Photo: Edit6212 · CC BY-SA 4.0Prairie du Sac’s public schools score below 55% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Prairie du Sac, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Prairie du Sac’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1047 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prairie du Sac’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,945 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Grand Avenue Elementary, then Sauk Prairie Middle, then Sauk Prairie High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Prairie du Sac’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Wisconsin school districts, #250 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Prairie du Sac, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Prairie du Sac
Bridges Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 458 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Prairie du Sac
Bridges Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 458 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Prairie du Sac
Bridges Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 458 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Prairie du Sac
Bridges Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 458 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Prairie du Sac
Grand Avenue Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Prairie du Sac
Grand Avenue Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Prairie du Sac
Grand Avenue Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Prairie du Sac
Sauk Prairie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 595 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sauk City
7th grade in Prairie du Sac
Sauk Prairie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 595 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sauk City
8th grade in Prairie du Sac
Sauk Prairie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 595 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sauk City
9th grade in Prairie du Sac
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Prairie du Sac
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Prairie du Sac
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Prairie du Sac
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Prairie du Sac’s public schools are run by Sauk Prairie School District, which also serves Honey Creek, Merrimac, Merrimac and Prairie du Sac and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Prairie du Sac vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Prairie du Sac’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie du Sac | B− | Sauk Prairie |
| Roxbury | B− | Sauk Prairie |
| West Point | B− | Sauk Prairie PK–12 · Lodi PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Sauk Prairie with Prairie du Sac, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Prairie du Sac
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Prairie du Sac’s schools
Are Prairie du Sac’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Prairie du Sac children attend score below 55% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #250 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Prairie du Sac in?
Sauk Prairie School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,658 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Prairie du Sac kids go to high school?
Sauk Prairie High, with 862 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Prairie du Sac’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Sauk Prairie School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Prairie du Sac spend per student?
$13,945 in Sauk Prairie School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Prairie du Sac families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Prairie du Sac → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.