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Central Heights Middle

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Central Heights Middle ranks 357 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Central Heights Middle is a grades 6–8 school serving about 560 students in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, part of the Sun Prairie Area School District. For 2025–2026 it ranks 357th of 643 middle schools statewide (44th percentile, 2 stars), a decline from 297th (54th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024, though essentially flat versus 2024–2025. It now trails its own district peers—Prairie View Middle (281st, 56th percentile, 3 stars) and Patrick Marsh Middle (318th, 51st percentile, 3 stars)—after being the top-ranked Sun Prairie middle school two years earlier.

Academically, the school is split by grade level. Seventh grade ELA (64.58) and math (63.21) are above district and state averages and ahead of most nearby schools, and 6th grade math (57.58) is a strength. Eighth grade is weak in every tested subject: ELA (40.35) and math (47.37) fall below district and state, while 8th grade social studies (52.33) and science (40.70) trail Prairie View Middle, Patrick Marsh Middle, O'Keeffe Middle, De Forest Middle, Glacial Drumlin School, and Marshall Middle. De Forest Middle ranks far higher overall (127th, 80th percentile, 4 stars).

Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism was 16.4% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 20.0% and the state's 17.3%, with a 0.0% dropout rate. About 33.93% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending was $16,855, and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1—similar to same-district peers. Subgroup results vary widely: female students ranked 71st percentile while male students ranked 46th, and low-SES students have sat at 19th percentile (1 star) for three years, near the bottom statewide. The overall 44th percentile ranking masks very different outcomes for different groups of students.

560

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,855

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 2026

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

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg56%

357^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 9 pts since 2024

From top 46% (2024) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	50.1	357 of 643	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.3	57 of 125	54.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.2	106 of 169	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	68.0	168 of 572	70.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	37.4	152 of 236	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.7	416 of 513	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	49.9	311 of 575	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.3	106 of 135	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	37.8	263 of 439	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	60.0	144 of 391	63.2%	★★★☆☆
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)

Female (2026)71st percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)37th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)29th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Social Studies52%-12 vs state

Science41%-11 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 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%)	50.1	357^th of 643 public middle schools	44.5%		49.3	354^th of 628 public middle schools	43.6%	3			54.8	64.6	40.4			57.6	63.2	47.4		52.3		40.7	$16,855	$249	$16,606
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%)	58	281^st of 643 public middle schools	56.3%		51.2	341^st of 628 public middle schools	45.7%	60			57.9	52.4	65.3			48.4	52.0	62.0		68.1		53.1	$16,206	$246	$15,959
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%)	53.9	318^th of 643 public middle schools	50.5%		60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%	62			46.2	58.2	57.3			50.5	57.1	57.1		64.1		48.7	$16,766	$247	$16,518
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%)	57.8	287^th of 643 public middle schools	55.4%		56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%	9			52.2	56.5	48.3			57.8	57.7	50.8		76.6		56.7	$15,936	$306	$15,631
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)	60.1	62.7	65.8			60.7	67.5	68.2			69.4		62.2		$14,832	$348	$14,484
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%)	75.6	127^th of 643 public middle schools	80.2%		70.7	172^nd of 628 public middle schools	72.6%	45				64.2	60.8				63.9	68.7		80.1		70.8	$15,922	$329	$15,593
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%)	48.6	362^nd of 643 public middle schools	43.7%		49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%	3				28.0	52.3				30.0	55.4		70.8		61.5	$17,088	$14,350	$2,738
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%)	14.1	562^nd of 643 public middle schools	12.6%		17.6	531^st of 628 public middle schools	15.4%	31			30.5	20.8	27.7			33.9	26.0	35.7		30.4		24.1	$22,919	$2,057	$20,862
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%)	22.4	529^th of 643 public middle schools	17.7%		22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%	17			28.5	39.1	38.5			21.7	43.2	38.5		48.7		31.6	$18,641	$1,220	$17,421
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%)	24.2	525^th of 643 public middle schools	18.4%		19.2	525^th of 628 public middle schools	16.4%				40.3	37.1	39.4			36.0	41.0	30.4		45.7		34.8	$19,194	$1,214	$17,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Heights Middle

How many students attend Central Heights Middle?

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

What district is Central Heights Middle in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

Is Central Heights Middle a good school?

Central Heights Middle ranks 357^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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