Is Sullivan Elementary School a good school?

Sullivan Elementary School ranks 769 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sullivan Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 561 students attended Sullivan Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sullivan Elementary School?

Students at Sullivan Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sullivan Elementary School attend?

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

Sullivan Elementary School

Summary:

Sullivan Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 484 students in grades PK-5 in Sullivan, Illinois, which is part of the Sullivan CUSD 300 district.

Overall, Sullivan Elementary School's performance is respectable, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics generally higher than the state averages but lower than the district averages. The school's 5th-grade students outperformed the state and district in ELA, and low socioeconomic status students performed relatively well compared to other Illinois elementary schools. However, the school's special education students and students with disabilities ranked in the bottom quartile, indicating an area for improvement. Additionally, Sullivan Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate of 12.1% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average of 11.8% for elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Sullivan Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the schools in the Shelbyville, Arcola, and Mattoon districts. However, Atwood-Hammond Grade School, which is 15.57 miles away, had stronger overall test scores and a higher ranking than Sullivan Elementary. The nearby Shelbyville and Mattoon schools had higher percentages of students from low-income families, which may contribute to their lower academic performance compared to Sullivan Elementary.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

910 N Graham St
Sullivan, IL 61951-1114

(217) 728-2321

District: Sullivan CUSD 300

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,023

Students who attend Sullivan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sullivan Middle School
High:	Sullivan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 561

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.6%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Hispanic:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sullivan Elementary School ranks better than 62.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.48. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Racial makeup is: White (93.6%), two or more races (2.9%), Hispanic (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sullivan Elementary School is 16.7. (See more...)

Compare Sullivan Elementary School employs 33.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sullivan Elementary School is $9,023.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sullivan Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sullivan Elementary School 769^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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White students:

Sullivan CUSD 300:

SchoolDigger ranks Sullivan CUSD 300 341^st 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 students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	66.49	821^st	2020	59.4%
2004	75.60	502^nd	2030	75.3%
2005	72.87	574^th	2022	71.6%
2006	72.58	607^th	2086	70.9%
2007	77.67	375^th	2095	82.1%
2008	76.61	474^th	2092	77.3%
2009	77.17	469^th	2120	77.9%
2010	80.39	324^th	2139	84.9%
2011	75.21	531^st	2147	75.3%
2012	78.53	415^th	2166	80.8%
2013	74.84	532^nd	2167	75.4%
2014	73.97	531^st	2093	74.6%
2015	48.85	930^th	2052	54.7%
2016	53.89	876^th	2046	57.2%
2017	65.79	636^th	2044	68.9%
2018	60.71	744^th	2037	63.5%
2019	58.20	818^th	2086	60.8%
2021	76.06	402^nd	1948	79.4%
2022	54.34	854^th	2082	59.0%
2023	55.75	831^st	2077	60.0%
2024	57.48	769^th	2067	62.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	36.74	613^th	1113	44.9%
2023	22.25	1002^nd	1156	13.3%
2024	27.00	898^th	1195	24.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.37	456^th	1765	74.2%
2019	56.44	649^th	1816	64.3%
2021	85.32	86^th	1514	94.3%
2022	51.38	748^th	1763	57.6%
2023	55.63	675^th	1808	62.7%
2024	63.31	483^rd	1793	73.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.89	631^st	1964	67.9%
2019	60.96	728^th	2019	63.9%
2021	71.62	402^nd	1680	76.1%
2022	54.46	779^th	1970	60.5%
2023	55.38	778^th	1957	60.2%
2024	62.56	629^th	1942	67.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.58	765^th	907	15.7%
2024	26.82	690^th	886	22.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.84	798^th	1972	59.5%
2019	55.28	815^th	2019	59.6%
2021	74.06	367^th	1707	78.5%
2022	52.64	822^nd	1977	58.4%
2023	53.48	823^rd	1984	58.5%
2024	47.62	935^th	1959	52.3%

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Rank History for White students at Sullivan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.21	853^rd	1463	41.7%
2019	39.78	921^st	1462	37.0%
2021	62.12	445^th	1308	66.0%
2022	36.50	949^th	1425	33.4%
2023	37.24	936^th	1419	34.0%
2024	38.20	875^th	1392	37.1%

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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	274	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	274
1990	273	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	273
1991	291	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
1992	285	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
1993	282	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	282
1994	281	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
1995	283	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	283
1996	283	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	283
1997	556	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1998	529	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1999	510	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
2000	502	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2001	525	0	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	527
2002	475	9	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2003	475	9	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2004	507	10	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
2005	510	8	8	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
2006	491	2	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	16	516
2007	508	4	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	12	531
2008	502	3	3	3	1	n/a	n/a	11	523
2009	518	3	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	11	536
2010	475	1	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	11	489
2011	522	2	1	7	0	0	14	0	546
2012	491	0	3	1	0	0	17	0	512
2013	480	0	4	2	0	0	22	0	508
2014	506	2	3	6	0	0	20	0	537
2015	478	0	3	9	0	0	19	0	509
2016	484	1	4	9	0	1	17	0	516
2017	495	4	6	8	0	0	15	0	528
2018	509	4	8	14	0	0	15	0	550
2019	469	6	4	12	0	0	9	0	500
2020	483	6	3	16	1	0	7	0	516
2021	460	5	3	10	1	0	9	0	488
2022	472	11	3	9	2	0	11	0	508
2023	451	9	0	12	0	0	12	0	484
2024	525	9	0	11	0	0	16	0	561

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

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	274	16.0	17.1	n/a
1990	273	16.0	17.0	n/a
1991	291	16.0	18.1	n/a
1992	285	16.0	17.8	n/a
1993	282	16.0	17.6	n/a
1994	281	17.0	16.5	n/a
1995	283	15.0	18.9	n/a
1996	283	15.0	18.9	n/a
1997	558	31.5	17.7	n/a
1998	531	29.3	18.1	n/a
1999	512	30.3	16.9	n/a
2000	504	31.3	16.1	n/a
2001	527	32.3	16.3	n/a
2002	495	31.3	15.8	30.5
2003	495	31.3	15.8	30.5
2004	526	30.3	17.4	29.3
2005	530	31.8	16.7	30.9
2006	516	32.0	16.1	37
2007	531	32.0	16.6	34.3
2008	523	29.0	18.0	40.6
2009	536	31.3	17.1	41.9
2010	489	31.2	15.6	48.3
2011	546	31.2	17.4	51.5
2012	512	31.2	16.3	51.6
2013	508	32.6	15.5	52.8
2014	537	29.0	18.5	55.1
2015	509	31.0	16.4	57.8
2016	516	30.0	17.2	48.8
2017	528	29.8	17.7	50.9
2018	550	29.9	18.3	46.2
2019	500	26.0	19.2	44
2020	516	27.0	19.1	44.6
2021	488	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	508	27.0	18.8	43.1
2023	484	27.0	17.9	56.6
2024	561	33.4	16.7	53.3

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	274	16.0	17.1	n/a
1990	273	16.0	17.0	n/a
1991	291	16.0	18.1	n/a
1992	285	16.0	17.8	n/a
1993	282	16.0	17.6	n/a
1994	281	17.0	16.5	n/a
1995	283	15.0	18.9	n/a
1996	283	15.0	18.9	n/a
1997	558	31.5	17.7	n/a
1998	531	29.3	18.1	n/a
1999	512	30.3	16.9	n/a
2000	504	31.3	16.1	n/a
2001	527	32.3	16.3	n/a
2002	495	31.3	15.8	30.5
2003	495	31.3	15.8	30.5
2004	526	30.3	17.4	29.3
2005	530	31.8	16.7	30.9
2006	516	32.0	16.1	37
2007	531	32.0	16.6	34.3
2008	523	29.0	18.0	40.6
2009	536	31.3	17.1	41.9
2010	489	31.2	15.6	48.3
2011	546	31.2	17.4	51.5
2012	512	31.2	16.3	51.6
2013	508	32.6	15.5	52.8
2014	537	29.0	18.5	55.1
2015	509	31.0	16.4	57.8
2016	516	30.0	17.2	48.8
2017	528	29.8	17.7	50.9
2018	550	29.9	18.3	46.2
2019	500	26.0	19.2	44
2020	516	27.0	19.1	44.6
2021	488	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	508	27.0	18.8	43.1
2023	484	27.0	17.9	56.6
2024	561	33.4	16.7	53.3

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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