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What advice would you give to incoming students at Royal Oaks Elementary?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN PRAIRIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551464001901
Royal Oaks Elementary
2215 Pennsylvania Ave, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · (608) 834-7200 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
139 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
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
50.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -15.7pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 70.1% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Royal Oaks Elementary
Royal Oaks Elementary's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oaks Elementary this school | 433 | 32.1% | 60.2% |
| Olson Elementary Verona | 462 | 23.2% | 62.1% |
| Horizon Elementary Sun Prairie | 345 | 25.5% | 68.5% |
| Mountain Bay Elementary Weston | 451 | 37.5% | 66.3% |
| Sherman Elementary Eau Claire | 502 | 36.3% | 59.0% |
| Pleasant View Elementary Franklin | 422 | 24.6% | 68.7% |
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 Royal Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #409 of 982 | #39 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #526 of 992 ▼ 291 | #45 of 74 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #556 of 992 ▼ 321 | #49 of 74 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #280 of 1,157 | #27 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #278 of 901 | #46 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #149 of 901 | #29 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #707 of 1,064 | #37 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #199 of 664 | #21 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
433
-45 (-9%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 433 | 36.1 | 12.0:1 | 32% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 34.1 | 12.4:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 34.4 | 13.1:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 36.4 | 15.1:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 16% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 14% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (549 to 433); teachers down 1% (36.4 to 36.1).
About Royal Oaks Elementary
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is home to Royal Oaks Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 433 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 34% larger than that.
Sun Prairie Area School District is responsible for 16 schools, Royal Oaks Elementary included, with 8,549 students in all.
A majority of students at Royal Oaks Elementary, 53%, are White. The next largest groups are 17% Asian, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The school's White share is 24 points below the 77% share among Dane County residents. By the diversity index, Royal Oaks Elementary comes in at 66%.
Its 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Dane County.
allk12 grades Royal Oaks Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Royal Oaks Elementary would score about 58.0%. It scores 60.2%, 2.3 points above that figure.
Within Dane County, median household income is about $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 169 public schools in Dane County, with a combined enrollment of about 78,525.
Of nearby public schools, Prairie View Middle is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Royal Oaks Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Royal Oaks Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 478 in 2020-21 and 433 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.3:1 to 12.0:1.
Discussions about Royal Oaks Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Royal Oaks Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Royal Oaks Elementary. Royal Oaks Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Royal Oaks ElementaryKannapolis, NC · 661 students
- ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARYWOODBURY, MN · 451 students
- Royal Oaks ElementaryVisalia, CA · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie View Middle0.2 mi · 699
- Meadow View Elementary0.8 mi · 401
- Westside Elementary0.9 mi · 434
- Sun Prairie West High1.0 mi · 1,325
- Creekside Elementary1.3 mi · 394
- Token Springs Elementary1.3 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Oaks ElementaryHow large is Royal Oaks Elementary?
Royal Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Royal Oaks Elementary serve?
Royal Oaks Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Royal Oaks Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Royal Oaks Elementary.
How diverse is Royal Oaks Elementary?
Royal Oaks Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 8% Hispanic, 14% Black, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Royal Oaks Elementary?
Royal Oaks 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.