Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ULYSSES·NCES 201242000068
Sullivan Elem
600 W. Nebraska, Ulysses, KS 67880 · (620) 356-1742 · Grant County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
259 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 98 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 36% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ulysses. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 23.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Sullivan Elem's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Elem this school | 338 | 76.6% | 27.4% |
| Syracuse Elem Syracuse | 262 | 76.0% | 34.8% |
| Riverside Elementary Emporia | 385 | 82.3% | 25.9% |
| Hickok Elem Ulysses | 350 | 74.6% | N/A |
| Northwest Elem Dodge City | 380 | 75.8% | 27.5% |
| MacArthur Elementary School Liberal | 386 | 80.1% | 25.7% |
Matched among Kansas elementary 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #517 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #515 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #542 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #308 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #214 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #278 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #129 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #180 of 377 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
338
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 338 | 25.9 | 13.0:1 | 77% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 22.3 | 14.3:1 | 77% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 22.1 | 14.4:1 | 74% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 71% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 28.2 | 14.0:1 | 65% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 68% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 60% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 51% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (395 to 338); teachers down 8% (28.2 to 25.9).
About Sullivan Elem
In Ulysses, Kansas, Sullivan Elem is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 338 students enrolled.
Within Ulysses, Sullivan Elem is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,517 students.
At Sullivan Elem, Hispanic students make up 67% of the student body. The remaining shares are 28% White and 2% multiracial. Grant County as a whole is about 53% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Sullivan Elem's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Sullivan Elem total 25.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.0:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 77%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Sullivan Elem receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sullivan Elem falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 27.4% actual against 25.5% predicted.
In the county around the school, Grant County, the median household income is $66,476, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in Grant County, enrolling about 1,517 students in all.
Kepley Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Sullivan Elem ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sullivan Elem is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Sullivan Elem had 335 students in 2020-21 and 338 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The school's ratio fell from 14.6:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,229
Census ACS
Median income
$66,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ulysses
- Ulysses HighHigh · 438 students
- Hickok ElemElementary · 350 students
- Kepley Middle SchoolMiddle · 294 students
- Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)High · 97 students
Other schools in Ulysses
- Ulysses HighHigh · 438 students
- Hickok ElemElementary · 350 students
- Kepley Middle SchoolMiddle · 294 students
- Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)High · 97 students
Other Sullivan Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Sullivan Elementary. Sullivan Elem is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Sullivan ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 662 students
- Sullivan ElementaryMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 640 students
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolSullivan, IN · 627 students
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolSullivan, IL · 565 students
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Kepley Middle School0.2 mi · 294
- Ulysses High0.3 mi · 438
- Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)0.4 mi · 97
- Hickok Elem0.7 mi · 350
- Moscow Elem20.1 mi · 74
- Moscow High20.2 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Sullivan Elem?
Sullivan Elem enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Sullivan Elem serve?
Sullivan Elem serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Sullivan Elem?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Sullivan Elem.
What is the student diversity at Sullivan Elem?
Student demographics at Sullivan Elem are roughly 28% White, 67% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sullivan Elem public or private?
Sullivan Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ulysses.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.