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How has Central Heights Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
560
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN PRAIRIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551464003161
Central Heights Middle
220 Kroncke Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · (608) 834-8000 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
190 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 212 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 29% |
Student demographics
66%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
52.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 50.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central Heights Middle
Central Heights Middle's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Heights Middle this school | 560 | 33.9% | 52.2% |
| Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie | 581 | 29.1% | 54.9% |
| Whitman Middle Wauwatosa | 570 | 33.2% | 53.1% |
| South Middle Eau Claire | 797 | 33.4% | 60.3% |
| Tipler Middle Oshkosh | 366 | 41.0% | 67.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point | 757 | 32.4% | 55.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Heights Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #212 of 323 | #21 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #236 of 327 ▼ 11 | #25 of 33 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #196 of 327 ▲ 5 | #21 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #100 of 389 | #15 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #72 of 265 | #16 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #27 of 265 | #9 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #175 of 323 | #12 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 560 | 46.6 | 12.0:1 | 34% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 42.8 | 11.6:1 | 32% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 44.5 | 10.6:1 | 30% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Heights Middle.
About Central Heights Middle
Central Heights Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The school's enrollment of 560 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 47% higher than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Sun Prairie Area School District has 8,549 students spread across 16 schools.
At 53%, White students outnumber all other groups at Central Heights Middle combined. The school is also 15% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 9% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. Central Heights Middle has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.0:1, with 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Central Heights Middle is 34%. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Dane County.
allk12 grades Central Heights Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Central Heights Middle are 4.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.2% actual, 56.8% predicted).
In the county around the school, Dane County, median household income is about $89,975, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 169 public schools operate in Dane County, serving about 78,525 students.
Prairie Phoenix Academy is located less than a tenth of a mile from Central Heights Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Central Heights Middle is ahead of the 45.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The NCES locale for Central Heights Middle 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.
The Central Heights Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Token Springs ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 439 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
- Token Springs ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Other Central Heights Middle schools
One other US public school is named Central Heights Middle. Central Heights Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Central Heights Middle SchoolNACOGDOCHES, TX · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Phoenix Academy0.0 mi · 88
- Sun Prairie Four Kids0.4 mi · 297
- Sun Prairie East High0.7 mi · 1,340
- Westside Elementary0.8 mi · 434
- Northside Elementary1.0 mi · 439
- Eastside Elementary1.0 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Central Heights MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Central Heights Middle?
Central Heights Middle enrolls approximately 560 students in grades 06-08.
Is Central Heights Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Heights Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Central Heights Middle have?
Central Heights Middle employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Heights Middle?
At Central Heights Middle, the student body is approximately 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Central Heights Middle public or private?
Central Heights Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sun Prairie Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.