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Enrollment
762
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001149
Sullivan High School
6631 N Bosworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 · (773) 534-2000 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
591 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 167 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 174 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 29% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sullivan High School
Sullivan High School's state test result (11.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan High School this school | 762 | 77.6% | 11.0% |
| Senn High School Chicago | 1,571 | 73.6% | 33.0% |
| Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter Chicago | 623 | 87.8% | 28.1% |
| Rock Island High School Rock Island | 1,812 | 76.5% | 19.9% |
| Noble St Chtr-UIC College Prep Chicago | 957 | 84.5% | 20.5% |
| Rockford East High School Rockford | 1,719 | 71.6% | 11.7% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sullivan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #508 of 573 | #114 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #261 of 708 | #108 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #158 of 528 | #40 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #14 of 537 | #8 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #125 of 578 | #109 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #131 of 191 | #61 of 86 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
+122 (+19%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,180
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 762 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 78% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 78% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 92% (652) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 36.4 | 20.1:1 | 94% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 95% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 56 | 14.8:1 | 90% (747) |
| 2000-01 | 1,124 | 78 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,180 | 79 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (730 to 762); teachers up 62% (36.4 to 59).
About Sullivan High School
Sullivan High School is a public medium-sized high school in Chicago, Illinois. The student body numbers 762 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Sullivan High School is one school in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a system of 622 schools with 324,396 students.
The most common group at Sullivan High School is Hispanic students, at 36%. After that, the student body is 31% Black, 16% White, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Sullivan High School operates with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.9:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. About 78% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 12 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sullivan High School is -15.8 points, in the bottom 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.0%, and the predicted rate is 26.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
The closest other public school is Kilmer Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Sullivan High School is behind the 35.2% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Sullivan High School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 19% from its 2020-21 level of 640.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Sullivan High School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other Sullivan High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sullivan High. Sullivan High School is the largest of the 3.
- Sullivan High SchoolSullivan, IL · 317 students
- Sullivan High SchoolSullivan, IN · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Kilmer Elementary School0.1 mi · 790
- New Field Elementary School0.4 mi · 541
- Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter0.5 mi · 623
- Field Elementary School0.5 mi · 151
- Hayt Elementary School0.6 mi · 851
- Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy0.9 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan High SchoolHow large is Sullivan High School?
Sullivan High School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sullivan High School serve?
Sullivan High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sullivan High School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Sullivan High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sullivan High School?
At Sullivan High School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 36% Hispanic, 31% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sullivan High School public or private?
Sullivan High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.