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Sibley East-Arlington Senior High

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Sibley East-Arlington Senior High ranks 234 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 51% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Sibley East-Arlington Senior High is a 9–12 school in Arlington, MN, serving 338 students as part of the Sibley East School District, which ranks 212th of 458 Minnesota districts. The school ranks 234th of 473 high schools statewide in 2025–2026 — the 51st percentile with 3 stars. That is a genuine rebound from the early 2020s, when it fell to the 24th percentile and 1 star, but it is still below its mid-2010s peak of 4 stars.

Academically, 2025–2026 MCA proficiency is 34.8% in math, 40.0% in reading, and 27.6% in science. Math is nearly level with the state's 11th-grade math figure of 35.3%, and reading is close to the state's 10th-grade reading figure of 42.5%, but science trails the state's End-of-Course science benchmark of 35%. Among nearby schools, Sibley outperforms GFW High School and Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High in math and reading, yet trails Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High and Belle Plaine Senior High in all three subjects. Math climbed sharply from 15.63% two years earlier, while reading and science both slipped from the prior year.

The most urgent red flag is graduation and dropout. In 2024–2025, Sibley's graduation rate was 84.7% — essentially matching the state's 84.9%, but below every traditional nearby high school, including GFW (96.2%), Glencoe-Silver Lake (96.0%), Central Senior High (94.1%), Belle Plaine (93.9%), and Le Sueur-Henderson (93.8%). Its 8.2% dropout rate is nearly double the state's 4.2% and far above those peers. Context matters: 36.39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is a relatively high 20.9. Subgroup effectiveness — a measure of how well the school serves specific populations, not a statement about students — also varies: English Language Learner students rank at the 67th percentile, while special education students (11th) and low-socioeconomic-status students (12th) rank much lower.

338

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,081

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 3rd Ave NW
Arlington, MN 55307-1000

(507) 964-2292

District: Sibley East School District

Feeder schools for Sibley East-Arlington Senior High:

Elementary:	Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary
Middle:	Sibley East Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Hispanic:

30.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2026) from a 24th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Minnesota median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (8% vs 4%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

234^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^th of 458Sibley East School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	234 of 473	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	287 of 450	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	317 of 480	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	289 of 476	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	334 of 472	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	324 of 428	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	246 of 492	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	180 of 494	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.5	84 of 489	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	88 of 489	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	106 of 504	79.0%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	158 of 483	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.3	71 of 534	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	61.7	253 of 539	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.9	107 of 545	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	60 of 540	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	104 of 460	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.4	205 of 463	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.7	179 of 450	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.9	127 of 452	71.9%	★★★★☆
2004	83.0	21 of 433	95.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	36 of 110	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	27 of 47	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	209 of 398	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.3	294 of 358	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	288 of 403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.2	190 of 396	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	227 of 388	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	279 of 339	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.3	172 of 401	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	162 of 395	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	85 of 135	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	108 of 124	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.8	124 of 136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	88 of 101	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	74 of 132	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	75 of 129	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	331 of 377	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.0	200 of 333	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	248 of 389	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	333 of 393	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	259 of 312	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	243 of 270	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	190 of 370	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	232 of 374	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	220 of 395	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	191 of 377	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	279 of 405	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	334 of 398	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	355 of 403	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	289 of 351	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	268 of 411	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	208 of 398	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	200 of 224	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	106 of 178	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	170 of 221	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	160 of 216	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	208 of 214	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	165 of 173	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	179 of 394	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	220 of 376	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	324 of 402	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	209 of 398	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	314 of 401	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	264 of 364	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	210 of 412	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	165 of 414	60.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-9 vs state

Math35%-10 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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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 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 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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
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
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
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
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
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	1825 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 864-2401	468	24	19.8	28.8%	355 (75.9%)	2 (0.4%)	95 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	26.4	362^nd of 473 public high schools	23.5%		60.2	198^th of 450 public high schools	56.0%	164				23.0	23.0		17.3	17.3				23.9	23.9	$11,981
SWWC Alternative Learning Center -	Public	9-12	2389 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	19	2	9.4	63.2%	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High	Public	6-12	901 E Ferry St	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 665-5800	500	0	12.9	30.6%	396 (79.2%)	8 (1.6%)	79 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	88.9	32^nd of 473 public high schools	93.2%		90	25^th of 450 public high schools	94.4%	7	61.8	57.7	66.2	58.0	60.9	19.7	50.7	35.2	42.6	48.6	76.4	49.2	54.5	$12,675
Central Senior High	Public	9-12	531 Morse St	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 467-7100	337	19	17.3	18.1%	281 (83.4%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	58.2	208^th of 473 public high schools	56.0%		86.8	45^th of 450 public high schools	90.0%	163				46.6	46.6		24.7	24.7				36.1	36.1	$13,632
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
Belle Plaine Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8106	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sibley East-Arlington Senior High

Is Sibley East-Arlington Senior High a good school?

Sibley East-Arlington Senior High ranks 234^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sibley East-Arlington Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Sibley East-Arlington Senior High.

What district is Sibley East-Arlington Senior High in?

Sibley East School District

What is the racial makeup of Sibley East-Arlington Senior High?

Students at Sibley East-Arlington Senior High are 64% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Sibley East-Arlington Senior High?

Sibley East-Arlington Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary
Middle : Sibley East Middle School

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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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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