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Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary

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Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary ranks 522 nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary is a PK–5 school in Gaylord, Minnesota, serving 503 students — the largest enrollment among the nearby elementary schools compared here — as part of the Sibley East School District. It currently ranks 522nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, an improvement over its 1-star period in the mid-2010s and a brief 3-star peak in 2021–22, but it has plateaued in the low-to-mid 40s percentile range since 2022–23. Class sizes look relatively favorable, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.9 in 2024–25, and 43.54% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch that year, down from 50.96% in 2022–23.

Math is the school's clearest academic strength: 45.5% proficiency in 2025–26, above Minnesota's 44.9% and well above the district's 39.4%, and above both benchmarks in each of the last four reported years. Reading has been a consistent weakness — 45.7% in 2025–26, below both the state (48.6%) and the district (49.3%) — and third-grade reading stands out at 37.7%, nearly 9 points below the state. Science is the sharpest concern: after exceeding state and district levels in 2022–23 (46.15%) and 2023–24 (50.63%), proficiency dropped to 26.97% and then to 17.5% in 2025–26, far below the state's 25.5%. Fifth-grade science is 17.5% versus the state's 25.9%.

Subgroup results have also slipped toward the middle: in 2025–26 no student group ranked above the 50th percentile, and special education fell from the 81st–84th percentile range to the 46th. Compared with neighbors, the school trails North Elementary School in math and reading, trails Nicollet Elementary School and Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary across all three subjects, and matches GFW Elementary School in math and reading while lagging far behind in science (17.5% vs 34.4%). It outperforms Minnesota New Country Elementary in math and reading, while Lincoln Elementary serves only PK–2 with no test data. The data point to early reading and fifth-grade science as priorities.

503

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,834

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Harvey Drive
Gaylord, MN 55334-0356

(507) 237-3318

District: Sibley East School District

Students who attend Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sibley East Middle School
High:	Sibley East-Arlington Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

34.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

522^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 40% (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	44.3	522 of 869	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	477 of 872	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	491 of 881	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	476 of 845	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	378 of 858	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	496 of 869	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	654 of 870	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	612 of 847	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.1	580 of 853	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.2	654 of 848	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	694 of 840	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	726 of 826	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	677 of 824	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.2	541 of 820	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.3	326 of 814	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.4	168 of 803	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	41.8	576 of 781	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.2	645 of 777	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.2	640 of 756	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.8	474 of 685	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.6	564 of 676	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.5	580 of 674	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	156 of 305	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.6	94 of 303	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	192 of 303	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	74 of 175	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	158 of 239	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	75 of 242	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	489 of 790	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	450 of 799	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	575 of 809	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	583 of 787	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	527 of 799	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	475 of 783	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	651 of 787	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	601 of 774	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	128 of 256	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	56 of 238	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	117 of 249	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	128 of 214	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	52 of 209	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	57 of 153	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	123 of 219	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	116 of 220	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	386 of 764	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	309 of 764	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	454 of 793	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	427 of 774	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	271 of 663	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	354 of 683	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	499 of 740	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	538 of 728	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	489 of 807	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	464 of 812	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	301 of 826	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	284 of 799	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	229 of 808	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	440 of 784	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	513 of 798	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	538 of 779	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	315 of 579	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.1	105 of 562	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	90 of 572	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	118 of 524	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	117 of 500	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	192 of 417	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	265 of 515	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	301 of 463	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	446 of 710	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	402 of 714	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	387 of 730	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	371 of 712	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	268 of 725	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	358 of 710	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	639 of 722	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	577 of 712	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

White (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-3 vs state

Math46%~ state avg

Science18%-8 vs state

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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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Total
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
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
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2677	290	24	12.2	42.8%	202 (69.7%)	1 (0.3%)	79 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)													$12,679
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
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kingsway Drive	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 665-4700	390	0	10.5	44.9%	274 (70.3%)	13 (3.3%)	90 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	54.5	408^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.0%		53.1	446^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.9%	38	40.3	50.0	62.0		49.5	26.5	26.5	59.7	44.4	44.0		50.0	$12,670
Nicollet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 232-3411	156	12	13.5	25.6%	143 (91.7%)	4 (2.6%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.7	211^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.7%		69	280^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.9%	69	42.9	60.0	76.7	53.3	61.9	40.0	40.0	71.4	68.0	46.7	33.3	54.8	$12,920
North Elementary School	Public	2-4	815 N 9th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-3260	429	27	15.6	38.2%	314 (73.2%)	18 (4.2%)	73 (17.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	78.5	162^nd of 869 public elementary schools	81.4%		80.6	144^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.5%	18	52.5	64.4			58.5			65.2	78.1			71.8	$11,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary?

Students at Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary are 59% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary in?

Sibley East School District

Is Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary a good school?

Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary ranks 522^nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sibley East Middle School
High : Sibley East-Arlington Senior High

How many students attend Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary.

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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