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Sullivan Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sullivan Elementary is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 598 students enrolled. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized assessments compared to the Minneapolis Public School District and the state.

Sullivan Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with 84.45% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than nearby Seward Elementary (12.9:1) and Pratt Elementary (9.8:1), but these nearby schools generally outperform Sullivan on academic measures. The charter schools in the area, such as Aurora Charter School and Universal Academy Elementary, tend to have even lower academic performance and higher percentages of low-income students compared to Sullivan Elementary.

Despite being a magnet school, Sullivan Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past decade, indicating long-standing challenges in academic achievement. The high percentage of low-income students at Sullivan and nearby schools suggests that poverty and associated factors may be significant contributors to the academic struggles observed in this area of Minneapolis.

640

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,672

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 E 28th St
Minneapolis, MN 55406-8888

(612) 668-5000

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.0%

White:

11.3%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Reading scores 29 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

785^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

478^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

300^th of 446Minneapolis Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	785 of 872	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	786 of 881	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	779 of 845	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	777 of 858	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	804 of 869	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	789 of 870	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	796 of 847	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	802 of 853	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	790 of 848	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	783 of 840	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	769 of 826	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	784 of 824	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	790 of 820	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.4	784 of 814	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	779 of 803	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.1	422 of 434	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	760 of 781	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	740 of 777	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	697 of 756	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.8	657 of 685	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.8	636 of 676	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.4	628 of 674	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	219 of 298	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	237 of 310	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	233 of 279	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	236 of 282	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	176 of 227	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	190 of 283	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	202 of 266	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	156 of 303	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	99 of 303	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	151 of 276	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	202 of 256	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	60 of 239	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	214 of 242	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	744 of 799	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	720 of 809	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	741 of 787	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	746 of 799	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	707 of 787	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	737 of 774	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	670 of 764	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	708 of 793	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	710 of 774	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	614 of 663	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	603 of 683	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	623 of 740	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	677 of 728	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	733 of 812	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	737 of 826	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	725 of 799	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	732 of 808	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	748 of 798	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	734 of 779	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	415 of 562	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	270 of 572	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	367 of 524	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	418 of 500	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	339 of 515	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	478 of 519	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	512 of 545	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	489 of 529	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	478 of 520	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	487 of 521	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	500 of 533	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	508 of 518	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	511 of 523	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	489 of 508	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	476 of 516	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	446 of 490	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	452 of 488	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	442 of 469	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	447 of 478	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	435 of 454	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	217 of 230	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	383 of 409	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	372 of 403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	364 of 406	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.2	370 of 396	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.9	324 of 387	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	138 of 169	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	156 of 179	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	142 of 164	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	134 of 162	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	111 of 148	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	127 of 137	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	69 of 153	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.6	154 of 158	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	92 of 133	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	102 of 130	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	48 of 120	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	86 of 109	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	403 of 450	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	446 of 474	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	434 of 455	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	433 of 467	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	426 of 439	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	430 of 436	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	7.6	184 of 186	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	401 of 432	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	442 of 473	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	437 of 459	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	376 of 404	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	350 of 399	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	372 of 415	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	391 of 401	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	425 of 452	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	458 of 479	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	427 of 464	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	446 of 476	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	427 of 454	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	434 of 438	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	200 of 265	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	197 of 307	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	115 of 298	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	219 of 288	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	341 of 440	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

White (2024)22nd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-29 vs state

Math18%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Sullivan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-5000	640	62	10.3	84.8%	72 (11.3%)	416 (65.0%)	64 (10.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	10.9	785^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.0%		11	786^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.8%	1	31.5	33.3	5.7	13.0	16.4	8.3	17.9	25.5	19.7	14.6	23.9	25.8	14.7	20.6	$19,672
Anishinabe Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-0880	183	20	9.1	91.3%	4 (2.2%)	14 (7.7%)	13 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	115 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.7%)	2.6	864^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.7	869^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	9.8	9.1	3.0				7.3	7.3	9.1	18.2				11.5	$19,469
Bdote Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	3216 E 29th Street	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Bdote Learning Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 729-9266	65	6	10.1	100.0%	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)								(n/a)							0.0							4.0	$27,837
Universal Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2912 28th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 340-5994	411	23	18.2	92.7%	3 (0.7%)	402 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54	435^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.6	555^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.0%	120	53.3	58.3	36.0	39.0			46.7	31.1	55.1	56.3	56.4			49.7	$12,398
Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	2526 27th Ave. South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 729-9140	85	12	6.9	95.3%	9 (10.6%)	54 (63.5%)	13 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	3.3	854^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.1%		2.8	866^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.7%	12	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0			2.4	18.2	20.0	0.0	0.0			9.3	$30,273
Skyline Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Skyline Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9916	145	8	19.3	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	145 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.2	845^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.1%		2.7	868^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.5%	23	33.3	5.3	0.0	7.7			10.0	16.7	0.0	6.3	15.4			8.3	$15,539
Skyline Math & Science Academy OLL	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Skyline Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 200-9916	115	0		87.8%	0 (0.0%)	115 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Seward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2309 28th Ave South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4950	576	47	12.1	47.7%	227 (39.4%)	162 (28.1%)	74 (12.8%)	11 (1.9%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.8%)	31.4	633^rd of 872 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.2	708^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.6%	75	41.0	28.8	12.5	23.4			27.5	52.4	37.0	37.9	44.7			43.3
Aurora Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 870-3891	239	16	15.2	73.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.9	849^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.7	845^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.1%	4	19.2	20.0					19.6	6.4	8.9					7.6	$22,879
Pratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	66 Malcolm Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1122	196	25	7.8	76.5%	25 (12.8%)	115 (58.7%)	31 (15.8%)	5 (2.6%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	23.9	689^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.0%		17.4	743^rd of 881 public elementary schools	15.7%	54	37.5	16.7	31.0				28.6	38.7	16.7	46.7				34.1	$14,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Sullivan Elementary

How many students attend Sullivan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Sullivan Elementary.

Is Sullivan Elementary a good school?

Sullivan Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Sullivan Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Sullivan Elementary?

Students at Sullivan Elementary are 65% African American, 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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