Sleepy Eye Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

Sleepy Eye Elementary in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota enrolled 324 students in 2024-25 with 25.2 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

338 students in 2022-23, 349 students in 2023-24, 324 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.6 to 25.2.

Students enrolled at Sleepy Eye Elementary by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233382023-243492024-25324
Students enrolled at Sleepy Eye Elementary by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233382023-243492024-25324
Students enrolled at Sleepy Eye Elementary by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233382023-243492024-25324
Students enrolled at Sleepy Eye Elementary by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233382023-243492024-25324
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333825.613.2
2023-2434925.713.6
2024-2532425.212.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Sleepy Eye Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSleepy Eye Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Sleepy Eye Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSleepy Eye Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Sleepy Eye Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSleepy Eye Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Sleepy Eye Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSleepy Eye Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 295 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sleepy Eye Elementary enrolled 295 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 295 of the 295 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.0% of students were White, 33.3% Hispanic, 0.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White66.0%
  2. Hispanic33.3%
  3. Asian0.3%
  4. Two or more races0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sleepy Eye Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%38%51.1%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%38% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Sleepy Eye Elementary

  1. Washington Learning CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 180 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 643 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Sleepy Eye Elementary with Washington Learning CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sleepy Eye Public Schools spends per student$14,041 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,041
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaSleepy Eye Elementary is the number 597 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#597 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sleepy Eye Elementary

  1. How many students attend Sleepy Eye Elementary?
    324 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 338 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sleepy Eye, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sleepy Eye Elementary?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sleepy Eye Elementary a Title I school?
    Sleepy Eye Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sleepy Eye Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sleepy Eye Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sleepy Eye Elementary in?
    Sleepy Eye Public Schools, NCES district ID 2733210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273321001450 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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