Summary:
The Sleepy Eye Public School District in south-central Minnesota is served by a single high school, Sleepy Eye Sec., which enrolls 238 students in grades 7 through 12 at 400 4th Ave SW in Sleepy Eye. Because it is the district's only high school, every district-level high school result reflects this one campus. The school earned 3 stars and ranked 156 of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 67th percentile — its strongest showing in three years and a clear rebound from 2024–2025, when it fell to 43rd percentile and 2 stars.
Graduation is the clearest strength: 86.6% of students graduate, above Minnesota's 84.9%, though the 4.4% dropout rate is slightly above the state's 4.2%. Eleventh-grade math is also above the state at 38.2% proficient versus 35.3%, and End-of-Course science stands at 45.2% versus the state's 35.0%. Science All Grades, 24.4%, is above the district's 21.2% but just below the state's 25.5%, down from 29.85% the prior year. Class sizes appear small, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.6, and 35.29% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Overall achievement in the core subjects lags the state: math All Grades is 32.1% against 44.9%, and reading All Grades is 35.9% against 48.6% — gaps of roughly 13 points that have persisted for at least two years. The middle grades are the biggest pressure point. Eighth-grade science is only 4.5% proficient against the state's 16.7%, and eighth-grade reading is 32.6% against 50%. Seventh-grade math (30% vs. 40.3%) and tenth-grade reading (36.6% vs. 42.5%) also trail the state. Parents should note that district and school figures match exactly at grades 7, 8, 10, and 11, so those grade-level results describe this school directly.
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