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Sibley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sibley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Albert Lea, Minnesota, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 273 students. The school is part of the Albert Lea Public School District, which is ranked 327 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sibley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 550-705 out of 845-872 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments is below the state and district averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sibley Elementary's proficiency rates were 29.75% in math and 32.26% in reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 66.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Sibley Elementary to nearby schools within the Albert Lea Public School District, such as Halverson Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary, and Lakeview Elementary, these schools generally perform better on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and higher statewide rankings. However, these nearby schools also have higher percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Comparing Sibley to schools outside the district, such as Banfield Elementary in the Austin Public School District or United South Central Elementary in the United South Central Schools district, Sibley's performance is generally lower, despite serving similar student populations in terms of economic disadvantage.

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 — 86th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 67 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg47%

705^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 66 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

327^th of 446Albert 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Special Education (2024)37th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)10th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading32%-17 vs state

Math30%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Sibley Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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%)	21.5	705^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.2%		29.9	655^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.7%	50	31.0	24.3	33.3		29.8	27.3	23.7	45.2		32.3	$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%)	46.3	508^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.7%		54.9	436^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.5%	72	63.0	48.0	31.9		47.7	43.8	43.8	43.7		43.8	$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%)	39	580^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.5%		47.4	524^th of 881 public elementary schools	40.5%	56	58.3	50.0	26.9		44.5	41.7	19.6	51.9		38.4	$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%)	19.2	717^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.8%		18.8	731^st of 881 public elementary schools	17.0%	14	43.1	32.7	7.7		26.7	32.2	22.5	39.4		32.2	$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%)	34.8	600^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.2%		24.9	689^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.8%	89	66.7	50.0	26.3	17.7	39.4	46.7	30.0	31.6	41.2	36.6	$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%)	41	563^rd of 872 public elementary schools	35.4%		48	516^th of 881 public elementary schools	41.4%	47	67.7	37.5	15.6	33.3	38.8	47.1	40.6	37.5	46.0	43.0	$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%)	52.1	456^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.7%		52.4	463^rd of 881 public elementary schools	47.4%	7	65.3	58.3	45.0		55.6	35.4	42.6	48.3		42.6	$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%)	73.4	224^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.3%		70.3	253^rd of 881 public elementary schools	71.3%	29	80.4	72.7	63.0	35.1	62.2	49.0	59.3	65.2	55.4	57.0	$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%)	17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%		30.1	653^rd of 881 public elementary schools	25.9%	80	39.0	33.6			36.4	26.1	20.9			23.6	$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%)	29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%		36.6	603^rd of 881 public elementary schools	31.6%	45	43.0	35.4			39.1	34.7	37.8			36.3	$13,247

Frequently Asked Questions about Sibley Elementary

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

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.

How many students attend Sibley Elementary?

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

What district is Sibley Elementary in?

Albert Lea Public School District

Is Sibley Elementary a good school?

Sibley Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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