Summary:
ZIP code 47882 in Sullivan, Indiana is served by exactly one middle school — Sullivan Middle School, a 6th–8th grade school with 353 students in the Southwest School Corporation, so families here have a single public middle school option rather than a set of schools to compare.
The school's academic picture is mixed, and its state ranking has slipped steadily. In 2023–2024 it ranked 132nd of 491 Indiana middle schools at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars; by 2024–2025 it was 207th of 480 at the 57th percentile with 3 stars; and in 2025–2026 it stood at 255th of 486 at the 48th percentile with 2 stars — a drop of 123 places, 25 percentile points, and 2 stars. Most ILEARN grade-level results in 2025–2026 fell below state averages, including ELA 6 at 32.69% versus 41.3%, ELA 7 at 24.79% versus 41.7%, ELA 8 at 43.48% versus 44%, Math 6 at 39.42% versus 40.2%, Math 7 at 24.79% versus 35.9%, Math 8 at 27.83% versus 34.2%, and Science 6 at 38.46% versus 41.2%. All-grade proficiency also declined year over year in ELA (34.68% to 33.63%), Math (35.55% to 30.36%), and Science (45.97% to 38.46%). The clearest weak spot is 7th grade, where ELA and Math both sat at 24.79%.
The standout is Biology End-of-Course performance: 75.86% proficient in 2024–2025 versus 58.41% in the district and 45.6% statewide, then 88% in 2025–2026 versus 55.08% in the district. The school also edged above its district in all-grade ELA, Math, and Science. Context metrics show 50.99% free/reduced lunch, $11,080 per-student spending in 2023–2024, a 16.7:1 student-teacher ratio, and 16.4% chronic absenteeism — just under the state's 16.7% but above the district's 12.5%.
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