Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273321001450
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY
400 4TH AVE SW, SLEEPY EYE, MN 56085 · (507) 794-7905 · Brown County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
149 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY→SLEEPY EYE SEC.
Based on grade levels within SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY this school | 324 | 46.0% | 40.1% |
| RENVILLE COUNTY WEST ELEMENTARY RENVILLE | 329 | 45.6% | 31.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary GLENCOE | 290 | 42.8% | N/A |
| SIBLEY EAST-GAYLORD ELEMENTARY GAYLORD | 503 | 43.5% | 41.7% |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary LE SUEUR | 390 | 44.9% | 45.0% |
| MELROSE ELEMENTARY MELROSE | 512 | 48.0% | 42.2% |
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 SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #527 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #402 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #567 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #603 of 1,130 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #273 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #420 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #381 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #288 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
324
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 324 | 25.2 | 12.8:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 25.7 | 13.6:1 | 49% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 25.7 | 13.2:1 | 52% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 41% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 23.7 | 15.4:1 | 51% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 56% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 43% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (366 to 324); teachers up 6% (23.7 to 25.2).
About SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in SLEEPY EYE, Minnesota. The school counts 324 students across pre-K through 6.
SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 562 students.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic. The school's White share is 27 points below the 93% share among Brown County residents. By the diversity index, SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY comes in at 45%.
With 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY was 12.8:1. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brown County is 36%.
allk12 grades SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY a C+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY is -0.2 points: 40.1% actual, 40.4% predicted.
Among Brown County residents, median household income is about $69,378, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY is one of 20 public schools in Brown County, which together enroll about 3,672 students.
The nearest other public school, SLEEPY EYE SEC., is less than a tenth of a mile away. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.4%; SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY's is 40.1%, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES assigns SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show 323 students in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,800
Census ACS
Median income
$69,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
3,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SLEEPY EYE SEC.High · 238 students
Nearby schools
- SLEEPY EYE SEC.0.0 mi · 238
- NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL11.9 mi · 687
- Washington Learning Center12.5 mi · 180
- Cedar Mountain Middle/High School12.8 mi · 219
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY13.0 mi · 643
- New Ulm Middle School13.1 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY?
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY serve?
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY have?
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY?
At SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 66% White, 33% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY?
SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY is overseen by SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Brown County.
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