Summary:
ZIP code 53590 is home to 15 schools — 9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools, with no alternative schools counted — all part of the Sun Prairie Area School District, serving 8,252 students (3,659 elementary, 1,840 middle, 2,753 high school). The district overall ranks 288 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, but that summary hides big differences between schools: individual schools here range from 4-star performers to 1-star schools.
Top performers include Eastside Elementary (301 of 1,039, 71st percentile, 4 stars), which has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.7%; Horizon Elementary (318 of 1,039), with 3rd-grade math at 80.70% versus the state's 54.75%; and Token Springs Elementary (332 of 1,039), which has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (12.71%) and the lowest per-student spending ($14,859). Among high schools, Sun Prairie West High (159 of 533, 70th percentile, 4 stars) leads in English language arts, math, and social studies proficiency, while Sun Prairie East High has the highest graduation rate (96.1%), a 0.0% dropout rate, and the top science proficiency (48.93%). Prairie View Middle (281 of 643, 56th percentile) is the strongest middle school.
At the other end, Westside Elementary (892 of 1,039, 14th percentile, 1 star) has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (66.13%), 26.4% chronic absenteeism, and 5th-grade math proficiency of 7.46% against the state's 51.81%. C H Bird Elementary (844 of 1,039, 1 star) has the lowest student-teacher ratio (8.6) and spends $19,672 per student, yet still ranks near the bottom. Prairie Phoenix Academy, with just 88 students, ranks 472 of 533 with 84.5% chronic absenteeism, a 2.4% dropout rate, and the highest per-student spending ($20,053) — small-cohort volatility should be considered. Across the area, math tends to trail ELA, and lower absenteeism generally accompanies stronger achievement, while higher spending and smaller classes do not guarantee better results.
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