Sweeney Elementary

Sweeney Elementary, a sizable elementary campus in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, run under Shakopee Public School District, caters to 602 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 75% above the state mean of about 344.

Shakopee Public School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,717 students. Sweeney Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sweeney Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Scott County (around 28%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sweeney Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Scott County) logs that median household income runs about $119,314, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sweeney Elementary is one of 66 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students).

Nearest neighbor: MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-SHAKOPEE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sweeney Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sweeney Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 656 students in 2018 compared to 602 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 65% to 47%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.