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If you could change one rule at Prairie View Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
699
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN PRAIRIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551464001400
Prairie View Middle
400 N Thompson Rd, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · (608) 834-7800 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
251 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 | 245 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 32% |
Student demographics
71%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
51.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.2pp 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 down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 46.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where Prairie View Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #214 of 323 | #22 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #235 of 327 | #24 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #204 of 327 | #24 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #57 of 389 | #7 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #65 of 265 | #14 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #12 of 265 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #64 of 79 | #6 of 8 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
699
+10 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.3:1
% White
46%
was 55%
% Hispanic
14%
was 9%
% Black
15%
was 11%
% Asian
15%
was 15%
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 | 699 | 59.5 | 11.7:1 | 36% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 54 | 12.1:1 | 36% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 51.5 | 12.9:1 | 32% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 51.9 | 13.3:1 | 26% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Middle.
About Prairie View Middle
Prairie View Middle is a public large middle school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Enrollment stands at 699 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 83% above the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
The 16 schools of Sun Prairie Area School District, including Prairie View Middle, enroll 8,549 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Prairie View Middle, more than any other group. Other groups include 15% Asian, 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Dane County residents are about 77% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prairie View Middle scores 71%.
There are 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Prairie View Middle, giving a ratio of 11.7:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1. A total of 251 students, or 36%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Wisconsin, Prairie View Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.1% actual against a predicted 55.6%.
In Dane County, the median household earns about $89,975 a year, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Dane County, 169 public schools serve about 78,525 students.
The closest school to Prairie View Middle is Royal Oaks Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Prairie View Middle is ahead of the 51.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
The federal government classifies Prairie View Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2017-18, Prairie View Middle enrolled 689; in 2024-25, 699. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 55% to 46%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.7:1, from 13.3:1.
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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
- Patrick Marsh MiddleMiddle · 581 students
- Central Heights MiddleMiddle · 560 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
- Patrick Marsh MiddleMiddle · 581 students
- Central Heights MiddleMiddle · 560 students
- Token Springs ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Royal Oaks Elementary0.2 mi · 433
- Meadow View Elementary0.6 mi · 401
- Sun Prairie West High0.9 mi · 1,325
- Westside Elementary1.0 mi · 434
- Horizon Elementary1.3 mi · 345
- Token Springs Elementary1.4 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View MiddleHow large is Prairie View Middle?
Prairie View Middle enrolls approximately 699 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Prairie View Middle serve?
Prairie View Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View Middle?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Prairie View Middle.
What is the student diversity at Prairie View Middle?
Student demographics at Prairie View Middle are roughly 46% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Prairie View Middle in?
Prairie View Middle is part of Sun Prairie Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.