Enrollment
144
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550705000781
Sullivan Elementary
618 Bakertown Rd, Sullivan, WI 53178 · (920) 675-1500 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
34 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jefferson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 56.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (60.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Elementary this school | 144 | 23.6% | 60.2% |
| Potosi Elementary Potosi | 166 | 24.1% | 69.5% |
| Coon Valley Elementary Coon Valley | 125 | 23.2% | 44.8% |
| Merrimac Community Merrimac | 134 | 26.9% | 77.8% |
| Yahara Elementary Edgerton | 120 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
| Viroqua Area Montessori School Viroqua | 147 | 27.9% | 75.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #407 of 982 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #313 of 992 ▲ 199 | #4 of 13 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #288 of 992 ▲ 222 | #5 of 13 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #1,007 of 1,157 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #835 of 1,064 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #35 of 664 | #1 of 11 |
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
144
-54 (-27%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 144 | 11.5 | 12.6:1 | 24% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 11.6 | 13.1:1 | 22% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 10.4 | 14.9:1 | 26% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 11 | 18.0:1 | 21% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 13.7 | 16.8:1 | 34% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | 41% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 14 | 14.2:1 | 33% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 19% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (230 to 144); teachers down 16% (13.7 to 11.5).
About Sullivan Elementary
Sullivan Elementary, located in Sullivan, Wisconsin, is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 144 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 55% below the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Jefferson School District enrolls 1,612 students in 5 schools, including Sullivan Elementary.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 24%. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 11 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sullivan Elementary would be expected to post about 63.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.2%.
The school is in Jefferson County, where median household income comes to about $83,750, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Jefferson County counts 31 public schools with about 9,194 students.
Sullivan Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Kettle Moraine Middle, about 6.2 miles away. The ten-mile area around Sullivan Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Sullivan Elementary's average proficiency of 60.2% compares with 67.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Sullivan Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 144, from 198 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.0:1 to 12.6:1 over the same years.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson School District
- Jefferson HighHigh · 603 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 349 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 233 students
Other Sullivan Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Sullivan Elementary. Sullivan Elementary is the 8th 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
- Kettle Moraine Middle6.2 mi · 726
- Dousman Elementary6.3 mi · 311
- Silver Lake Intermediate6.4 mi · 633
- Adeline Montessori School Inc7.4 mi · 211
- Park Lawn Elementary7.6 mi · 383
- Oconomowoc High7.7 mi · 1,591
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan ElementaryHow many students attend Sullivan Elementary?
Sullivan Elementary enrolls approximately 144 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sullivan Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sullivan Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sullivan Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Sullivan Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sullivan Elementary?
At Sullivan Elementary, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sullivan Elementary?
Sullivan Elementary is overseen by Jefferson School District in Jefferson County.
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