
Shabazz-City High	Public	9-12	1601 N Sherman Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-2440	106	15	7.2	47.2%	57 (53.8%)	12 (11.3%)	16 (15.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.4%)	31.8	394^th of 533 public high schools	26.1%		49.1	227^th of 431 public high schools	47.3%	167	23.8	9.5	19.1								72.7		$33,129	$490	$32,639
East High	Public	9-12	2222 E Washington Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1600	1,643	106	15.4	57.9%	562 (34.2%)	371 (22.6%)	415 (25.3%)	112 (6.8%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (9.7%)	53.3	268^th of 533 public high schools	49.7%		24.4	358^th of 431 public high schools	16.9%	90	51.5	38.7	43.3								42.4		$19,014	$780	$18,233
Monona Grove High	Public	9-12	4400 Monona Dr	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 221-7666	1,170	86	13.5	19.3%	900 (76.9%)	53 (4.5%)	104 (8.9%)	39 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.0%)	76.6	91^st of 533 public high schools	82.9%		64.5	138^th of 431 public high schools	68.0%	47	54.3	55.7	59.2								57.3		$16,789	$293	$16,496
LaFollette High	Public	9-12	702 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3600	1,541	104	14.7	58.3%	423 (27.4%)	344 (22.3%)	525 (34.1%)	88 (5.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	143 (9.3%)	27.3	428^th of 533 public high schools	19.7%		12.3	398^th of 431 public high schools	7.7%	30	36.2	27.5	27.6								32.4		$19,615	$796	$18,819
Monona Grove Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	5301 Monona Dr	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 316-1924	93	9	10.6	26.9%	79 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	75.7	101^st of 533 public high schools	81.1%					(n/a)	50.0	50.0	80.0	85.7	78.6	45.5	71.4	53.9	18.2	45.5	58.3	45.5	$19,313	$315	$18,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Phoenix Academy

Is Prairie Phoenix Academy a good school?

Prairie Phoenix Academy ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Wisconsin high schools.

How many students attend Prairie Phoenix Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 88 students attended Prairie Phoenix Academy.

What district is Prairie Phoenix Academy in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Phoenix Academy?

Students at Prairie Phoenix Academy are 35% White, 32% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

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2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresNewOct 1, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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