Elementary Schools in Sleepy Eye Public School District


Summary:

The Sleepy Eye Public School District in Minnesota has one elementary school, Sleepy Eye Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has 349 students. While the school has some areas of strength, it generally underperforms the state in most academic metrics and is ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools.

Sleepy Eye Elementary's overall math proficiency rate of 52.05% is slightly above the district average but below the state average, with significant variation in performance across grade levels. In reading, the school's overall proficiency rate of 41.1% is below the state average, again with inconsistent results by grade. However, the school excels in 5th grade science, with a proficiency rate of 51.43% that exceeds both the district and state averages.

The school faces challenges related to its high free and reduced lunch rate of 49.28%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.5 is slightly lower than the state average, its consistently low statewide ranking suggests that it has room for improvement in addressing the academic and socioeconomic needs of its students. The data highlights specific areas, such as 4th grade math and reading, where targeted interventions could help Sleepy Eye Elementary better serve its community.

District Detail

 400 4th Ave SW
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085-1204

 (507) 794-7903

SchoolDigger Rank:
269th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 562

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0
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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.

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