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Sleepy Eye Elementary

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Sleepy Eye Elementary ranks 479 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sleepy Eye Elementary is a PK–6 school at 400 4th Ave SW in the small southern Minnesota community of Sleepy Eye, serving 324 students as part of the Sleepy Eye Public School District. For 2025–2026 it ranks 479th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 45th percentile, or 2 stars — placing it squarely in the middle of the state pack.

The school's long-term trajectory is the most striking part of its story. It was a top-decile performer as recently as 2015–16 (88th percentile, 4 stars), slid to a low of 28th percentile (1 star) in 2021–22, and has since settled into a 41st–49th percentile band across four consecutive years. Subject results are uneven: math is a real strength at 51.6% proficiency (above both its district and the state), reading lags at 43.4% (below the state's 48.6%), and science is a serious weakness at 12.5% — 13 points below the state and the lowest figure among nearby schools. The sharpest comparison is Springfield Elementary, 13 miles away with nearly identical enrollment and a similar poverty rate, which posts 87.3% in math and 66.3% in reading.

Grade by grade, 6th grade is the bright spot — the only grade above the state in both math and reading — while 4th grade trails the state by roughly 15 to 17 points in both subjects. The school also stands out for how well it serves students who are often hardest to reach: it ranks at the 81st percentile for special education students and the 62nd for low-income students, both above its overall 45th percentile. A wide gap separates female students (61st percentile) from male students (30th). Overall, this is a mid-pack school with strong math and subgroup results, and clear room to grow in reading and science.

324

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,861

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 4th Ave SW
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085-1204

(507) 794-7905

District: Sleepy Eye Public School District

Students who attend Sleepy Eye Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sleepy Eye Sec.

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

33.3%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 13 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg43%

479^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

239^th of 458Sleepy Eye 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	48.6	479 of 869	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	483 of 872	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	450 of 881	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	498 of 845	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	621 of 858	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.6	424 of 869	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	411 of 870	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	443 of 847	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	78.4	141 of 853	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	99 of 848	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	88 of 840	89.5%	★★★★☆
2014	74.9	169 of 826	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	156 of 824	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	140 of 820	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	328 of 814	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	457 of 803	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	305 of 434	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.7	337 of 781	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.6	599 of 777	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.5	564 of 756	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.4	577 of 685	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.3	553 of 676	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.1	541 of 674	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	306 of 790	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	418 of 799	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	315 of 809	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	433 of 787	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	515 of 799	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	340 of 783	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	425 of 787	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	522 of 774	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	140 of 256	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	89 of 238	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	54 of 214	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	81 of 209	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	17 of 153	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	18 of 219	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	34 of 220	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	289 of 764	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	366 of 764	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	292 of 793	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	395 of 774	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	470 of 663	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.5	191 of 683	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	179 of 740	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	230 of 728	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	565 of 807	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	471 of 812	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	540 of 826	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	534 of 799	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	658 of 808	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	425 of 784	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	351 of 798	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	395 of 779	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	112 of 579	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	463 of 710	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	442 of 714	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	513 of 730	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	550 of 712	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	620 of 725	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	485 of 710	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	514 of 722	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	536 of 712	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile~ school

White (2026)35th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math52%+7 vs state

Reading43%-5 vs state

Science12%-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
Sleepy Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 794-7905	324	25	12.8	46.0%	214 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48.6	479^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.2	483^rd of 872 public elementary schools	44.6%	4	37.8	33.3	43.8	60.0	43.4	12.5	12.5	55.6	38.1	53.1	60.0	51.6	$11,861
Washington Learning Center	Public	PK-K	910 14th N St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-8300	180	15	11.7	43.9%	143 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)													$18,074
Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-4	318 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 233-3500	643	49	13.1	37.6%	553 (86.0%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (9.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	57.5	378^th of 869 public elementary schools	56.5%		57.5	398^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.4%	20	47.8	41.1			44.4			62.7	60.1			61.4	$12,386
Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12 S Burns	Springfield	56087	Brown County	Springfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 723-4286	339	23	14.5	44.5%	278 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	86.3	82^nd of 869 public elementary schools	90.6%		85.9	84^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.4%	2	62.9	62.8	72.9	65.2	66.3	22.9	22.9	100.0	88.6	83.3	80.4	87.3	$10,414
Comfrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 877-3491	57	6	8.9	42.1%	53 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.2	356^th of 869 public elementary schools	59.0%					(n/a)	45.5		80.0		63.6	30.0	30.0	60.0		20.0		50.0	$16,323
Cedar Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	231 4th Ave E	Franklin	55333	Renville County	Cedar Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 557-2251	171	18	9.6	55.0%	127 (74.3%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	49.4	471^st of 869 public elementary schools	45.8%		70.8	260^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.2%	211	46.4	36.7	50.0		43.9	17.4	17.4	57.1	56.7	45.8		53.7	$14,595
GFW Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1157 E 13th St	Gibbon	55335	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 207-2216	240	17	13.7	53.3%	174 (72.5%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (22.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	49.6	467^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.3%		53.6	441^st of 872 public elementary schools	49.4%	26	28.6	50.0	54.5		44.2	34.4	34.4	45.7	52.8	37.5		45.6	$13,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Sleepy Eye Elementary

Is Sleepy Eye Elementary a good school?

Sleepy Eye Elementary ranks 479^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sleepy Eye Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Sleepy Eye Elementary.

What district is Sleepy Eye Elementary in?

Sleepy Eye Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Sleepy Eye Elementary?

Students at Sleepy Eye Elementary are 66% White, 33% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Sleepy Eye Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sleepy Eye Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sleepy Eye Sec.

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