Enrollment
266
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULLIVAN CUSD 300·NCES 173813003907
Sullivan Middle School
735 N Main St, Sullivan, IL 61951 · (217) 728-8381 · Moultrie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
126 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 93 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Sullivan Middle School→Sullivan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sullivan CUSD 300. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 30.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Middle School
Sullivan Middle School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Middle School this school | 266 | 47.4% | 45.0% |
| Washington Attendance Center Carmi | 269 | 46.5% | 58.7% |
| Carlinville Middle School Carlinville | 286 | 46.5% | 51.9% |
| Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High School Mansfield | 232 | 47.8% | 38.4% |
| Mercer County Jr High School Aledo | 270 | 49.6% | 32.5% |
| River Bend Middle School Fulton | 228 | 46.5% | 47.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #261 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #312 of 640 ▼ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #302 of 640 ▲ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #490 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #501 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #538 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #315 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #74 of 127 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
266
-84 (-24%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 515
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 | 266 | 16.3 | 16.4:1 | 47% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 16.3 | 15.6:1 | 45% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 22.3 | 15.0:1 | 54% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 14.8 | 16.9:1 | 52% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 45% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 37% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 15 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (250 to 266); teachers up 10% (14.8 to 16.3).
About Sullivan Middle School
The public middle school Sullivan Middle School is located in Sullivan, Illinois. It serves 266 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Sullivan Middle School is one of 3 schools in Sullivan CUSD 300, which enrolls 1,148 students in total.
Sullivan Middle School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The school is also 2% Hispanic. For comparison, Moultrie County is about 95% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Sullivan Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Dividing enrollment by its 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. Sullivan Middle School reports 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Sullivan Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Illinois, Sullivan Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.0% actual against a predicted 44.2%.
Moultrie County census figures show that median household income is about $71,784, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sullivan Middle School is among the 6 public schools in Moultrie County.
Of nearby public schools, Sullivan High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sullivan Middle School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Sullivan Middle School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 24%, from 350 to 266.
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Moultrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,424
Census ACS
Median income
$71,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sullivan CUSD 300
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Sullivan High SchoolHigh · 317 students
Other schools in Sullivan
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Sullivan High SchoolHigh · 317 students
Other Sullivan Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sullivan Middle. Sullivan Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Sullivan MiddleWorcester, MA · 940 students
- SULLIVAN MIDDLESULLIVAN, MO · 434 students
- Sullivan Middle SchoolSullivan, IN · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Sullivan High School0.0 mi · 317
- Sullivan Elementary School0.1 mi · 565
- Lovington Grade School7.3 mi · 148
- Okaw Valley High School7.5 mi · 162
- Okaw Valley Elementary School7.5 mi · 170
- Okaw Valley Middle School10.0 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan Middle SchoolHow large is Sullivan Middle School?
Sullivan Middle School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sullivan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sullivan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sullivan Middle School have?
Sullivan Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Sullivan Middle School?
Sullivan Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sullivan Middle School in?
Sullivan Middle School is part of Sullivan CUSD 300.
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