Sun Prairie’s public schools outscore 60% of Wisconsin districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sun Prairie, 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 94% 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.
Sun Prairie’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 433 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sun Prairie’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 40% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Sun Prairie Area spends $15,847 per student and Marshall $18,515, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Sun Prairie’s grade
B: better than 60% of Wisconsin school districts. 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 Sun Prairie, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Sun Prairie · depends on your address
Sun Prairie East High
Grades 9–12 · 1,340 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Sun Prairie West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Marshall High
Grades 9–12 · 281 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Marshall
10th grade in Sun Prairie · depends on your address
Sun Prairie East High
Grades 9–12 · 1,340 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Sun Prairie West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Marshall High
Grades 9–12 · 281 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Marshall
Sun Prairie runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sun Prairie Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Marshall School District, shared with Marshall, Medina and York. Its elementary school is in Sun Prairie. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sun Prairie
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Sun Prairie vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Sun Prairie’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Prairie | B | Sun Prairie Area PK–12 · Marshall PK–12 |
| Sun Prairie (city) | B | Sun Prairie Area |
| Cottage Grove | B | Monona Grove |
| Medina | C+ | Marshall |
| Cottage Grove (town) | B | Monona Grove PK–12 · Deerfield PK–12 |
| Bristol | B | Sun Prairie Area |
| Burke | B+ | DeForest Area PK–12 · Sun Prairie Area PK–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Sun Prairie Area with Sun Prairie for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Sun Prairie
18 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 Sun Prairie’s schools
Are Sun Prairie’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Sun Prairie children attend outscore 60% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sun Prairie in?
Two districts: Sun Prairie Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Marshall School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Marshall, Medina and York.
Where do Sun Prairie kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Sun Prairie East High, Sun Prairie West High and Marshall High.
What is Sun Prairie’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Sun Prairie Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Sun Prairie spend per student?
$15,847 in Sun Prairie Area School District and $18,515 in Marshall School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sun Prairie families are saying about school.
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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.