Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN PRAIRIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551464001900
Northside Elementary
230 W Klubertanz Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · (608) 834-7100 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
178 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 | 42 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
65%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
38.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 37.3% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Northside Elementary
Northside Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary this school | 439 | 40.5% | 44.1% |
| Edgewood Elementary Oak Creek | 389 | 41.6% | 61.1% |
| Elvehjem Elementary Madison | 415 | 36.6% | 56.2% |
| Shepard Hills Elementary Oak Creek | 419 | 39.1% | 57.3% |
| Huegel Elementary Madison | 417 | 37.9% | 52.8% |
| Ruth Harman Academy Kenosha | 427 | 37.0% | 52.3% |
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 Northside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #714 of 982 | #59 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #762 of 992 ▲ 9 | #61 of 74 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #755 of 992 ▼ 62 | #60 of 74 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #260 of 1,157 | #24 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #174 of 901 | #32 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #162 of 901 | #32 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #563 of 1,064 | #30 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #275 of 664 | #25 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
439
+75 (+21%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 439 | 38.6 | 11.4:1 | 41% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 35.6 | 12.4:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 34.1 | 10.9:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 36.8 | 14.4:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 30% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 32% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 14% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (530 to 439); teachers up 5% (36.8 to 38.6).
About Northside Elementary
Northside Elementary is a public elementary school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Its enrollment is 439 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Northside Elementary is a school in Sun Prairie Area School District. The district has 16 schools and 8,549 students.
About 54% of the student body at Northside Elementary is White. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black, and 6% Asian. By comparison, Dane County residents are about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.4:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 32% for public schools in Dane County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Northside Elementary, the prediction is 52.8% and the result is 44.1%.
Census data for Dane County show median household income comes to about $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 169 public schools in the county, enrolling about 78,525, Northside Elementary among them.
C H Bird Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Northside Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Northside Elementary ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Northside Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 21% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Northside Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary is the 17th largest of the 43.
- Northside ElementaryMonroe, WI · 362 students
- Northside ElementaryMiddleton, WI · 307 students
- Northside ElementaryLa Crosse, WI · 237 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,073 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 683 students
Nearby schools
- C H Bird Elementary0.5 mi · 333
- Eastside Elementary0.7 mi · 408
- Prairie Phoenix Academy1.0 mi · 88
- Central Heights Middle1.0 mi · 560
- Patrick Marsh Middle1.2 mi · 581
- Westside Elementary1.3 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Northside ElementaryHow many students attend Northside Elementary?
Northside Elementary enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northside Elementary serve?
Northside Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Northside Elementary have?
Northside Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Northside Elementary?
Student demographics at Northside Elementary are roughly 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Northside Elementary in?
Northside Elementary is part of Sun Prairie Area School District.
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