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Sumner Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sumner Elementary is a PK–4 school in Austin, MN, serving 387 students as part of the Austin Public School District, which ranks 388th of 458 Minnesota districts (15th percentile, 1 star). In 2025–2026, Sumner ranked 769th of 869 elementary schools statewide (12th percentile, 1 star); its yearly percentile ranks over the past decade have ranged from 5 to 13. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates are 27.7% in math and 22.3% in reading, versus district rates of 26.8% and 33.7%. The free/reduced lunch rate was 72.09% in 2024–2025, down from 76.25% and 88.62% in prior years.

Among same-district elementary schools, Sumner has the lowest math and reading proficiency: Banfield Elementary posts 34.0% math and 30.7% reading, Neveln Elementary 44.2% and 36.2%, and Southgate Elementary 46.5% and 44.9%. Across nearby schools, Sumner also has the lowest reading and math proficiency. Blooming Prairie Elementary posts 70.2% math and 49.2% reading, Southland Elementary 56.6% and 48.1%, and even Lyle Elementary 28.9% and 26.3%. Sumner’s 12th percentile rank is below every nearby school listed, including Halverson Elementary (41st), Hayfield Elementary (35th), and Lyle Elementary (14th). Poverty is high, but not unique: Sumner’s 72.09% free/reduced lunch rate is higher than the other same-district schools and similar to Halverson Elementary’s 69.72%, yet it scores 48.6% in math and 39.7% in reading. The student–teacher ratio is not a major differentiator.

Fourth-grade performance is an outlier: 3rd-grade math is 36.7% and 4th-grade math is 17.4%; 3rd-grade reading is 29.1% and 4th-grade reading is 14.5%. District 4th-grade rates are 36.3% in math and 32.6% in reading, while state rates are 55.2% and 48.8%. Reading is a bigger weakness than math: Sumner’s math proficiency is slightly above the district average but 17.2 points below the state, while reading is 11.4 points below the district and 26.3 points below the state. Subgroup results are uneven: English learners rank at the 21st percentile, while special education students rank 10th and low-income students 9th. Performance trends show slight improvement—reading rose from 15.79% in 2024–2025 to 22.3% in 2025–2026—but the school remains well behind peers. Urgent needs: reading instruction, 4th-grade achievement, and overall proficiency growth.

387

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,892

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 8th Ave NW
Austin, MN 55912-2099

(507) 460-1100

District: Austin Public School District

Students who attend Sumner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ellis Middle
	I.J. Holton Intermediate School
High:	Austin Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

22.2%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg47%

769^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Austin Public School District

388^th of 458Austin 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	13.0	769 of 869	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	807 of 872	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	779 of 881	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	774 of 845	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	775 of 858	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	793 of 869	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	825 of 870	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	800 of 847	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	780 of 853	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	739 of 848	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	705 of 840	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.1	568 of 826	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.2	687 of 824	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	620 of 820	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	722 of 814	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	689 of 803	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	374 of 434	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.7	546 of 781	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.3	571 of 777	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	641 of 756	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	632 of 685	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	617 of 676	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	18.5	598 of 674	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	147 of 310	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	221 of 283	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	112 of 140	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	109 of 131	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	63 of 88	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	123 of 136	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	127 of 134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	242 of 305	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	198 of 303	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	191 of 276	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	176 of 256	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	92 of 175	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	163 of 239	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	212 of 242	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	703 of 790	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	769 of 799	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	743 of 809	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	690 of 787	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	781 of 799	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	755 of 783	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	744 of 787	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	717 of 774	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	178 of 256	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	194 of 238	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	156 of 214	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	148 of 209	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	85 of 153	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	162 of 219	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	199 of 220	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	698 of 764	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	671 of 764	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	638 of 793	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	664 of 774	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	544 of 663	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	581 of 683	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	677 of 740	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	681 of 728	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	719 of 807	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	729 of 812	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	726 of 826	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	745 of 799	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	712 of 808	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	703 of 784	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	766 of 798	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	755 of 779	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	523 of 579	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	557 of 562	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	526 of 572	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	361 of 417	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	454 of 515	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	678 of 710	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.5	720 of 722	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	711 of 712	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)53rd percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math28%-17 vs state

Reading22%-26 vs state

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Smallest class sizes in the district. Teachers are very caring and willing to work with parents. We love the 45-15 calendar! Close Quote

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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
Sumner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	805 8th Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1100	387	29	13.4	72.1%	86 (22.2%)	54 (14.0%)	168 (43.4%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	18 (4.7%)	13	769^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.3	807^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.5%	38	29.1	14.5			22.3			36.7	17.4			27.7	$12,892
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
Neveln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1918 E Oakland Ave	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1600	381	30	12.6	63.0%	131 (34.4%)	28 (7.3%)	146 (38.3%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	15 (3.9%)	33.3	619^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.3	669^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.3%	50	31.7	40.3			36.2			38.7	49.3			44.2	$13,419
Lyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 325-2201	125	10	12.1	55.2%	99 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	16	744^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.4%		20	713^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.2%	31	21.1	31.6			26.3			42.1	15.8			28.9	$15,341
Blooming Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	123 2nd St NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 583-4426	341	29	11.5	34.3%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	69.1	260^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.1%		79.9	151^st of 872 public elementary schools	82.7%	109	45.6	52.3			49.2			78.6	63.1			70.2	$10,091
Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 582-3283	223	20	11.1	44.4%	188 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	58.5	367^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.8%		50.1	475^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.5%	108	40.5	65.5	42.5		48.1	27.5	27.5	59.5	72.4	42.5		56.6	$13,315
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
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	302	29	10.2	40.1%	268 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	40.1	562^nd of 869 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.8	627^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.1%	65	36.6	39.6	34.6		36.9	15.4	15.4	56.1	68.8	30.8		51.1	$3,193
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sumner Elementary

Is Sumner Elementary a good school?

Sumner Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Sumner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Sumner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sumner Elementary?

Students at Sumner Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 22% White, 14% African American, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

What district is Sumner Elementary in?

Austin Public School District

What schools do graduates of Sumner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sumner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ellis Middle
Middle : I.J. Holton Intermediate School
High : Austin Senior High

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