Enrollment
248
Middle
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270010200625
Sibley East Middle School
202 3RD AVENUE NW, ARLINGTON, MN 55307 · (507) 964-2292 · Sibley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Minnesota public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
110 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 82 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 38% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sibley East Middle School→SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sibley East Middle School
Sibley East Middle School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley East Middle School this school | 248 | 44.4% | 40.8% |
| Pipestone Middle PIPESTONE | 244 | 41.0% | 21.6% |
| MELROSE MIDDLE MELROSE | 296 | 39.2% | 39.0% |
| Windom Middle WINDOM | 359 | 49.6% | 31.6% |
| Sauk Centre Middle SAUK CENTRE | 139 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| WASECA JUNIOR HIGH WASECA | 280 | 40.4% | 37.0% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sibley East Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #118 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #134 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #110 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #199 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #182 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #93 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #82 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #32 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
248
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 248 | 12.5 | 19.9:1 | 44% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 11.8 | 19.8:1 | 47% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 12.5 | 20.3:1 | 50% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 12 | 22.0:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 20.6 | 14.8:1 | 44% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 42% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 40% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 18% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sibley East Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (306 to 248); teachers down 39% (20.6 to 12.5).
About Sibley East Middle School
Sibley East Middle School is a small middle school serving families in ARLINGTON, Minnesota. The school serves 248 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students.
SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools with a combined 1,089 students. Sibley East Middle School is one of them.
At Sibley East Middle School, White students make up 62% of the student body. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Sibley County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 19.9 students per teacher and 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 44%.
The allk12 Grade for Sibley East Middle School is B. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.2% at Sibley East Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%.
Sibley East Middle School is located in Sibley County, where the median household income is $77,634, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sibley East Middle School is one of 12 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Sibley East Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Sibley East Middle School places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Sibley East Middle School had 264 students, to 2024-25, when it had 248. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.0:1 to 19.9:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sibley East Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sibley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,005
Census ACS
Median income
$77,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SIBLEY EAST-GAYLORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 503 students
- SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 338 students
Nearby schools
- SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 338
- GREEN ISLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 40
- SIBLEY EAST-GAYLORD ELEMENTARY7.1 mi · 503
- Minnesota New Country Elementary10.0 mi · 81
- EDVISIONS OFF CAMPUS SCHOOL10.2 mi · 98
- MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Sibley East Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sibley East Middle School?
Sibley East Middle School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sibley East Middle School serve?
Sibley East Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Sibley East Middle School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Sibley East Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sibley East Middle School?
At Sibley East Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sibley East Middle School?
Sibley East Middle School is overseen by SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT in Sibley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.