Sun Prairie Area School District
| Sun Prairie Area School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
501 South Bird Street
, Dane County, Wisconsin, 53590United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| Motto | Futures depend on us...every child, every day. |
| Grades | Pre-K–12th |
| Established | 1842 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Bradford Saron |
| School board | Sun Prairie School Board |
| Chair of the board | Dr. Steve Schroeder |
| Schools | 15 (2022–23) |
| NCES District ID | 5514640 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 8,521 (2018-19) |
| Teachers | 648 (2018-19) |
| Other information | |
| Former Name | Joint School District No. 2 of the City of Sun Prairie and the towns of Blooming Grove, Bristol, Burke, Cottage Grove, Sun Prairie and York, Dane Co. and the Town of Hampden, Columbia Co. |
| Website | www |
The Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) is located in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, to the northeast of Madison, Wisconsin. It serves the area around Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Its district office is located at 501 S. Bird Street, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and Bradford Saron is the current superintendent. The Sun Prairie Area School District was founded in 1842, making it legally older than the municipality of Sun Prairie itself (Sun Prairie being legally incorporated as a town in 1846).
The system, which as of the 2018–19 school year has over 8,500 enrolled students and 648 teachers, consists of 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and an alternative learning high school. Which elementary school (C.H. Bird, Creekside, Eastside, Horizon, Northside, Royal Oaks, Token Springs, Meadow View, or Westside) a child attends is determined by geographic proximity. The same sort of determining factor applies to the three middle schools (Patrick Marsh, Prairie View and Central Heights), and the two high schools (Sun Prairie West and Sun Prairie East).
An alternative high school, Prairie Phoenix Academy, is also operated in a section of the 220 Kroncke Drive building, which is also home to Central Heights Middle School and the district's Professional Learning Center (PLC).
The Sun Prairie Area School District is ranked 8 out of 10 from Great Schools. This rating is based on the schools' test scores.