Sullivan Elementary

Summary:

Sullivan Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Sullivan, Wisconsin, with 154 students and part of the Jefferson School District, which is ranked 268 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sullivan Elementary has had a varied performance history, ranking as high as 8th out of 1,076 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2014-2015 and as low as 590th out of 1,067 in 2022-2023. The school's current ranking for the 2023-2024 school year is 532nd out of 1,061 elementary schools in the state, with a 2-star rating. While the school has shown strong academic performance in the past, its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally lower than the state and district averages, except for 5th-grade Mathematics, where the school's proficiency rate is significantly higher at 73.08% compared to the district's 50.93% and the state's 54.24%. Additionally, Sullivan Elementary has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (25.97%) compared to the nearby East Elementary (43.83%) and some of the Oconomowoc Area School District schools (ranging from 13.28% to 24.94%).

The school's performance has declined in recent years, with the school's ranking and star rating dropping from its previous high levels. This suggests the need for the school and district to identify and address the factors contributing to this decline. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.6% in 2018-2019 to 8.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the 5.6% chronic absenteeism rate at the nearby Wales Elementary. These findings indicate that Sullivan Elementary has both strengths and areas for improvement, and the school and district should work to address the declining performance and increasing chronic absenteeism to support student success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 618 Bakertown Rd
       Sullivan, WI  53178-9769


(920) 675-1500

District: Jefferson School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
532nd of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,130 Help


Students who attend Sullivan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jefferson Middle
High:    Jefferson High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  152

Racial breakdown:

White:
95.4%
Two or more races:
2.6%
African American:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  21.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sullivan Elementary ranks worse than 50.1% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.39. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Sullivan Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Jefferson School District. Racial makeup is: White (95.4%), two or more races (2.6%), African American (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 21.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Jefferson School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sullivan Elementary is 13.1, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Jefferson School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sullivan Elementary is $10,130, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Jefferson School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sullivan Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sullivan Elementary 532nd of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Sullivan Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Jefferson School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson School District 268th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sullivan Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sullivan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 79.04 92nd 689 86.6%
2008 79.88 91st 1021 91.1%
2009 84.24 33rd 1030 96.8%
2010 74.10 204th 1045 80.5%
2011 70.28 266th 1046 74.6%
2012 65.14 381st 1045 63.5%
2013 74.74 188th 1053 82.1%
2014 84.26 77th 1061 92.7%
2015 91.42 8th 1076 99.3%
2016 92.01 26th 1075 97.6%
2017 92.43 21st 1071 98.0%
2018 92.78 18th 1025 98.2%
2019 89.38 42nd 1037 95.9%
2021 64.99 355th 1050 66.2%
2022 65.11 361st 1067 66.2%
2023 51.29 590th 1067 44.7%
2024 57.39 532nd 1061 49.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sullivan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.83 26th 854 97.0%
2019 95.79 12th 874 98.6%
2021 75.34 118th 847 86.1%
2022 53.85 377th 859 56.1%
2023 50.17 433rd 871 50.3%
2024 58.57 336th 866 61.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sullivan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.31 6th 997 99.4%
2019 80.47 120th 1002 88.0%
2021 53.30 492nd 1004 51.0%
2022 54.41 492nd 1017 51.6%
2023 48.12 587th 1010 41.9%
2024 49.70 600th 1011 40.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Sullivan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.61 62nd 997 93.8%
2019 91.74 24th 1002 97.6%
2021 67.96 278th 1003 72.3%
2022 70.89 264th 1017 74.0%
2023 57.77 466th 1011 53.9%
2024 66.58 345th 1012 65.9%
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Rank History for White students at Sullivan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.77 59th 718 91.8%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Sullivan Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 224 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 224
1990 254 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 254
1991 260 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 261
1992 259 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 261
1993 240 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1994 203 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 203
1995 266 0 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 271
1996 266 0 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 271
1997 259 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 262
1998 237 1 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 241
1999 241 0 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 246
2000 235 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 235
2001 217 0 0 3 6 n/a n/a 0 226
2002 203 1 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 212
2003 203 1 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 212
2004 207 0 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 215
2005 211 0 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 217
2006 212 0 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 217
2007 202 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 205
2008 195 2 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 202
2009 213 2 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 219
2010 217 3 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 227
2011 192 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 199
2012 177 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 183
2013 180 2 0 5 0 0 4 0 191
2014 166 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 171
2015 208 1 0 17 0 0 1 0 227
2016 200 5 0 21 0 0 3 0 229
2017 186 2 0 21 2 0 3 0 214
2018 194 4 1 24 2 1 4 0 230
2019 177 2 1 27 2 0 6 0 215
2020 204 3 0 23 2 0 7 0 239
2021 178 0 0 12 2 0 6 0 198
2022 167 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 177
2023 144 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 154
2024 145 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 152

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sullivan Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 224 17.6 12.7 15.6
1990 254 20.1 12.6 11.8
1991 261 20.1 12.9 8.4
1992 261 18.8 13.8 12.6
1993 240 18.8 12.8 11.7
1994 203 13.6 14.9 11.8
1995 271 17.7 15.3 14.4
1996 271 17.7 15.3 14.4
1997 262 18.7 14.0 14.9
1998 241 18.7 12.9 13.7
1999 246 18.1 13.6 19.5
2000 235 17.9 13.1 20
2001 226 16.1 14.0 18.6
2002 212 17.1 12.4 25.9
2003 212 17.1 12.4 25.9
2004 215 17.9 12.0 26.5
2005 217 18.1 12.0 n/a
2006 217 16.9 12.8 n/a
2007 205 16.9 12.1 23.4
2008 202 15.9 12.7 22.8
2009 219 15.9 13.8 19.6
2010 227 15.2 14.8 29.5
2011 199 14.7 13.5 32.7
2012 183 12.0 15.1 34.4
2013 191 11.3 16.8 24.1
2014 171 10.9 15.6 33.3
2015 227 n/a n/a 24.2
2016 229 14.0 16.3 41.5
2017 214 13.7 15.5 23.8
2018 230 13.6 16.8 34.3
2019 215 13.4 15.9 37.2
2020 239 12.7 18.7 31.8
2021 198 11.4 17.3 20.7
2022 177 13.2 13.3 28.2
2023 154 10.3 14.8 26
2024 152 11.5 13.1 21.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sullivan Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 224 17.6 12.7 15.6
1990 254 20.1 12.6 11.8
1991 261 20.1 12.9 8.4
1992 261 18.8 13.8 12.6
1993 240 18.8 12.8 11.7
1994 203 13.6 14.9 11.8
1995 271 17.7 15.3 14.4
1996 271 17.7 15.3 14.4
1997 262 18.7 14.0 14.9
1998 241 18.7 12.9 13.7
1999 246 18.1 13.6 19.5
2000 235 17.9 13.1 20
2001 226 16.1 14.0 18.6
2002 212 17.1 12.4 25.9
2003 212 17.1 12.4 25.9
2004 215 17.9 12.0 26.5
2005 217 18.1 12.0 n/a
2006 217 16.9 12.8 n/a
2007 205 16.9 12.1 23.4
2008 202 15.9 12.7 22.8
2009 219 15.9 13.8 19.6
2010 227 15.2 14.8 29.5
2011 199 14.7 13.5 32.7
2012 183 12.0 15.1 34.4
2013 191 11.3 16.8 24.1
2014 171 10.9 15.6 33.3
2015 227 n/a n/a 24.2
2016 229 14.0 16.3 41.5
2017 214 13.7 15.5 23.8
2018 230 13.6 16.8 34.3
2019 215 13.4 15.9 37.2
2020 239 12.7 18.7 31.8
2021 198 11.4 17.3 20.7
2022 177 13.2 13.3 28.2
2023 154 10.3 14.8 26
2024 152 11.5 13.1 21.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sullivan Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $272 (2.6%) $10,383 (97.4%) $10,656
2020 $198 (2.0%) $9,840 (98.0%) $10,037
2021 $450 (4.4%) $9,680 (95.6%) $10,130

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sullivan Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 42nd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 590th of 1067 Elementary schools
 51.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan Elementary)5029.2
 20.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School District)45.441.7
 3.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sullivan Elementary)7541.7
 33.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School District)59.757.1
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan Elementary)76.738.5
 38.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School District)5344.3
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan Elementary)76.738.5
 38.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School District)56.746
 10.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Sullivan Elementary)73.369.2
 4.1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson School District)55.262.8
 7.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Sullivan Elementary)83.350
 33.3%
   4th Grade Science (Jefferson School District)61.253.1
 8.1%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sullivan Elementary)68.252.6
 15.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School District)45.331
 14.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sullivan Elementary)81.857.9
 23.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School District)52.543.4
 9.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students215154
 28.4%
African American23
 50%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic273
 88.9%
Pacific Islander00
White177144
 18.6%
Two or More Races64
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.2%26%
 11.2%


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Sullivan Elementary ranks 532nd of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Sullivan Elementary are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Sullivan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle
High : Jefferson High

In the 2023-24 school year, 152 students attended Sullivan Elementary.


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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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