Sullivan Language Immersion Academy is an elementary school in Fairfield, California, serving 381 students from kindergarten to 5th grade, and is part of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population (90.81%), with smaller percentages of White, African American, Asian, and multiracial students.
Academically, Sullivan Language Immersion Academy struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates range from 16% to 21.05% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 35.34% to 39.45% and the state's 42.96% to 46.69%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, higher than the state average of 14.3%. Notably, the school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learners, Hispanic students, and students from low-income families.
In comparison, nearby schools like Rolling Hills Elementary and K.I. Jones Elementary have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates 20-40 percentage points higher than Sullivan Language Immersion Academy. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The data suggests that Sullivan Language Immersion Academy could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the academic and attendance challenges faced by its student population, particularly for its most vulnerable groups.
Students at Sullivan Language Immersion Academy are 91% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.
Sullivan Language Immersion Academy ranks in the bottom 17.9% of California elementary schools.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
In the 2022-23 school year, 381 students attended Sullivan Language Immersion Academy.