GRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL vs PATRICIA SULLIVAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES PARTNERSHIP SCHOO

Grady Elementary School and Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School sit 3.7 miles apart in Tampa, Florida, yet land in very different positions on Florida's state rankings. Patricia Sullivan ranks #16 of 3777 schools statewide versus Grady Elementary at #37 of 3777 — both elite placements, but Patricia Sullivan edges ahead by 21 spots. The overall rating gap is narrow: Patricia Sullivan scores 9.3/10 against Grady's 9.1/10, a difference of 0.2 points that masks sharper divergences underneath.

On academics, the schools flip. Grady Elementary posts a 9.7/10 academic score versus Patricia Sullivan's 8.6/10 — a 1.1-point gap that reflects meaningfully stronger tested proficiency at Grady. Patricia Sullivan dominates growth, however, scoring 9.9/10 against Grady's already-strong 9.2/10. That 0.7-point growth advantage signals that Patricia Sullivan's students are accelerating at an exceptional rate relative to their starting points, which helps explain how the school outranks Grady overall despite the academic score deficit.

The demographic and structural differences between the two schools are stark. Grady Elementary enrolls 557 students with 18% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — a profile typical of a well-resourced neighborhood school. Patricia Sullivan serves just 77 students, all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at 100%, reflecting its mission-driven partnership with Metropolitan Ministries. The student-teacher ratio at Patricia Sullivan is 12.8:1 versus 14.3:1 at Grady, giving Patricia Sullivan students measurably more individual attention despite operating at a fraction of the enrollment.

Grade coverage differs slightly: Grady Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade, while Patricia Sullivan begins at kindergarten. Families with a PK-age child who want to stay in one building through fifth grade will find that option only at Grady. The combination of Patricia Sullivan's microscale enrollment, full free-and-reduced-lunch population, and top-16 state ranking makes it one of the most remarkable equity-driven performers in Florida's elementary tier.