Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270297000077
Sibley Elementary
1501 W FRONT ST, ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 · (507) 379-5080 · Freeborn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
183 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Elementary
Sibley Elementary's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley Elementary this school | 275 | 66.5% | 27.7% |
| Hawthorne Elementary ALBERT LEA | 400 | 63.0% | 26.6% |
| PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY MARSHALL | 407 | 60.7% | N/A |
| Halverson Elementary ALBERT LEA | 360 | 69.7% | 37.2% |
| Southview Elementary MARSHALL | 524 | 58.6% | 44.3% |
| Banfield Elementary AUSTIN | 574 | 61.1% | 27.8% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Freeborn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #697 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #689 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #680 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #679 of 1,130 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #181 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #218 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #183 of 942 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.6% | #45 of 499 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
275
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 67% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 19.9 | 13.7:1 | 67% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 20.6 | 13.7:1 | 65% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 54% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 26.3 | 16.3:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 42% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 45% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 32% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 21 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sibley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (427 to 275); teachers down 13% (26.3 to 23).
About Sibley Elementary
Sibley Elementary, located in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, is a small elementary school. It had 275 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Albert Lea Public School District totals 3,335 students.
The share of White students at Sibley Elementary is 52%, a majority. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Freeborn County is about 84% White. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Sibley Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at Sibley Elementary, there are about 12.0 students; the school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is higher. There are 183 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 67% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Freeborn County is 55%.
In Minnesota, Sibley Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.7% actual against a predicted 29.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Freeborn County show that the median household earns about $71,023 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Freeborn County, 19 public schools serve about 4,061 students.
Measured in a straight line, Southwest Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Sibley Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 27.7% is below the 32.8% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
A 15% decline took enrollment from 322 in 2020-21 to 275 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.0:1.
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Freeborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,623
Census ACS
Median income
$71,023
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Lea Public School District
- Albert Lea Senior HighHigh · 1,196 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Other schools in ALBERT LEA
- Albert Lea Senior HighHigh · 1,196 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Middle0.1 mi · 486
- Lakeview Elementary0.9 mi · 400
- Albert Lea Area Learning Center1.7 mi · 113
- Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy1.7 mi · 37
- Brookside Early Childhood Sp Ed1.7 mi · 68
- Halverson Elementary1.8 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Sibley ElementaryHow large is Sibley Elementary?
Sibley Elementary enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sibley Elementary serve?
Sibley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sibley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sibley Elementary is approximately 12.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sibley Elementary?
Sibley Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sibley Elementary?
Sibley Elementary is overseen by Albert Lea Public School District in Freeborn County.
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