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Creekside Elementary

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Creekside Elementary ranks 773 rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 362 students. The school is part of the Sun Prairie Area School District, which is ranked 266 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Creekside Elementary has a history of relatively low performance, ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools for the past several years. The school's statewide ranking has ranged from 526 out of 1,050 schools in the 2020-2021 school year to 773 out of 1,044 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Creekside Elementary's student performance on the Forward Exam lags behind the Sun Prairie Area School District and the state of Wisconsin averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 49.02% of 3rd graders, 43.4% of 4th graders, and 45.16% of 5th graders at Creekside Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 47.52%, 49.72%, and 53.87%, respectively, and the state averages of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%. Similar performance gaps are observed in mathematics, social studies, and science.

Creekside Elementary also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.4% to 22.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.76% to 41.89% over the past few years. When compared to other elementary schools in the Sun Prairie Area School District, such as Token Springs Elementary and Horizon Elementary, Creekside Elementary generally underperforms, suggesting that the school may face unique challenges that are not shared by its neighboring schools.

394

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,162

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1251 O'Keeffe Ave
Sun Prairie, WI 53590

(608) 834-7700

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Patrick Marsh Middle
High:	Sun Prairie East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.4%

African American:

26.6%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg54%

773^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	34.7	773 of 1044	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	701 of 1061	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	624 of 1067	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	547 of 1067	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	526 of 1050	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	656 of 1037	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	820 of 1025	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	914 of 1071	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.7	724 of 1075	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.1	576 of 1076	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.6	501 of 1061	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	412 of 1053	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.0	662 of 1045	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	596 of 1046	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.5	635 of 1045	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	43 of 144	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	25 of 137	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	47 of 138	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	45 of 133	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	84 of 165	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	81.8	22 of 123	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	66 of 116	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	64 of 122	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	49 of 107	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	62 of 269	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.9	104 of 249	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.7	231 of 248	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	105 of 222	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	91 of 275	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	63 of 287	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	764 of 1001	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	670 of 1011	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	591 of 1010	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	430 of 1017	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	275 of 1004	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	628 of 1002	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	791 of 997	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	120 of 322	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	201 of 331	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	174 of 290	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	268 of 296	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	117 of 271	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	801 of 870	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	804 of 866	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	807 of 871	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	731 of 859	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	618 of 847	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	847 of 874	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	839 of 854	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	685 of 1000	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	665 of 1012	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	584 of 1011	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	625 of 1017	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	364 of 1003	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	603 of 1002	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	791 of 997	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	82 of 119	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	57 of 96	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.1	81 of 85	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.2	17 of 76	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	47 of 67	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	640 of 802	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	439 of 790	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	301 of 770	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	408 of 748	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	416 of 746	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	294 of 742	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	506 of 721	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	457 of 718	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	338 of 727	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	129 of 715	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	59 of 704	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	128 of 699	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	444 of 718	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	615 of 686	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)82nd percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)31st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies49%-15 vs state

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Mathematics40%-14 vs state

Science40%-11 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	15.7	902^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.6%		9.1	954^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.1%	52	32.7	35.9	24.1	37.0	18.2	20.0	45.5	21.8	$15,782	$1,179	$14,604

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Patrick Marsh Middle
High : Sun Prairie East High

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 42% White, 27% African American, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks 773^rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Creekside Elementary.

What district is Creekside Elementary in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

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