Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53178

Summary:

The 53178 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Sullivan Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 152 students. Sullivan Elementary is part of the Jefferson School District, which is ranked 222 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sullivan Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking among Wisconsin elementary schools, ranging from 343 out of 1,044 schools in 2024-2025 (3-star rating) to 532 out of 1,061 schools in 2023-2024 (2-star rating) and 590 out of 1,067 schools in 2022-2023 (2-star rating). However, the school generally outperforms the Jefferson School District and the state of Wisconsin in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across grades 3-5. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year is relatively high and may be an area of concern.

Sullivan Elementary has a free/reduced lunch rate of 21.71% for the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.1, which is relatively low. The school's per-student spending was $10,130 for the 2020-2021 school year, which provides context for the resources available to the school and its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	618 Bakertown Rd	Sullivan	53178	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1500	144	11	12.5	23.6%	137 (95.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	68.2	343^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	67.1%		57.4	532^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	49.9%	189	72.0	61.1	54.2	92.0	44.4	50.0	72.2	61.1	$10,130	$450	$9,680

Cities Near Zip Code 53178

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sullivan	0.62 mi	1	161^st
Dousman	6.74 mi	2	80^th
Oconomowoc	6.99 mi	10	93^rd
Palmyra	9.19 mi	3	327^th
Ixonia	9.52 mi	1	90^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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