Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN PRAIRIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551464001898
C H Bird Elementary
1170 N Bird St, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · (608) 834-7300 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
147 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
26.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 30.6% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where C H Bird Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #830 of 982 | #65 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #854 of 992 | #65 of 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #801 of 992 | #63 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #515 of 1,157 | #55 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #7 of 901 | #1 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #28 of 901 | #7 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #145 of 664 | #15 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
-107 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 12.2:1
% White
41%
was 60%
% Hispanic
9%
was 10%
% Black
22%
was 12%
% Asian
12%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 333 | 38.7 | 8.6:1 | 44% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 36.2 | 9.1:1 | 47% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 37.8 | 9.0:1 | 45% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 36.2 | 12.2:1 | 33% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C H Bird Elementary.
About C H Bird Elementary
C H Bird Elementary is an elementary school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 333 students enrolled.
Sun Prairie Area School District enrolls 8,549 students in 16 schools, including C H Bird Elementary.
No group is above 50% at C H Bird Elementary; the largest is White, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 22% Black, 16% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of Dane County, the White share is about 77%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
The school's 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. At C H Bird Elementary, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Dane County averages 32%, lower than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for C H Bird Elementary is -19.0 points, in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.6%, and the predicted rate is 50.6%.
Census data for Dane County show the median household earns about $89,975 a year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Dane County number 169, with about 78,525 students.
Northside Elementary is about 0.5 miles from C H Bird Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, C H Bird Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for C H Bird Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 24%. White enrollment as a share of the school fell from 60% to 41%. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2017-18 and 8.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sun Prairie Area School District
- Sun Prairie East HighHigh · 1,340 students
- Sun Prairie West HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Prairie View MiddleMiddle · 699 students
- Patrick Marsh MiddleMiddle · 581 students
- Central Heights MiddleMiddle · 560 students
- Token Springs ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie East HighHigh · 1,340 students
- Sun Prairie West HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Prairie View MiddleMiddle · 699 students
- Patrick Marsh MiddleMiddle · 581 students
- Central Heights MiddleMiddle · 560 students
- Token Springs ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary0.5 mi · 439
- Westside Elementary1.1 mi · 434
- Prairie Phoenix Academy1.2 mi · 88
- Central Heights Middle1.2 mi · 560
- Eastside Elementary1.3 mi · 408
- Token Springs Elementary1.3 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About C H Bird ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at C H Bird Elementary?
C H Bird Elementary enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does C H Bird Elementary serve?
C H Bird Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C H Bird Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C H Bird Elementary is approximately 8.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C H Bird Elementary?
At C H Bird Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is C H Bird Elementary in?
C H Bird Elementary is part of Sun Prairie Area School District.
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