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Creekside Elementary

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Creekside Elementary ranks 744 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sun Prairie, WI, serving 394 students in the Sun Prairie Area School District, a district ranked 288 of 432 in Wisconsin (33rd percentile, 2 stars). The school’s recent history shows a climb to about the state median in 2020–21, followed by a decline to 744 of 1039 schools (28th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26. Enrollment context includes 43.91% free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, $16,823 spending per student, and a 10.8 student–teacher ratio.

Academically, the school’s clearest strength is 3rd grade ELA, where 60.53% proficiency in 2025–26 exceeded both district (50.76%) and state (52.08%), though that advantage fades in 4th and 5th grade. However, math is weak in every tested grade: 3rd grade 39.47%, 4th 38.00%, and 5th 32.08%, all below district and state, with 5th grade math nearly 20 points below the state’s 51.81%. Science and social studies also trail district and state. Compared with nearby schools, it lags lower-poverty schools such as Token Springs Elementary, Eastside Elementary, Horizon Elementary, Royal Oaks Elementary, and Granite Ridge School, while outperforming higher-poverty Westside Elementary and Sandburg Elementary and generally matching or exceeding C H Bird Elementary in 2025–26 subjects.

Chronic absenteeism is a major warning sign: 22.9% in 2024–25, above the district’s 20.0% and the state’s 17.3%, and much higher than Northside Elementary (15.1%). Resources do not appear to be the main explanation, since the school’s student–teacher ratio is more favorable than most nearby schools and spending is mid-range. The sharpest equity concern is the school’s effectiveness with low-income students, which ranked in the bottom 10% of the state (8th percentile) in 2025–26, and with special education students, in the bottom quarter. Priorities are math instruction across all grades, reducing absenteeism, and strengthening supports for low-income and special education students, while building on the 3rd grade ELA gains.

394

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,823

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg55%

744^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	37.4	744 of 1039	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	51.9	59 of 150	60.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	40.7	143 of 245	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.1	775 of 986	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	42.9	194 of 347	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	14.6	779 of 848	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.1	635 of 989	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.0	591 of 791	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.3	363 of 697	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
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

African American (2026)61st percentile+32 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies60%-6 vs state

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science47%-7 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 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 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%)	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	$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	$16,266	$416	$15,849
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	$17,089	$248	$16,840
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	$19,902	$1,675	$18,227
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	$18,554	$465	$18,090
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	$19,672	$1,108	$18,564
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	$14,859	$394	$14,465
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	$17,060	$700	$16,360
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	$16,226	$423	$15,802
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	$25,290	$789	$24,502

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 744^th of 1039 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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