SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY

Located at 400 4TH AVE SW, in SLEEPY EYE, Minnesota, SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY is a reasonably sized primary school that educates 324 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 2 schools in SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (562 students total), SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 33% Hispanic. By comparison, Brown County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Brown County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 40.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Brown County put the typical household earns roughly $69,378 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Brown County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,672 students), SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

SLEEPY EYE SEC. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY has contracted 11%, going from 366 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 58% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.