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What's the biggest difference between Eastside Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN PRAIRIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551464001899
Eastside Elementary
661 Elizabeth Ln, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · (608) 834-7400 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
97 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
51%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
66.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 69.9% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Eastside Elementary
Eastside Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Elementary this school | 408 | 23.8% | 69.8% |
| Orchard Lane Elementary New Berlin | 453 | 18.8% | 67.6% |
| Traeger Elementary Oshkosh | 423 | 26.7% | 62.4% |
| Robbins Elementary Eau Claire | 522 | 28.0% | 61.5% |
| MacArthur Elementary Germantown | 486 | 22.0% | 68.5% |
| Poplar Creek Elementary New Berlin | 514 | 22.4% | 74.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 Eastside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #196 of 982 | #21 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #270 of 992 ▼ 33 | #26 of 74 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #205 of 992 ▲ 107 | #20 of 74 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #331 of 1,157 | #35 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #393 of 901 | #61 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #302 of 901 | #50 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #833 of 1,064 | #53 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #315 of 664 | #32 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 408 | 31.8 | 12.8:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 28.8 | 14.5:1 | 25% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 33.2 | 12.8:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 14% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (483 to 408); teachers down 6% (34 to 31.8).
About Eastside Elementary
Eastside Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 408 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Sun Prairie Area School District counts 16 schools and 8,549 students, including Eastside Elementary.
White students make up a majority at Eastside Elementary, at 68%. The remaining students are 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census figures show Dane County is about 77% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.8:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%.
The allk12 Grade for Eastside Elementary is A-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Eastside Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.8% and a predicted 63.1%.
Across Dane County, the median household income is $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Dane County has 169 public schools and roughly 78,525 students.
Of nearby public schools, Northside Elementary is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Eastside Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.8%, lower than Eastside Elementary's 69.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 37 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Eastside Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Eastside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Eastside Elementary. Eastside Elementary is the 20th largest of the 25.
- Eastside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 867 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolRockmart, GA · 764 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKSVILLE, FL · 754 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 747 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolCairo, GA · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary0.7 mi · 439
- Patrick Marsh Middle0.8 mi · 581
- Central Heights Middle1.0 mi · 560
- Prairie Phoenix Academy1.0 mi · 88
- Sun Prairie East High1.1 mi · 1,340
- C H Bird Elementary1.3 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Eastside Elementary?
Eastside Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eastside Elementary serve?
Eastside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Eastside Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Eastside Elementary.
How diverse is Eastside Elementary?
Eastside Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastside Elementary?
Eastside Elementary is overseen by Sun Prairie Area School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.