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Sunset Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

8686 Airport Rd, Middleton, WI 53562 · (608) 829-9300 · Part of Middleton-Cross Plains School District

Middleton’s School Grade A better than 90% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
309
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Sunset Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Middleton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Middleton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Sunset Ridge ElementaryYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8686 Airport Rd, Middleton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten58
Grade 154
Grade 268
Grade 357
Grade 468
Enrollment over time
332’20
298’21
317’22
298’23
309’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Asian 12%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sunset Ridge Elementary from Middleton families.

Other schools in Middleton-Cross Plains School District

The district →
Pope Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Middleton
A+
448 students14:1
Sauk Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Middleton
C+
360 students9:1
West Middleton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Verona
B+
334 students11:1
Elm Lawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Middleton
A+
313 students11:1
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Middleton
A
307 students12:1
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4K
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Middleton
286 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Middleton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.