Meadow View Elementary, Sun Prairie WI

Original Research by School Decision on Meadow View Elementary

Meadow View Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Sun Prairie, a rapidly growing city within the Madison metropolitan area. The school sits on North Grand Avenue, a location that puts it within the city’s historic downtown core, where Cannery Square, the public library, and Firemen’s Park are within reach. The city itself has seen sustained residential and commercial expansion—its retail corridors, manufacturing, and technology sectors have all grown—and the school district is the largest employer in town.

The student body at Meadow View is diverse. White students form the largest single group, followed closely by Asian students, then Black, two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The overall enrollment is sizable for an elementary school, with a full grade span from pre-K through fifth grade.

On state assessments administered through Wisconsin’s Forward Exam, Meadow View’s results present a mixed picture. In math, performance varied notably by grade level. Third-grade students scored at a level where just over half met the state’s proficiency benchmark, fourth graders were close to that same mark, and fifth graders reached a noticeably stronger result, with a large majority demonstrating proficiency. In English language arts, third graders had a lower success rate, with less than half scoring at the proficient or advanced level. Fourth graders performed better, and fifth graders again posted a substantially stronger result, with most students reaching proficiency. In science, only fourth graders are tested under Wisconsin’s current schedule, and their proficiency rate was moderate—about two out of five students met the bar. Social studies, also tested in fourth grade, was a relative bright spot: a strong majority of students scored proficient or above. Taken together, Meadow View’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades placed it below the midpoint when compared with other schools in Dane County. A parent may want to discuss with the school how the third-grade English language arts result fits into any broader reading support plan, and whether the upward trend between third and fifth grade reflects consistent patterns.

The school does not have a charter or magnet designation, and Title I status was not reported. Discipline data, course access data, staffing ratios, and chronic absenteeism numbers were not available for this profile, so it is not possible to draw conclusions about student support systems or school climate from those angles. The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.

Housing in the Sun Prairie area is expensive relative to national averages, with home values well above the statewide typical figure. Rents are also elevated. The community’s median household income is high, but the cost of entry for homeownership is steep, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment exceeds the typical rent, making renting a more immediately affordable option for many households.

The district underwent a major structural change in 2022, splitting its single high school into two separate campuses—Sun Prairie East and Sun Prairie West. This shift reshaped attendance boundaries and created a new landscape for secondary education in the district. For a family considering Meadow View, the feeder patterns that connect this elementary school to a middle school and then to one of the two high schools would be a practical detail worth confirming directly with the district, since the split may have changed attendance zones. The district website and the school’s own site are the best sources for that information.

Meadow View is a school where academic results are strongest in the upper elementary grades, particularly in math and English language arts by fifth grade. The early-grade reading scores give a parent something to investigate, especially alongside the broader context of a rapidly growing district that has recently reorganized its high schools. The school’s setting in a dense, walkable downtown area of a growing city is a distinguishing characteristic that may appeal to families looking for a neighborhood school integrated into the civic life of Sun Prairie.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 50% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 49% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 51% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 48% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 50% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 54% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 46% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 62% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolSun Prairie Area School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income50%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income65%45 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income78%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income63%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income65%45 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income78%14 pp gap