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Best Public Schools in Sibley County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

1,994

Students

Districts

Top rankedSibley East Middle School207^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Minnesota New Country Elementary up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Minnesota New Country School 8.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Minnesota New Country School	Public, Charter	7-12	210 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 248-3353	136	17	8.2	33.1%	125 (91.9%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	35.2	314^th of 473 public high schools	33.6%		52.8	241^st of 450 public high schools	46.4%	73					33.3	22.2	9.1	22.7		0.0	38.1	20.5					26.7	5.3	12.5	13.8	$17,031
Minnesota New Country Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	127 N 8th St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 868-0071	81	7	11.7	44.4%	77 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	26.5	670^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.4	767^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.0%	97	30.0	25.0		47.4				42.0					27.3	23.1		27.8				29.4	$10,848
Sibley East-Arlington Senior High	Public	9-12	202 3rd Ave NW	Arlington	55307	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 964-2292	338	16	20.9	36.4%	218 (64.5%)	4 (1.2%)	103 (30.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	53.8	234^th of 473 public high schools	50.5%		42.6	287^th of 450 public high schools	36.2%	53							40.0	40.0			27.6	27.6							34.8	34.8	$11,081
Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Harvey Drive	Gaylord	55334	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 237-3318	503	42	11.9	43.5%	297 (59.0%)	8 (1.6%)	173 (34.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	44.3	522^nd of 869 public elementary schools	39.9%		49.7	477^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.3%	45	37.7	45.2	53.8					45.7	17.5			17.5	50.0	56.2	31.3					45.5	$11,834
Sibley East Middle School	Public	6-8	202 3rd Avenue NW	Arlington	55307	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 964-2292	248	12	19.8	44.4%	153 (61.7%)	3 (1.2%)	77 (31.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	58.8	207^th of 546 public middle schools	62.1%		61.8	176^th of 519 public middle schools	66.1%	31				61.0	57.0	49.2		56.3		6.5		6.5				24.4	40.3	40.3		34.4	$10,673
Edvisions Off Campus School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	500 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Edvisions Off Campus School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(507) 248-3101	98	9	11.3	9.2%	77 (78.6%)	2 (2.0%)	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (8.2%)								(n/a)								60.0												30.0	$12,162
GFW Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1157 E 13th St	Gibbon	55335	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 207-2216	240	17	13.7	53.3%	174 (72.5%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (22.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	49.6	467^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.3%		53.6	441^st of 872 public elementary schools	49.4%	26	28.6	50.0	54.5					44.2	34.4			34.4	45.7	52.8	37.5					45.6	$13,422
GFW High School	Public	9-12	1157 E 13th Street	Gibbon	55335	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-2250	211	17	12.6	37.4%	159 (75.4%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (18.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	41.6	284^th of 473 public high schools	40.0%		34.8	320^th of 450 public high schools	28.9%	36							38.3	38.3			29.8	29.8							16.7	16.7	$15,574
GFW Middle School	Public	5-8	1157 E 13th Street	Gibbon	55335	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-2251	121	10	12.7	49.6%	98 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	45.7	299^th of 546 public middle schools	45.2%		43.9	297^th of 519 public middle schools	42.8%	2				51.2	40.5	46.2		46.2		12.8		12.8				35.0	18.9	25.6		26.7
Hilltop ALP	Public	9-12	700 South Street	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 665-5900	18	0	11.3	77.8%	11 (61.1%)	2 (11.1%)	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (16.7%)								(n/a)																					$2,833

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.