Summary:
The 61951 zip code area has only one elementary school, Sullivan Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 561 students. The school is part of the Sullivan CUSD 300 district, which is ranked 336 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sullivan Elementary School has shown some variability in its statewide ranking over the past few years, going from 710 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 769 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024 and 831 out of 2,077 in 2022-2023. The school maintains a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Academically, the school outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency for all grades, 3rd grade, and 4th grade in 2024-2025, but underperformed in 5th grade ELA and all grades Mathematics. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates were below the district and state averages across all grades and grade levels.
Despite the school's mixed academic performance, it serves a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 53.3% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending was $9,023 in 2023-2024, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.7. Overall, Sullivan Elementary School appears to be a moderately performing school within its district and the state, with some areas of strength and some areas for improvement, while facing challenges common to many schools serving economically disadvantaged populations.
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