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Schools in Sullivan Township · Sullivan Community Unit School District 300

Sullivan Township’s public schools outscore 52% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Sullivan Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 21% of Sullivan Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#434of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 43% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,148 students on the public path
In brief

Sullivan Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1479 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sullivan Township’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Sullivan Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,363 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Sullivan Middle School, then Sullivan High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sullivan Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Illinois school districts, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1479)Better than 61%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 588 test results and a graduating class of 92 could put Sullivan Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Sullivan Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (591 in math, 584 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sullivan Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sullivan Elem SchoolSullivan Community Unit School District 300A−
6–8Sullivan Middle SchoolSullivan Community Unit School District 300C+
9–12Sullivan High SchoolSullivan Community Unit School District 300B−

Sullivan Township’s public schools are run by Sullivan Community Unit School District 300, which also serves Allenville, East Nelson, Jonathan Creek and Sullivan and others. Parts of Sullivan Township (10% of its land) are served by Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,148 students · 16.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,363IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 584 students tested
Math21%
State average 25.8% · 591 students tested

Sullivan Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Sullivan Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sullivan TownshipB−Sullivan Community Unit School District 300
MarrowboneC−Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302
East NelsonB−Sullivan Community Unit School District 300
LovingtonB+Arthur Community Unit School District 305
Jonathan CreekBArthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 PK–12
WindsorCWindsor Community Unit School District 1
Todds Point—Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302

2 of the 6 neighbors share Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 with Sullivan Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sullivan Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Sullivan Townshipby address
Sullivan Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sullivan
A−
565 students18:1Rate it →
Sullivan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sullivan
C+
266 students16:1Rate it →
Sullivan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sullivan
B−
317 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Sullivan Township’s schools

Are Sullivan Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Sullivan Township children attend outscore 52% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sullivan Township in?

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,148 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Sullivan Township are served by Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302.

Where do Sullivan Township kids go to high school?

Sullivan High School in Sullivan, with 317 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Sullivan Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Sullivan Township spend per student?

$12,363 in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.