Is Sullivan Elementary School a good school?

Sullivan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Sullivan Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 384 students attended Sullivan Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sullivan Elementary School?

Students at Sullivan Elementary School are 76% African American, 19% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sullivan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sullivan Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bowen High School

Sullivan Elementary School

Summary:

Sullivan Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 384 students enrolled. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sullivan Elementary School is struggling on several key metrics compared to its district and state peers. The school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 42.2% to 54.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the nearby schools. Sullivan's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 16.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 0% to 7.5% proficient in math. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years.

While Sullivan Elementary School has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $15,259 in 2019-2020 to $24,709 in 2022-2023, this increased funding does not appear to have translated into improved academic outcomes for the students. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, but this does not seem to be leading to better student performance. The high poverty rates, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely present significant challenges for the school and its students. Nearby schools, such as Hoyne Elementary, Mann Elementary, and LEARN Charter - South Chicago Campus, generally perform better than Sullivan Elementary on key metrics, suggesting that the school may need to implement significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8331 S Mackinaw Ave
Chicago, IL 60617-2626

(773) 535-6585

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1789^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,058

Students who attend Sullivan Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bowen High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 384

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

White:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sullivan Elementary School ranks worse than 86.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 302^nd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.33. (See more...)

Compare Details Sullivan Elementary School ranks worse than 79.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.98. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Sullivan Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sullivan Elementary School is $24,058, which is the 116^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sullivan Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sullivan Elementary School 1789^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sullivan Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Sullivan Elementary School 1079^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sullivan Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sullivan Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.12	1972^nd	2020	2.4%
2004	2.64	1958^th	2030	3.5%
2005	1.76	1964^th	2022	2.9%
2006	5.58	1968^th	2086	5.7%
2007	1.53	2062^nd	2095	1.6%
2008	3.07	2041^st	2092	2.4%
2009	3.11	2072^nd	2120	2.3%
2010	4.14	2073^rd	2139	3.1%
2011	5.70	2072^nd	2147	3.5%
2012	5.03	2104^th	2166	2.9%
2013	5.52	2115^th	2167	2.4%
2014	8.18	1999^th	2093	4.5%
2015	19.96	1708^th	2052	16.8%
2016	15.20	1821^st	2046	11.0%
2017	16.58	1780^th	2044	12.9%
2018	16.07	1791^st	2037	12.1%
2019	19.18	1754^th	2086	15.9%
2021	16.95	1682^nd	1948	13.7%
2022	21.40	1622^nd	2082	22.1%
2023	20.98	1645^th	2077	20.8%
2024	16.33	1789^th	2067	13.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.22	1411^th	1765	20.1%
2019	32.19	1313^th	1816	27.7%
2021	26.98	1183^rd	1514	21.9%
2022	34.23	1161^st	1763	34.1%
2023	32.78	1231^st	1808	31.9%
2024	25.41	1443^rd	1793	19.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.81	1760^th	1964	10.4%
2019	17.33	1761^st	2019	12.8%
2021	17.11	1455^th	1680	13.4%
2022	22.35	1525^th	1970	22.6%
2023	25.73	1429^th	1957	27.0%
2024	18.57	1638^th	1942	15.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.07	1671^st	1972	15.3%
2019	26.97	1482^nd	2019	26.6%
2022	22.32	1516^th	1977	23.3%
2023	16.15	1744^th	1984	12.1%
2024	13.72	1815^th	1959	7.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.76	347^th	698	50.3%
2019	48.24	299^th	711	57.9%
2021	46.54	165^th	428	61.4%
2022	49.88	260^th	684	62.0%
2023	48.19	282^nd	692	59.2%
2024	42.21	343^rd	655	47.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.33	731^st	938	22.1%
2019	19.34	878^th	955	8.1%
2024	21.00	844^th	959	12.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	15.09	999^th	1185	15.7%
2004	11.13	1051^st	1204	12.7%
2005	3.09	1170^th	1209	3.2%
2006	6.85	1182^nd	1272	7.1%
2007	6.63	1212^th	1287	5.8%
2008	5.56	1228^th	1293	5.0%
2009	8.03	1229^th	1318	6.8%
2010	8.57	1237^th	1327	6.8%
2011	11.41	1240^th	1344	7.7%
2012	17.26	1199^th	1365	12.2%
2013	17.09	1187^th	1367	13.2%
2014	17.63	1138^th	1322	13.9%
2015	14.07	1182^nd	1302	9.2%
2016	13.16	1201^st	1294	7.2%
2017	14.84	1153^rd	1293	10.8%
2018	20.83	1040^th	1293	19.6%
2019	23.61	1047^th	1356	22.8%
2021	24.62	930^th	1241	25.1%
2022	19.40	1119^th	1369	18.3%
2023	18.33	1150^th	1367	15.9%
2024	20.98	1079^th	1363	20.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.74	551^st	602	8.5%
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.32	831^st	1161	28.4%
2019	34.34	821^st	1217	32.5%
2021	38.15	616^th	1019	39.5%
2022	28.20	917^th	1221	24.9%
2023	25.88	969^th	1234	21.5%
2024	27.55	910^th	1219	25.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.53	956^th	1226	22.0%
2019	28.09	937^th	1276	26.6%
2021	19.90	851^st	1017	16.3%
2022	15.88	1136^th	1286	11.7%
2023	18.76	1055^th	1275	17.3%
2024	22.73	975^th	1251	22.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.88	1047^th	1223	14.4%
2019	19.64	1071^st	1296	17.4%
2021	20.18	885^th	1048	15.6%
2022	27.83	907^th	1286	29.5%
2023	20.91	1049^th	1292	18.8%
2024	17.30	1093^rd	1264	13.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.12	219^th	511	57.1%
2019	47.79	243^rd	565	57.0%
2021	53.24	116^th	385	69.9%
2022	45.18	243^rd	573	57.6%
2023	43.25	285^th	569	49.9%
2024	45.55	242^nd	548	55.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.50	468^th	590	20.7%
2019	33.40	437^th	639	31.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Sullivan Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	13	233	n/a	531	1	n/a	n/a	0	778
1990	16	280	n/a	480	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	776
1991	5	179	0	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1992	8	203	0	255	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1993	6	164	1	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1994	6	162	0	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1995	2	286	0	314	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1996	2	286	0	314	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1997	3	361	1	353	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
1998	7	411	8	335	2	n/a	n/a	0	763
1999	11	384	1	339	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
2000	4	372	0	322	2	n/a	n/a	0	700
2001	4	420	0	322	1	n/a	n/a	0	747
2002	9	433	0	291	3	n/a	n/a	0	736
2003	9	433	0	291	3	n/a	n/a	0	736
2004	7	502	0	285	0	n/a	n/a	0	794
2005	8	549	0	269	0	n/a	n/a	0	826
2006	8	507	0	253	1	n/a	n/a	12	781
2007	8	529	0	225	0	n/a	n/a	1	763
2008	12	451	0	182	0	n/a	n/a	25	670
2009	7	403	1	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2010	4	390	1	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
2011	5	405	0	143	1	0	11	0	565
2012	6	361	0	144	1	1	10	0	523
2013	6	360	0	125	0	1	5	0	497
2014	6	364	0	124	0	1	5	0	500
2015	5	366	0	112	0	1	6	0	490
2016	4	373	0	100	0	1	4	0	482
2017	6	343	1	98	0	0	3	0	451
2018	7	378	0	126	0	0	2	0	513
2019	10	378	1	126	0	1	2	0	518
2020	7	363	0	120	0	1	2	0	493
2021	10	292	0	79	0	1	3	0	385
2022	9	284	0	69	1	1	3	0	367
2023	15	290	0	73	2	0	4	0	384

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sullivan Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	778	30.0	25.9	n/a
1990	776	31.0	25.0	n/a
1991	408	21.0	19.4	n/a
1992	466	34.0	13.7	n/a
1993	369	27.0	13.7	n/a
1994	392	23.0	17.0	n/a
1995	602	34.0	17.7	n/a
1996	602	34.0	17.7	n/a
1997	718	32.0	22.4	n/a
1998	763	37.0	20.6	n/a
1999	735	38.0	19.3	n/a
2000	700	37.4	18.7	n/a
2001	747	38.4	19.5	n/a
2002	736	28.0	26.3	87.1
2003	736	28.0	26.3	87.1
2004	794	39.2	20.3	87.4
2005	826	41.8	19.8	80.6
2006	781	48.3	16.2	97.8
2007	763	37.0	20.6	93.8
2008	670	45.0	14.9	88.7
2009	563	36.0	15.6	85.4
2010	529	33.0	16.0	93.4
2011	565	29.0	19.4	92.6
2012	523	31.0	16.8	99.2
2013	497	34.7	14.3	98.8
2014	500	31.5	15.8	98.6
2015	490	27.0	18.1	99.4
2016	482	29.0	16.6	99.4
2017	451	25.1	17.9	99.3
2018	513	28.8	17.8	99.4
2019	518	34.0	15.2	96.7
2020	493	34.0	14.5	97.2
2021	385	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	367	38.0	9.6	96.2
2023	384	35.0	10.9	95.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sullivan Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	778	30.0	25.9	n/a
1990	776	31.0	25.0	n/a
1991	408	21.0	19.4	n/a
1992	466	34.0	13.7	n/a
1993	369	27.0	13.7	n/a
1994	392	23.0	17.0	n/a
1995	602	34.0	17.7	n/a
1996	602	34.0	17.7	n/a
1997	718	32.0	22.4	n/a
1998	763	37.0	20.6	n/a
1999	735	38.0	19.3	n/a
2000	700	37.4	18.7	n/a
2001	747	38.4	19.5	n/a
2002	736	28.0	26.3	87.1
2003	736	28.0	26.3	87.1
2004	794	39.2	20.3	87.4
2005	826	41.8	19.8	80.6
2006	781	48.3	16.2	97.8
2007	763	37.0	20.6	93.8
2008	670	45.0	14.9	88.7
2009	563	36.0	15.6	85.4
2010	529	33.0	16.0	93.4
2011	565	29.0	19.4	92.6
2012	523	31.0	16.8	99.2
2013	497	34.7	14.3	98.8
2014	500	31.5	15.8	98.6
2015	490	27.0	18.1	99.4
2016	482	29.0	16.6	99.4
2017	451	25.1	17.9	99.3
2018	513	28.8	17.8	99.4
2019	518	34.0	15.2	96.7
2020	493	34.0	14.5	97.2
2021	385	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	367	38.0	9.6	96.2
2023	384	35.0	10.9	95.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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