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Sibley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sibley Elementary is a PK–5 school in Albert Lea, Minnesota — a small city in the southern part of the state — serving 275 students as part of the Albert Lea Public School District. In 2025–2026, Sibley Elementary ranked 741 of 869 Minnesota schools (15th percentile, 1 star), and its rank history shows a long slide, from the 49th percentile in 2015–2016 to the 15th percentile in 2025–2026; the school dropped to a 1-star rating after 2022–2023. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 29.4% in math, 25.6% in reading, and 12.9% in science, all below both district and state averages.

Among the four Albert Lea elementary schools, Sibley is the smallest and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.9, versus 13.7–14.9 at the others), yet it posts the lowest reading proficiency and the lowest rank. Halverson Elementary has an even higher free/reduced-lunch rate (69.72% versus Sibley's 66.55%) but much stronger math, reading, and science results, and Lakeview Elementary, with a lower poverty rate, outperforms Sibley in math and reading. Sibley also ranks last among listed nearby schools: United South Central Elementary sits at the 82nd percentile and NRHEG Elementary at the 45th. Alden-Conger Elementary and Glenville Emmons Elementary have similar staffing ratios and both outpace Sibley in reading.

Reading is the clearest weakness, never reaching 30% proficiency in any tested grade, while 5th grade math (18.2%) and 5th grade science (12.9%) are the sharpest pressure points; 4th grade math (40.9%) is the relative bright spot, though still below district and state. One of the most striking changes is science, which fell from 40.74% in 2023–2024 to 17.07% in 2024–2025 and 12.9% in 2025–2026. School-effectiveness rankings show severe gaps for special education students (1st percentile) and low-income students (17th percentile), and groups that once showed relative strength — such as English language learners, at the 92nd percentile in 2021–2022 — have declined.

275

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,409

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 W Front St
Albert Lea, MN 56007-1810

(507) 379-5080

District: Albert Lea Public School District

Students who attend Sibley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Middle
High:	Albert Lea Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Asian:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

741^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Albert Lea Public School District

353^rd of 458Albert Lea Public 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	16.3	741 of 869	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	705 of 872	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	655 of 881	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	550 of 845	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	581 of 858	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	632 of 869	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	589 of 870	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	523 of 847	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.2	518 of 853	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.1	434 of 848	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	79.1	121 of 840	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	62.1	353 of 826	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.4	312 of 824	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.2	540 of 820	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	464 of 814	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	603 of 803	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.0	223 of 434	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.1	334 of 781	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.8	432 of 777	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.6	202 of 756	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.8	169 of 685	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	47.1	432 of 676	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.7	408 of 674	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	38.6	74 of 128	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	157 of 303	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	42 of 276	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	21 of 256	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	658 of 790	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	646 of 799	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	605 of 809	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	552 of 787	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	569 of 799	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	529 of 783	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	517 of 787	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	489 of 774	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.9	49 of 209	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	19 of 219	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	631 of 764	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	681 of 764	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	591 of 793	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	413 of 774	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	208 of 663	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	415 of 683	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	469 of 740	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	566 of 728	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	715 of 807	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	669 of 812	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	631 of 826	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	456 of 799	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	507 of 808	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	614 of 784	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	557 of 798	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	500 of 779	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	574 of 579	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	361 of 572	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	162 of 524	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	125 of 500	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	273 of 515	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	225 of 463	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	681 of 710	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	657 of 714	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	587 of 730	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	515 of 712	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	577 of 725	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	592 of 710	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	589 of 722	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	556 of 712	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2023)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)10th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math29%-16 vs state

Reading26%-23 vs state

Science13%-13 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 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Front St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5080	275	23	11.9	66.5%	143 (52.0%)	11 (4.0%)	55 (20.0%)	54 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	16.3	741^st of 869 public elementary schools	14.7%		21.5	705^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.2%	36	24.5	24.4	29.0		25.6	12.9	12.9	26.5	40.9	18.2		29.4	$11,409
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Abbott St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5020	400	28	14.2	52.3%	240 (60.0%)	8 (2.0%)	105 (26.3%)	25 (6.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	44.3	523^rd of 869 public elementary schools	39.8%		46.3	508^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.7%	15	38.2	40.6	32.4		37.0	16.2	16.2	70.6	57.6	38.2		55.4	$14,996
Halverson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 E 10th St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4900	360	24	14.9	69.7%	170 (47.2%)	11 (3.1%)	117 (32.5%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	45.4	512^th of 869 public elementary schools	41.1%		39	580^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.5%	68	32.7	43.1	45.0		39.7	30.0	30.0	43.6	64.7	35.0		48.6	$15,829
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Hawthorne	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4960	400	29	13.7	63.0%	195 (48.8%)	19 (4.8%)	81 (20.3%)	79 (19.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	23.9	690^th of 869 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.2	717^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.8%	27	46.2	35.1	27.5		36.3	3.9	3.9	46.2	36.8	6.1		30.4	$12,375
Glenville Emmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	240 2nd Ave SW	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 448-3334	132	12	11.1	46.2%	112 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	26.4	671^st of 869 public elementary schools	22.8%		34.8	600^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.2%	71	22.2	53.8	30.4	35.7	33.8	17.4	17.4	38.9	61.5	17.4	6.7	29.0	$12,553
Alden-Conger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 874-3240	229	23	10.0	34.5%	206 (90.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	21.1	714^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.8%		41	563^rd of 872 public elementary schools	35.4%	151	36.1	44.4	32.3	23.1	33.8	12.9	12.9	44.4	33.3	9.7	5.1	23.2	$10,670
Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	354	31	11.4	42.1%	319 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.3	474^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.1	456^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.7%	18	51.2	33.3	50.0		45.2	13.8	13.8	70.5	56.3	42.4		54.4	$11,190
United South Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 11th St SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 553-5810	420	34	12.3	45.2%	326 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	78.9	159^th of 869 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.4	224^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.3%	65	64.4	53.8	60.3	64.6	60.8	32.8	32.8	74.6	75.0	75.9	37.5	66.8	$12,465
Banfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 17th St SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1200	574	40	14.5	61.1%	223 (38.9%)	52 (9.1%)	148 (25.8%)	104 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	21 (3.7%)	21.6	713^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%	20	37.6	23.3			30.7			40.9	26.5			34.0	$13,687
Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	539	40	13.6	55.7%	242 (44.9%)	26 (4.8%)	160 (29.7%)	76 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	44.2	525^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%	123	43.2	46.0			44.9			44.8	47.6			46.5	$13,247

Frequently Asked Questions about Sibley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sibley Elementary?

Students at Sibley Elementary are 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sibley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sibley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle
High : Albert Lea Senior High

Is Sibley Elementary a good school?

Sibley Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Sibley Elementary in?

Albert Lea Public School District

How many students attend Sibley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Sibley Elementary.

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

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