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Sullivan High School is a public four-year high school located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sullivan is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Opened in 1926, the school is named for businessman and Illinois politician Roger Charles Sullivan.

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Sullivan High School
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6631 N. Bosworth Avenue

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60626

Coordinates42.0028°N 87.6689°W / 42.0028; -87.6689
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School typePublic secondary
Opened1923
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code141310 [1]
PrincipalChad H. Adams
GenderCoed
Enrollment731 (2017-18)[2]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Navy Blue
  Gold[3]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League[3]
Team nameTigers[3]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
NewspaperSentinel[5]
YearbookNavillus[5]
Websitesullivanhs.org
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History

Sullivan opened in 1926 as a junior high school under the Chicago Board of Education's plan creation of junior high schools in Chicago.[6] The school begin serving as a traditional high school when junior high schools in the city were phased out in 1933.[6]

In the 2010s, Sullivan High School has served a large number of refugee students.[7][8] As of 2017, 45% of students were foreign-born and came from 38 different countries.[7] That same year, the school was designated a "newcomer center" by Chicago Public Schools for its programming for refugee and immigrant students.[7]

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Academics

Sullivan High School is rated a 2 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [9] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.

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Athletics

Sullivan competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The schools sport teams are nicknamed the Tigers. Sullivan boys' soccer team were regional champions and sectional finalists in 2016 and 2017. Sullivan girls' basketball team were regional champions in 2008–09. The boys' track and field became public league champions in 1938–39.[10] In 1977–78, the school's football team won the Public League championship.[11]

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Notable alumni

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References

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