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Central Heights Middle

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Central Heights Middle ranks 354 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Central Heights Middle is a public middle school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving 498 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Sun Prairie Area School District, which is ranked 266 out of 426 districts in the state.

Central Heights Middle's academic performance has been mixed compared to district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 44.44% in 8th grade Science to 60.13% in 8th grade Social Studies. However, the school has shown signs of improvement in recent years, and its 8th grade Social Studies performance outpaces both district and state averages. The school serves a diverse student population, with a significant percentage of low socioeconomic status students, which may contribute to observed performance gaps between different student subgroups.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Central Heights Middle's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below that of Prairie View Middle and Patrick Marsh Middle, which are also part of the Sun Prairie Area School District. However, the school's performance is significantly lower than the higher-performing De Forest Middle, which is part of the De Forest Area School District and ranked 172 out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools in 2024-2025.

560

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Kroncke Dr
Sun Prairie, WI 53590

(608) 834-8000

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

African American:

15.2%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2024 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2024

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

Wisconsin avg54%

354^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2024

From top 46% (2024) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	49.3	354 of 628	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	297 of 641	53.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	46 of 117	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	70 of 118	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	118 of 178	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	120 of 173	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	329 of 573	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	250 of 580	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	154 of 237	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	173 of 239	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	432 of 509	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	428 of 520	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	326 of 577	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	298 of 585	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	86 of 126	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	69 of 131	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	266 of 414	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	238 of 425	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	142 of 399	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	123 of 407	69.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)64th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2024)29th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%~ state avg

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-4 vs state

Science44%-6 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	220 Kroncke Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-8000	560	47	12.0	33.9%	295 (52.7%)	85 (15.2%)	74 (13.2%)	48 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	49.3	354^th of 628 public middle schools	43.6%		55.7	297^th of 641 public middle schools	53.7%	57			56.6	51.5	51.0			50.0	46.8	52.6		60.1		44.4
Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7800	699	60	11.7	35.9%	320 (45.8%)	103 (14.7%)	99 (14.2%)	108 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	51.2	341^st of 628 public middle schools	45.7%		52.9	333^rd of 641 public middle schools	48.0%	8			44.9	56.3	56.9			39.8	54.8	54.3		62.9		52.9	$12,829	$249	$12,580
Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	581	48	12.1	29.1%	359 (61.8%)	41 (7.1%)	67 (11.5%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%		53.3	327^th of 641 public middle schools	49.0%	71			53.2	53.4	61.1			53.7	56.7	60.5		76.9		50.3	$13,042	$249	$12,794
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%		48.6	375^th of 641 public middle schools	41.5%	79			63.1	53.5	44.9			65.0	64.3	43.6		62.4		45.8
Harvest Intermediate School	Public	4-6	6781 North Towne Rd	DeForest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 842-6100	966	72	13.3	17.4%	774 (80.1%)	25 (2.6%)	75 (7.8%)	33 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.9%)								(n/a)	54.0	62.3	66.6			64.0	67.5	71.7			67.1		57.2
De Forest Middle	Public	7-8	404 Yorktown Rd	De Forest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 842-6000	602	48	12.4	19.8%	482 (80.1%)	14 (2.3%)	49 (8.1%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	70.7	172^nd of 628 public middle schools	72.6%		67.9	194^th of 641 public middle schools	69.7%	22				62.9	58.9				61.2	68.2		72.8		60.6	$11,673	$271	$11,403
Marshall Middle	Public	7-8	401 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1571	128	11	11.2	39.8%	77 (60.2%)	6 (4.7%)	37 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%		40.7	422^nd of 641 public middle schools	34.2%	63				66.2	40.4				64.6	46.2		51.0		36.5	$13,296	$450	$12,846
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1402 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4360	300	34	8.7	70.3%	65 (21.7%)	93 (31.0%)	73 (24.3%)	37 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	17.6	531^st of 628 public middle schools	15.4%		8.6	582^nd of 641 public middle schools	9.2%	51			32.9	39.3	30.8			26.0	31.1	20.7		42.9		28.6	$15,498	$1,165	$14,333
Whitehorse Middle	Public	6-8	218 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4480	415	33	12.6	59.0%	111 (26.7%)	131 (31.6%)	103 (24.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%		22	537^th of 641 public middle schools	16.2%	25			37.5	37.8	37.4			30.9	40.8	28.2		39.5		31.5	$14,600	$615	$13,986
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Ruskin St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2100	400	36	11.0	60.0%	115 (28.8%)	96 (24.0%)	122 (30.5%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	19.2	525^th of 628 public middle schools	16.4%		19.2	546^th of 641 public middle schools	14.8%	21			30.6	35.9	39.2			29.1	29.9	23.4		45.3		31.0	$14,764	$789	$13,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Heights Middle

What is the racial makeup of Central Heights Middle?

Students at Central Heights Middle are 53% White, 15% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

How many students attend Central Heights Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Central Heights Middle.

Is Central Heights Middle a good school?

Central Heights Middle ranks 354^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Heights Middle in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

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