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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Token Springs Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUN PRAIRIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551464003074
Token Springs Elementary
1435 N Thompson Rd, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · (608) 834-6500 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
60 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 | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
Student demographics
37%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
62.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 68.8% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Token Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #334 of 982 | #33 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #273 of 992 | #27 of 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #287 of 992 | #31 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #193 of 1,157 | #13 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #661 of 901 | #77 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #474 of 901 | #63 of 83 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 32.2 | 14.7:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 30.2 | 15.1:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 30.7 | 14.0:1 | 9% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Token Springs Elementary.
About Token Springs Elementary
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is home to Token Springs Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 472 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 46% higher than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
The district for Token Springs Elementary is Sun Prairie Area School District, with 16 schools and 8,549 students.
Token Springs Elementary is 79% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 77% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Token Springs Elementary employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Token Springs Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 13%. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Dane County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Token Springs Elementary is -6.8 points: 63.0% actual, 69.8% predicted.
Census estimates describe Dane County this way: the median household income is $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Token Springs Elementary, Dane County has 168 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is C H Bird Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Token Springs Elementary is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Token Springs Elementary. 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
- 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
- Central Heights MiddleMiddle · 560 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Nearby schools
- C H Bird Elementary1.3 mi · 333
- Royal Oaks Elementary1.3 mi · 433
- Prairie View Middle1.4 mi · 699
- Westside Elementary1.7 mi · 434
- Northside Elementary1.8 mi · 439
- Meadow View Elementary1.9 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Token Springs ElementaryHow many students attend Token Springs Elementary?
Token Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
Is Token Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Token Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Token Springs Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Token Springs Elementary.
How diverse is Token Springs Elementary?
Token Springs Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Token Springs Elementary in?
Token Springs Elementary is part of Sun Prairie Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.