Summary:
ZIP code 56085 is served by a single elementary school: Sleepy Eye Elementary, a PK–6 school with 324 students that belongs to the Sleepy Eye Public School District. The district is ranked 239 of 458 districts in Minnesota — the 48th percentile, with 2 stars — and the school itself has finished near the middle of the pack in each recent year (49th, 45th, and 45th percentile) with 2 stars every year. Roughly 46% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.8.
Math is the school's clearest strength. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 51.6%, above the district's 43.7% and the state's 44.9%, a pattern that held in the prior year as well. Results vary a lot by grade: 6th grade math came in at 60% versus 39.5% statewide, and 5th grade math at 53.1% versus 41.9%. Sixth grade also posted 60% in reading, above the state's 53.4%. Reading has improved overall, rising from 41.1% to 43.4% and beating the district's 40.2%, though it remains below the state's 48.6%.
Science is the biggest concern. All-grade science fell from 18.42% to 12.5%, which is 8.7 points below the district and 13 points below the state's 25.5%; the 5th grade result of 12.5% is the largest negative gap in the data. The 4th grade cohort is the weakest tested group, with 38.1% in math and 33.3% in reading — well under state averages. Third grade reading also trails the state. With strong math but weaker reading and science, the school stays at 2 stars and around the 45th percentile.
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