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Sullivan Middle School

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Sullivan Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Sullivan, Illinois, with 334 students. It is part of the Sullivan CUSD 300 district, which is ranked 341 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating.

Sullivan Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally higher than the state averages but lower than the district averages. The school's 8th-grade students performed particularly well, with 51.9% proficient or better in ELA and 40.8% in Mathematics, both higher than the state and district averages. However, the school has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.3% in 2019-2020 to 18.9% in 2020-2021, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 11.7% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average of 10.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, the Mt. Zion Intermediate School and Mt. Zion Junior High School generally outperform Sullivan Middle School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, with Mt. Zion Junior High School ranking 454 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024 (3-star rating). Additionally, Moulton Elementary School, which serves grades 4-8, also outperforms Sullivan Middle School. However, Sullivan Middle School's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (53.89%) suggests a relatively low-income student population, which may contribute to the school's lower performance compared to some of the neighboring schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 713 N Main St
       Sullivan, IL  61951

(217) 728-8381

District: Sullivan CUSD 300

SchoolDigger Rank:
470th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,341 Help


Students who attend Sullivan Middle School usually attend:

High:    Sullivan High School

Feeder schools for Sullivan Middle School:

Elementary:    Sullivan Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  334

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.7%
Two or more races:
2.4%
Hispanic:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.9% Help


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Compare Details Sullivan Middle School ranks better than 65.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.68. (See more...)
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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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sullivan Middle School is $8,341.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sullivan Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sullivan Middle School 470th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sullivan Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Sullivan CUSD 300:

SchoolDigger ranks Sullivan CUSD 300 341st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sullivan Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sullivan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 81.69 201st 1185 83.0%
2004 79.38 237th 1204 80.3%
2005 71.88 374th 1209 69.1%
2006 74.54 312th 1272 75.5%
2007 77.19 255th 1287 80.2%
2008 79.42 213th 1293 83.5%
2009 67.29 479th 1318 63.7%
2010 68.93 443rd 1327 66.6%
2011 71.68 387th 1344 71.2%
2012 71.51 389th 1365 71.5%
2013 65.17 454th 1367 66.8%
2014 51.39 668th 1322 49.5%
2015 40.75 699th 1302 46.3%
2016 55.59 497th 1294 61.6%
2017 66.25 367th 1293 71.6%
2018 61.15 444th 1293 65.7%
2019 47.90 651st 1356 52.0%
2021 35.89 709th 1241 42.9%
2022 46.26 650th 1369 52.5%
2023 44.76 694th 1367 49.2%
2024 58.68 470th 1363 65.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sullivan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.48 357th 548 34.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sullivan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.09 334th 1161 71.2%
2019 52.05 519th 1217 57.4%
2021 38.30 612th 1019 39.9%
2022 50.62 503rd 1221 58.8%
2023 45.40 617th 1234 50.0%
2024 53.28 473rd 1219 61.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sullivan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.40 506th 1226 58.7%
2019 45.60 649th 1276 49.1%
2021 38.88 569th 1017 44.1%
2022 51.44 521st 1286 59.5%
2023 47.78 593rd 1275 53.5%
2024 55.84 473rd 1251 62.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Sullivan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.67 353rd 1223 71.1%
2019 48.88 599th 1296 53.8%
2021 28.16 748th 1048 28.6%
2022 41.58 670th 1286 47.9%
2023 41.02 700th 1292 45.8%
2024 60.96 405th 1264 68.0%
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Rank History for White students at Sullivan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.72 479th 889 46.1%
2019 29.28 655th 905 27.6%
2021 21.91 656th 813 19.3%
2022 30.38 640th 898 28.7%
2023 25.94 707th 895 21.0%
2024 41.09 513th 875 41.4%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Sullivan Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 519 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 519
1990 531 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 531
1991 515 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1992 533 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1993 551 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1994 572 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1995 546 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1996 546 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1997 280 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 282
1998 275 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1999 273 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 274
2000 274 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2001 255 1 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 261
2002 258 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 263
2003 258 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 263
2004 248 0 5 0 1 n/a n/a 0 254
2005 251 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 257
2006 251 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 6 260
2007 272 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 5 278
2008 273 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 3 278
2009 256 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 7 265
2010 260 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 8 270
2011 258 0 1 3 1 0 9 0 272
2012 242 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 255
2013 236 0 1 6 0 0 9 0 252
2014 226 0 0 7 0 0 9 0 242
2015 229 1 0 6 0 0 8 0 244
2016 234 1 2 4 0 0 8 0 249
2017 237 1 2 2 0 0 10 0 252
2018 232 2 2 3 0 0 11 0 250
2019 324 2 1 9 0 0 14 0 350
2020 341 6 1 7 0 0 8 0 363
2021 324 6 0 8 0 0 12 0 350
2022 298 3 1 6 1 0 9 0 318
2023 313 2 3 7 1 0 8 0 334

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 519 27.0 19.2 n/a
1990 531 28.0 18.9 n/a
1991 515 27.8 18.5 n/a
1992 533 29.0 18.3 n/a
1993 552 28.0 19.7 n/a
1994 573 29.0 19.8 n/a
1995 547 31.0 17.6 n/a
1996 547 31.0 17.6 n/a
1997 282 14.0 20.1 n/a
1998 276 15.8 17.5 n/a
1999 274 15.0 18.3 n/a
2000 279 16.0 17.4 n/a
2001 261 15.0 17.4 n/a
2002 263 15.0 17.5 22.8
2003 263 15.0 17.5 22.8
2004 254 14.0 18.1 26.8
2005 257 15.0 17.1 29.2
2006 260 16.0 16.3 31.5
2007 278 20.0 13.9 29.7
2008 278 13.0 21.4 31.6
2009 265 15.0 17.7 34.5
2010 270 15.0 18.0 38.5
2011 272 15.0 18.1 36.8
2012 255 15.0 17.0 47.8
2013 252 15.4 16.3 46.4
2014 242 15.0 16.1 48.8
2015 244 14.0 17.4 48
2016 249 13.0 19.1 45.4
2017 252 13.7 18.3 45.6
2018 250 14.8 16.8 52
2019 350 19.8 17.5 46.9
2020 363 20.5 17.7 48.2
2021 350 n/a n/a n/a
2022 318 20.1 15.7 44.3
2023 334 22.3 14.9 53.9

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 519 27.0 19.2 n/a
1990 531 28.0 18.9 n/a
1991 515 27.8 18.5 n/a
1992 533 29.0 18.3 n/a
1993 552 28.0 19.7 n/a
1994 573 29.0 19.8 n/a
1995 547 31.0 17.6 n/a
1996 547 31.0 17.6 n/a
1997 282 14.0 20.1 n/a
1998 276 15.8 17.5 n/a
1999 274 15.0 18.3 n/a
2000 279 16.0 17.4 n/a
2001 261 15.0 17.4 n/a
2002 263 15.0 17.5 22.8
2003 263 15.0 17.5 22.8
2004 254 14.0 18.1 26.8
2005 257 15.0 17.1 29.2
2006 260 16.0 16.3 31.5
2007 278 20.0 13.9 29.7
2008 278 13.0 21.4 31.6
2009 265 15.0 17.7 34.5
2010 270 15.0 18.0 38.5
2011 272 15.0 18.1 36.8
2012 255 15.0 17.0 47.8
2013 252 15.4 16.3 46.4
2014 242 15.0 16.1 48.8
2015 244 14.0 17.4 48
2016 249 13.0 19.1 45.4
2017 252 13.7 18.3 45.6
2018 250 14.8 16.8 52
2019 350 19.8 17.5 46.9
2020 363 20.5 17.7 48.2
2021 350 n/a n/a n/a
2022 318 20.1 15.7 44.3
2023 334 22.3 14.9 53.9

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201597.2%98.0%98.0%98.0%97.6%98.4%98.8%
201696.4%96.8%96.8%96.8%95.6%97.2%31.3%
201797.2%95.7%95.7%95.7%96.8%96.1%95.3%60.9%
201898.8%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.4%98.4%98.8%98.4%
201997.7%98.0%98.0%98.0%73.9%97.4%98.0%73.0%
202199.1%99.4%99.4%99.4%98.8%99.1%99.4%71.6%
202299.4%99.1%99.1%99.1%74.8%98.7%99.1%70.7%
202399.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%67.2%
2024100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sullivan Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $108 (1.8%) $5,986 (98.2%) $6,094
2020 $124 (2.0%) $6,086 (98.0%) $6,211
2021 $662 (8.6%) $7,020 (91.4%) $7,681
2022 $662 (8.6%) $7,020 (91.4%) $7,681
2023 $1,542 (19.2%) $6,471 (80.8%) $8,013
2024 $1,300 (15.6%) $7,041 (84.4%) $8,341

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sullivan Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 651st of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 694th of 1367 Middle schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan Middle School)28.242.9
 14.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan CUSD 300)28.242.9
 14.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan Middle School)11.819.8
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan CUSD 300)11.819.8
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Sullivan Middle School)64.753.3
 11.4%
   5th Grade Science (Sullivan CUSD 300)64.753.3
 11.4%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan Middle School)24.835
 10.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan CUSD 300)24.835
 10.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan Middle School)11.511.1
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan CUSD 300)11.511.1
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan Middle School)38.228.9
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan CUSD 300)38.228.9
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan Middle School)17.132.5
 15.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan CUSD 300)17.132.5
 15.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan Middle School)5328
 25%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan CUSD 300)5328
 25%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan Middle School)24.719.1
 5.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan CUSD 300)24.719.1
 5.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Sullivan Middle School)57.342.9
 14.4%
   8th Grade Science (Sullivan CUSD 300)57.342.9
 14.4%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students350334
 4.6%
African American22
American Indian01
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic97
 22.2%
Pacific Islander00
White324313
 3.4%
Two or More Races148
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.9%53.9%
 7%

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Students at Sullivan Middle School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 334 students attended Sullivan Middle School.

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

Sullivan Middle School ranks 470th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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