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Sweeney Elementary

Q: Is Sweeney Elementary a good school?

Sweeney Elementary ranks 377 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sweeney Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shakopee, Minnesota, serving 624 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Shakopee Public School District, which is ranked 180 out of 446 districts in the state.

Sweeney Elementary's academic performance is mixed compared to district and state averages. In 2024-2025, 51.78% of students were proficient or better in Math, higher than the district (41.5%) but lower than the state (45.21%) average. In Reading, 53.53% of students were proficient or better, exceeding both the district (50.5%) and state (49.59%) averages. The school's performance varies across grade levels, with stronger results in 3rd grade Math and weaker results in 5th grade Math. Sweeney Elementary's male students generally perform better than female students, ranking in the top 33% of Minnesota elementary schools for male students.

Sweeney Elementary has seen a steady increase in its free and reduced-price lunch rate, from 34.44% in 2021-2022 to 48.72% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. The student-teacher ratio has decreased from 16.8 to 13.2 during this time, suggesting improved resource allocation. Compared to nearby Shakopee Public Schools, Sweeney Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly better. However, when compared to the higher-performing Eastern Carver County Public Schools, such as Jonathan Elementary, Sweeney Elementary lags behind in both academic achievement and school environment metrics.

602

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,852

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Adams St S
Shakopee, MN 55379-2299

(952) 496-5832

District: Shakopee Public School District

Students who attend Sweeney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shakopee West Middle School
High:	Shakopee High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

21.6%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg47%

377^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Shakopee Public School District

180^th of 446Shakopee 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	377 of 872	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	479 of 881	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	378 of 845	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	406 of 858	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	469 of 869	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	514 of 870	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	466 of 847	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.2	360 of 853	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	482 of 848	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.7	411 of 840	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	429 of 826	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.4	410 of 824	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	255 of 820	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	388 of 814	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.0	298 of 803	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.0	401 of 781	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.2	543 of 777	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.3	495 of 756	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	96 of 298	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	97 of 310	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	59 of 279	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	41.7	70 of 128	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	43 of 303	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	71 of 303	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	105 of 276	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	137 of 256	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	55 of 175	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	137 of 239	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	47 of 242	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	484 of 799	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	525 of 809	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	412 of 787	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	349 of 799	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	403 of 783	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	396 of 787	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	332 of 774	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	54 of 238	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	100 of 249	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	93 of 214	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	118 of 209	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.4	41 of 153	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	78 of 219	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	55 of 220	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	319 of 764	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	373 of 793	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	365 of 774	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	306 of 663	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	358 of 683	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	506 of 740	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	374 of 728	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	270 of 812	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	394 of 826	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	333 of 799	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	448 of 808	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	475 of 784	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	555 of 798	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	533 of 779	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	32 of 73	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	37 of 77	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	56 of 98	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	389 of 562	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	392 of 572	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	388 of 524	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	335 of 500	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	369 of 417	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	375 of 515	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	318 of 463	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	256 of 714	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	369 of 730	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	316 of 712	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	330 of 725	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	419 of 710	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	532 of 722	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	458 of 712	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)45th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%+4 vs state

Math52%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

I love Sweeney! All teachers and staff are so welcoming and friendly. I would not want my kids to go anywhere else! Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Sweeney Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Adams St S	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5832	602	45	13.3	41.4%	285 (47.3%)	83 (13.8%)	130 (21.6%)	35 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	59.5	377^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.8%		51.2	479^th of 881 public elementary schools	45.6%	102	72.0	51.1	32.7				51.8	59.3	49.5	51.4				53.5	$11,852
Special Services	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5063	152	5	30.4	51.3%	76 (50.0%)	23 (15.1%)	31 (20.4%)	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)								(n/a)															$3,431
Sabers Online Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 496-5000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Aspire Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 295-0401	163	8	19.9	85.9%	1 (0.6%)	162 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	837^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.0%		2.2	876^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.6%	39	24.0	13.6	5.3				15.2	16.0	4.6	26.3				15.2
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Lustiano Street	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5802	683	47	14.5	34.3%	340 (49.8%)	92 (13.5%)	89 (13.0%)	81 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.4%)	65	324^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.8%		66.3	295^th of 881 public elementary schools	66.5%	29	54.5	71.2	48.9				57.5	40.9	55.0	67.2				54.3	$11,452
Sun Path Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 17th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 496-5892	521	39	13.5	40.1%	243 (46.6%)	99 (19.0%)	85 (16.3%)	44 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	59.8	374^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.1%		68.8	268^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.6%	106	47.2	65.0	48.8				54.1	35.6	57.1	63.8				51.9	$11,800
Kinder Academy	Public	K	1800 N Chestnut St	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6300	49	5	10.8	14.3%	40 (81.6%)	3 (6.1%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)								(n/a)															$13,271
La Academia	Public	K-5	1800 N Chestnut St	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6300	443	31	14.2	26.0%	256 (57.8%)	6 (1.4%)	164 (37.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	65.5	320^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.3%		61.6	357^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.5%	37	54.7	69.4	39.1				55.0	49.2	65.3	56.9				57.4	$11,371
SWMetro288 Elevate Online K-6	Public, Virtual	K-6	4601 Dean Lakes Blvd	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(952) 567-8027	13	0		23.1%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
World Learner Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	112050 Hundertmark Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	World Learner Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 368-7398	210	16	13.0	22.9%	173 (82.4%)	10 (4.8%)	15 (7.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	46.7	504^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.2%		38.7	589^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.1%	85	63.3	31.0	16.7	35.3	27.8	52.2	39.0	56.7	41.4	45.8	58.8	38.9	83.3	54.2	$11,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweeney Elementary

How many students attend Sweeney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Sweeney Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sweeney Elementary?

Students at Sweeney Elementary are 47% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Sweeney Elementary a good school?

Sweeney Elementary ranks 377^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sweeney Elementary in?

Shakopee Public School District

What schools do graduates of Sweeney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sweeney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shakopee West Middle School
High : Shakopee High School

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