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Sleepy Eye Sec.

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Sleepy Eye Sec. ranks 256 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 43% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Sleepy Eye Sec. is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, with 247 students. The school is part of the Sleepy Eye Public School District, which is ranked 269 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sleepy Eye Sec. has seen fluctuating 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.3% to 91.3% in recent years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state average. The school's dropout rates have also fluctuated, ranging from 2.1% to 5.7%, slightly higher than the state average. Sleepy Eye Sec. students generally perform below the state average on MCA-III assessments in math, reading, and science, with proficiency rates often 5-10 percentage points lower than the state averages. The school has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 28.8% to 44.2%, higher than the state average, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 11.2, lower than many nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Sleepy Eye Sec. generally performs better than the smaller, more rural schools like Comfrey Secondary and Cedar Mountain Secondary, but lags behind the larger, higher-performing schools like New Ulm High School. Sleepy Eye Sec.'s relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and its below-average test scores may indicate potential challenges the school faces in providing a high-quality education to all students.

238

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,767

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(507) 794-7904

District: Sleepy Eye Public School District

Feeder schools for Sleepy Eye Sec.:

Elementary:

Sleepy Eye Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2021 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2021) to 43rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

324^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

256^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

269^th of 446Sleepy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	324 of 519	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	257 of 545	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	402 of 529	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.2	245 of 520	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.5	71 of 521	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	184 of 533	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	209 of 518	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.7	367 of 523	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.0	250 of 508	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	190 of 516	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	158 of 490	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	158 of 488	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	213 of 469	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.4	313 of 478	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	375 of 454	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	200 of 230	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.0	282 of 409	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	271 of 403	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.4	363 of 406	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.4	294 of 396	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.0	294 of 387	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	211 of 450	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	162 of 474	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	164 of 467	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.3	36 of 443	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	41.7	293 of 439	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.9	118 of 436	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	52 of 175	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	43 of 186	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	34 of 188	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	18 of 156	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	88 of 163	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	303 of 432	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	220 of 473	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.6	357 of 459	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.8	89 of 399	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	159 of 401	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	376 of 452	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	321 of 479	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	377 of 464	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	260 of 476	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.6	97 of 437	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	107 of 454	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	244 of 438	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	336 of 415	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	262 of 440	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	395 of 436	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	280 of 438	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.8	38 of 422	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	52.4	202 of 428	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	180 of 428	57.9%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	256 of 450	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.2	160 of 480	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	207 of 476	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	236 of 472	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	110 of 428	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	343 of 492	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	359 of 494	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	346 of 489	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.6	351 of 489	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.9	333 of 504	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	299 of 483	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.1	256 of 534	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.5	368 of 539	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	359 of 545	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	328 of 540	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.2	129 of 234	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.8	352 of 460	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.7	285 of 463	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	298 of 450	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.3	161 of 452	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.8	33 of 433	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	202 of 403	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	213 of 388	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	301 of 401	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	292 of 395	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	50 of 145	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	47 of 136	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	41 of 135	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	217 of 333	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.1	95 of 389	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	182 of 393	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	203 of 370	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	220 of 374	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	230 of 377	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	125 of 405	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	232 of 398	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	241 of 403	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.6	115 of 351	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	333 of 411	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	347 of 398	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	330 of 376	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.2	115 of 402	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	184 of 398	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	261 of 401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.3	86 of 364	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	22.5	345 of 412	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	352 of 414	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-21 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile~ school

Female (2024)50th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-13 vs state

Math32%-14 vs state

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Sleepy Eye Sec.	Public	7-12	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 794-7904	238	22	10.6	35.3%	149 (62.6%)	1 (0.4%)	80 (33.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	50.2	256^th of 450 public high schools	43.1%		67.2	160^th of 480 public high schools	66.7%	96		36.4	25.7	31.3	31.5		36.4	31.4	42.4	36.6	$13,767
New Ulm High School	Public	9-12	1600 Oak Street	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6400	687	38	18.1	24.7%	622 (90.5%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	87.4	42^nd of 450 public high schools	90.7%		87.2	38^th of 480 public high schools	92.1%	4				54.6	54.6				61.9	61.9	$13,014
Cedar Mountain Middle/High School	Public	6-12	310 Somerville Ave	Morgan	56266	Redwood County	Cedar Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 249-5990	219	15	14.1	45.2%	180 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	16.4	387^th of 450 public high schools	14.0%		31.8	347^th of 480 public high schools	27.7%	40	31.8	44.4	26.9	12.2	26.7	40.9	40.7	19.2	22.2	30.4	$12,711
Springfield Secondary	Public	7-12	12 S Burns	Springfield	56087	Brown County	Springfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 723-4288	314	23	13.5	39.8%	272 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	64.6	168^th of 450 public high schools	62.7%		70.2	135^th of 480 public high schools	71.9%	33		57.4	29.1	23.1	36.7		64.8	34.6	70.5	55.6	$13,903
New Ulm CTE Center	Public	11-12	208 North Valley Street	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
River Bend Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	43	7	6.1	48.8%	34 (79.1%)	1 (2.3%)	7 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)
W.O.R.K. Program	Public	10-12	1209 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	8	2	4.3		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
River Bend Alternative Learning Center Credit Recovery Prog	Public	9-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
River Bend Online Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 359-8700	23	0		52.2%	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Comfrey Secondary	Public	7-12	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 877-3491	47	5	8.6	40.4%	43 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			36.4		40.7			27.3		33.3	$14,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Sleepy Eye Sec.

Is Sleepy Eye Sec. a good school?

Sleepy Eye Sec. ranks 256^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sleepy Eye Sec.?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Sleepy Eye Sec..

What is the racial makeup of Sleepy Eye Sec.?

Students at Sleepy Eye Sec. are 63% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Sleepy Eye Sec.?

Sleepy Eye Sec. is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sleepy Eye Elementary

What district is Sleepy Eye Sec. in?

Sleepy Eye Public School District

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