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Sibley East Middle School

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Sibley East Middle School ranks 207 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Sibley East Middle School is a public school in Arlington, MN, serving 248 students in grades 6–8 as the only middle school in the Sibley East School District. It currently ranks 207th of 546 Minnesota middle schools — the 62nd percentile, with 3 stars in 2025-26 — and its defining story is upward mobility: from the 28th percentile (1 star) in 2021-22, it climbed to the 50th, 59th, and 66th percentiles before easing slightly to 62nd. About 44.35% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, down from 49.8% in 2022-23, and the student-teacher ratio is 19.8:1, essentially the highest in its comparison group.

Reading is the school's clear strength. At 56.3% proficient, Sibley East tops every comparable school — Central Middle (55.3%), Belle Plaine Junior High (48.2%), GFW Middle School (46.2%), and GSL Junior High School (36.8%) — and beats its district (49.3%) and the state (48.6%) by roughly 7–8 points. Math sits at 34.4%, below the district (39.4%) and state (44.9%) but mid-pack locally, and the weakness is concentrated in 6th grade (24.4% proficient vs. 39.5% statewide), while 7th and 8th grades are at or near the state mark. Science is the outlier: just 6.5% proficient in 8th grade, the lowest in the peer group and down from 23.9% three years ago.

Performance across student groups is fairly even, with Hispanic, White, and low-income students clustered near the school's overall standing; smaller-group results such as the male–female and special education figures should be read cautiously at this enrollment size. The takeaway for families: this is a mid-to-upper-tier school carried by strong literacy instruction, with science and 6th-grade math as the two areas most worth asking about.

248

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,673

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 3rd Avenue NW
Arlington, MN 55307-8888

(507) 964-2292

District: Sibley East School District

Students who attend Sibley East Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sibley East-Arlington Senior High

Feeder schools for Sibley East Middle School:

Elementary:

Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

31.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Minnesota median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

207^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 38% (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	58.8	207 of 546	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	176 of 519	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	224 of 545	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	265 of 529	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	377 of 520	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	343 of 521	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	343 of 533	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	313 of 518	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	287 of 523	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	348 of 508	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.5	239 of 516	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.2	319 of 490	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	309 of 488	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.6	188 of 469	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	203 of 478	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.7	212 of 454	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.6	310 of 409	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.2	274 of 403	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	291 of 406	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.9	330 of 396	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.4	278 of 387	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	30.3	100 of 120	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	51 of 109	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	243 of 467	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	261 of 450	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	252 of 474	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	324 of 455	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	380 of 467	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	352 of 443	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	219 of 439	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	242 of 436	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	86 of 195	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	71 of 175	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	68 of 186	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	125 of 178	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	122 of 188	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	121 of 156	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	107 of 171	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	77 of 163	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	202 of 458	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	132 of 432	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	148 of 473	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	249 of 459	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	255 of 404	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	295 of 399	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	325 of 415	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	303 of 401	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	140 of 483	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	111 of 452	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	172 of 479	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	186 of 464	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	321 of 476	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	352 of 454	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	308 of 438	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	72 of 296	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	41.9	153 of 265	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	129 of 307	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	118 of 298	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	91 of 288	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	74 of 260	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	32.1	205 of 282	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	164 of 253	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	185 of 435	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.0	156 of 415	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	213 of 440	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	193 of 436	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.3	370 of 438	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	286 of 422	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	303 of 428	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	282 of 428	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%+8 vs state

Math34%-10 vs state

Science6%-19 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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
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
GSL Junior High School	Public	7-8	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2456	224	14	16.3	27.7%	160 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (24.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	40.4	333^rd of 546 public middle schools	39.0%		50.9	249^th of 519 public middle schools	52.0%	84		34.9	38.7	36.8	8.5	8.5		35.2	30.2	32.7	$8,253
SWWC Alternative Learning Center Midlevel - Glencoe	Public	7-8	2391 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Middle	Public	6-8	531 Morse St	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 467-7000	216	14	15.9	27.3%	181 (83.8%)	4 (1.9%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	60.6	194^th of 546 public middle schools	64.5%		63.5	164^th of 519 public middle schools	68.4%	30	61.4	45.2	59.5	55.3	12.2	12.2	35.7	28.8	40.5	35.0	$9,965
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
Belle Plaine Junior High	Public	7-8	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2403	255	13	20.1	22.0%	216 (84.7%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.1%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	64.4	171^st of 546 public middle schools	68.7%		70	134^th of 519 public middle schools	74.2%	37		40.2	54.8	48.2	13.7	13.7		50.5	41.9	45.8	$7,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Sibley East Middle School

How many students attend Sibley East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Sibley East Middle School.

What district is Sibley East Middle School in?

Sibley East School District

What is the racial makeup of Sibley East Middle School?

Students at Sibley East Middle School are 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Sibley East Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sibley East Middle School usually go on to attend Sibley East-Arlington Senior High

Is Sibley East Middle School a good school?

Sibley East Middle School ranks 207^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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