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What tradition at Sweeney Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273300001441
Sweeney Elementary
1001 ADAMS ST S, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 · (952) 496-5832 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
249 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
53.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Sweeney Elementary
Sweeney Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Elementary this school | 602 | 41.4% | 48.0% |
| SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 576 | 39.1% | 41.8% |
| GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 747 | 40.0% | 46.5% |
| WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 500 | 38.8% | 46.8% |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School SHAKOPEE | 625 | 40.8% | 46.7% |
| OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 524 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
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 Sweeney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #372 of 844 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #410 of 844 | #16 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #335 of 844 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #162 of 1,130 | #5 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #353 of 769 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #136 of 796 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #465 of 942 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #354 of 499 | #14 of 16 |
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
602
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 602 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 41% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 49% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 41.9 | 15.1:1 | 46% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 29% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 38% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 49% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 24% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sweeney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (656 to 602); teachers down 2% (46 to 45).
About Sweeney Elementary
Sweeney Elementary is a large elementary school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, under Shakopee Public School District. The school serves 602 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 75% above that.
Sweeney Elementary sits within Shakopee Public School District, which has 12 schools and 7,717 students.
Enrollment at Sweeney Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, and 6% Asian. In Scott County overall, about 77% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Sweeney Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The school reported 45 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Scott County, the school's rate is higher.
Sweeney Elementary scores 48.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Scott County, median household income is about $119,314, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The public schools of Scott County number 66 and enroll about 26,041.
The school nearest to Sweeney Elementary is MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-SHAKOPEE, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Sweeney Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sweeney Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Sweeney Elementary had 636 students in 2020-21 and 602 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shakopee Public School District
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Shakopee East Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sun Path ElementaryElementary · 521 students
Other schools in SHAKOPEE
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Shakopee East Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sun Path ElementaryElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-SHAKOPEE0.2 mi · 2
- Tokata Learning Center0.7 mi · 84
- Tokata ALC Independent Study0.7 mi · 17
- Special Services0.8 mi · 152
- Aspire Academy Elementary0.8 mi · 163
- Aspire Academy Middle School0.8 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Sweeney ElementaryHow large is Sweeney Elementary?
Sweeney Elementary enrolls approximately 602 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sweeney Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sweeney Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sweeney Elementary have?
Sweeney Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Sweeney Elementary?
Sweeney Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Sweeney Elementary public or private?
Sweeney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shakopee Public School District.
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