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If you could change one rule at SULLIVAN MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULLIVAN·NCES 292976002056
SULLIVAN MIDDLE
1156 ELMONT RD, SULLIVAN, MO 63080 · (573) 468-5171 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
209 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 31% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 52% · 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→SULLIVAN SR. HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SULLIVAN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 20.9% | 50.4% | 12.1% |
| Math | 20.2% | 25.1% | 37.5% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 48.9% |
| 2022-23 | 45.9% | 46.8% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 33.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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
SULLIVAN MIDDLE's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SULLIVAN MIDDLE this school | 434 | 48.2% | 43.8% |
| T. S. HILL MIDDLE DEXTER | 475 | 48.6% | 41.5% |
| PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE PACIFIC | 399 | 48.1% | 42.6% |
| OWENSVILLE MIDDLE OWENSVILLE | 408 | 51.7% | 33.1% |
| CLINTON MIDDLE CLINTON | 385 | 45.5% | 34.4% |
| ST. CLAIR JR. HIGH ST CLAIR | 451 | 49.9% | 30.4% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #152 of 379 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #172 of 380 ▼ 42 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #228 of 380 ▼ 72 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #123 of 364 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #195 of 397 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #126 of 321 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #280 of 321 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #198 of 379 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #138 of 224 | N/A |
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
434
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 434 | 34.1 | 12.7:1 | 48% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 33.3 | 12.7:1 | 47% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 33.1 | 13.5:1 | 46% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 54% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 34.4 | 13.8:1 | 61% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 54% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 52% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 34% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SULLIVAN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (474 to 434); teachers down 1% (34.4 to 34.1).
About SULLIVAN MIDDLE
Federal records list SULLIVAN MIDDLE as a middle school in SULLIVAN, Missouri. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 434 students.
SULLIVAN runs 4 schools with a combined 1,941 students. SULLIVAN MIDDLE is one of them.
At SULLIVAN MIDDLE, White students make up 93% of the student body. It is also 3% Hispanic and 2% Black. By the diversity index, SULLIVAN MIDDLE comes in at 13%.
The count of teachers at SULLIVAN MIDDLE is 34.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. Middle schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. Around 48% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
SULLIVAN MIDDLE is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, SULLIVAN MIDDLE is 2.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, median household income is about $73,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. SULLIVAN MIDDLE is among the 41 public schools in Franklin County.
Of nearby public schools, SULLIVAN PRIMARY is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 37.3% proficiency; SULLIVAN MIDDLE posts 43.8%.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, SULLIVAN MIDDLE enrolled 431; in 2024-25, 434.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SULLIVAN
- SULLIVAN SR. HIGHHigh · 668 students
- SULLIVAN PRIMARYElementary · 453 students
- SULLIVAN ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
Other schools in SULLIVAN
- SULLIVAN SR. HIGHHigh · 668 students
- SULLIVAN PRIMARYElementary · 453 students
- SULLIVAN ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
- SPRING BLUFF ELEM.Elementary · 217 students
- STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.Elementary · 87 students
Other Sullivan Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sullivan Middle. SULLIVAN MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Sullivan MiddleWorcester, MA · 940 students
- Sullivan Middle SchoolSullivan, IN · 353 students
- Sullivan Middle SchoolSullivan, IL · 266 students
Nearby schools
- SULLIVAN PRIMARY0.1 mi · 453
- SULLIVAN ELEM.1.7 mi · 386
- SULLIVAN SR. HIGH2.7 mi · 668
- BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL5.4 mi · 238
- BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 316
- SPRING BLUFF ELEM.6.1 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About SULLIVAN MIDDLEHow many students attend SULLIVAN MIDDLE?
SULLIVAN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SULLIVAN MIDDLE serve?
SULLIVAN MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SULLIVAN MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SULLIVAN MIDDLE is approximately 12.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SULLIVAN MIDDLE?
SULLIVAN MIDDLE reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SULLIVAN MIDDLE?
SULLIVAN MIDDLE is overseen by SULLIVAN in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.