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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sullivan Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124002297
Sullivan Elementary
3100 E 28TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406 · (612) 668-5000 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
543 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
20.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
17.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Elementary
Sullivan Elementary's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Elementary this school | 640 | 84.8% | 18.0% |
| TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 701 | 84.0% | 16.9% |
| Athlos Leadership Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 807 | 76.3% | 30.4% |
| MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE | 488 | 82.8% | 17.8% |
| Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 386 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
| Stride Academy K-8 Charter School SAINT CLOUD | 569 | 83.7% | 19.4% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #773 of 844 | #135 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #767 of 844 | #134 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #779 of 844 | #137 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #128 of 1,130 | #36 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #58 of 769 | #17 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #324 of 796 | #101 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #68 of 942 | #29 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #470 of 499 | #89 of 99 |
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
640
+143 (+29%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 879
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 640 | 61.8 | 10.4:1 | 85% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 54.2 | 11.0:1 | 84% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 44.9 | 14.5:1 | 86% (558) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 45 | 11.0:1 | 86% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 55.6 | 11.7:1 | 89% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 54 | 12.7:1 | 95% (650) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 52 | 10.7:1 | 87% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 70 | 12.6:1 | 51% (446) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (651 to 640); teachers up 11% (55.6 to 61.8).
About Sullivan Elementary
Sullivan Elementary is a public elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Enrollment stands at 640 students, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 86% above the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
District-wide, Minneapolis Public School District has 86 schools and 29,928 students.
More than half of the students at Sullivan Elementary are Black (65%). Beyond that, enrollment is 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Native American. In Hennepin County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sullivan Elementary scores 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sullivan Elementary is 10.4:1, based on 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is higher. Sullivan Elementary counts 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hennepin County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.4% for Sullivan Elementary. The school posts 18.0%, 1.5 points below the prediction.
In Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
Anishinabe Academy Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Sullivan Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Sullivan Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 143 students, from 497 to 640.
This page is set up for the Sullivan Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other Sullivan Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Sullivan Elementary. Sullivan Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Sullivan ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 662 students
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolSullivan, IN · 627 students
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolSullivan, IL · 565 students
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 439 students
- SULLIVAN ELEM.SULLIVAN, MO · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Anishinabe Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 183
- Bdote Learning Center0.2 mi · 65
- Hiawatha Collegiate High School0.2 mi · 744
- Universal Academy Middle/High0.4 mi · 154
- Universal Academy Elementary0.4 mi · 411
- Longfellow Alternative High0.4 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sullivan Elementary?
Sullivan Elementary enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Sullivan Elementary serve?
Sullivan Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Sullivan Elementary have?
Sullivan Elementary employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sullivan Elementary?
Student demographics at Sullivan Elementary are roughly 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sullivan Elementary public or private?
Sullivan Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.