Sweeney Elementary

Summary:

Sweeney Elementary is a public elementary school in Shakopee, Minnesota, serving around 630 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Shakopee Public School District, which is ranked 156 out of 463 districts in the state.

Sweeney Elementary has shown a mix of strengths and areas for improvement in its academic performance. While the school's 3rd-grade Math and 5th-grade Reading proficiency rates have exceeded district and state averages, its 5th-grade Math proficiency has been significantly lower. The school has performed relatively well for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, but its Special Education students have struggled. The school's increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch may be a contributing factor to its overall performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Sun Path Elementary in the Shakopee district has outperformed Sweeney Elementary on several academic measures. Schools in the neighboring Eastern Carver County Public School district, such as Jonathan Elementary and La Academia, have also generally higher academic performance and statewide rankings compared to Sweeney Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1001 Adams St S
       Shakopee, MN  55379-2299


(952) 496-5832

District: Shakopee Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
479th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,852 Help


Students who attend Sweeney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Shakopee West Middle School
High:    Shakopee High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  624

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.3%
Hispanic:
21.6%
African American:
11.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sweeney Elementary ranks worse than 54.4% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Shakopee Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.3%), Hispanic (21.6%), African American (11.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sweeney Elementary is 13.2. 3 elementary schools in the Shakopee Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sweeney Elementary is $11,852, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Shakopee Public School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sweeney Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sweeney Elementary 479th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Sweeney Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Shakopee Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Shakopee Public School District 156th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sweeney Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 47.27 495th 756 34.5%
2007 45.17 543rd 777 30.1%
2008 56.99 401st 781 48.7%
2010 66.03 298th 803 62.9%
2011 59.87 388th 814 52.3%
2012 68.68 255th 820 68.9%
2013 57.42 410th 824 50.2%
2014 55.99 429th 826 48.1%
2015 58.73 411th 840 51.1%
2016 52.89 482nd 848 43.2%
2017 63.24 360th 853 57.8%
2018 53.06 466th 847 45.0%
2019 49.60 514th 870 40.9%
2021 53.29 469th 869 46.0%
2022 57.25 406th 858 52.7%
2023 59.02 378th 845 55.3%
2024 51.24 479th 881 45.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.02 56th 98 42.9%
2023 51.00 37th 77 51.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.77 47th 242 80.6%
2019 39.95 137th 239 42.7%
2021 55.94 55th 175 68.6%
2022 43.45 137th 256 46.5%
2023 53.08 105th 276 62.0%
2024 63.20 71st 303 76.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.52 318th 463 31.3%
2019 32.29 375th 515 27.2%
2021 20.69 369th 417 11.5%
2022 37.37 335th 500 33.0%
2023 31.71 388th 524 26.0%
2024 34.96 392nd 572 31.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.65 374th 728 48.6%
2019 38.97 506th 740 31.6%
2021 49.91 358th 683 47.6%
2022 54.69 306th 663 53.8%
2023 53.82 365th 774 52.8%
2024 53.05 373rd 793 53.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.19 332nd 774 57.1%
2019 57.66 396th 787 49.7%
2021 54.85 403rd 783 48.5%
2022 60.41 349th 799 56.3%
2023 53.42 412th 787 47.6%
2024 41.72 525th 809 35.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.41 533rd 779 31.6%
2019 39.76 555th 798 30.5%
2021 47.92 475th 784 39.4%
2022 51.27 448th 808 44.6%
2023 59.75 333rd 799 58.3%
2024 56.18 394th 826 52.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.75 70th 128 45.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 73.90 59th 279 78.9%
2024 64.17 97th 310 68.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.11 55th 220 75.0%
2019 57.68 78th 219 64.4%
2021 64.39 41st 153 73.2%
2022 43.96 118th 209 43.5%
2023 48.32 93rd 214 56.5%
2024 52.35 100th 249 59.8%
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Rank History for White students at Sweeney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.01 458th 712 35.7%
2019 37.21 532nd 722 26.3%
2021 45.20 419th 710 41.0%
2022 54.93 330th 725 54.5%
2023 56.26 316th 712 55.6%
2024 49.85 369th 730 49.5%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Open Quote I love Sweeney! All teachers and staff are so welcoming and friendly. I would not want my kids to go anywhere else! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sweeney Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 358 2 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1989 360 1 2 6 2 n/a n/a 0 371
1990 376 3 5 7 5 n/a n/a 0 396
1991 363 0 3 2 4 n/a n/a 0 372
1992 365 0 8 3 1 n/a n/a 0 377
1993 403 0 6 2 1 n/a n/a 0 412
1994 437 0 6 0 2 n/a n/a 0 445
1995 606 6 9 25 6 n/a n/a 0 652
1996 606 6 9 25 6 n/a n/a 0 652
1997 630 6 10 40 5 n/a n/a 0 691
1998 612 9 11 49 11 n/a n/a 48 740
1999 642 13 25 82 10 n/a n/a 0 772
2000 567 5 28 79 8 n/a n/a 0 687
2001 584 5 27 78 10 n/a n/a 0 704
2002 560 5 27 101 8 n/a n/a 0 701
2003 560 5 27 101 8 n/a n/a 0 701
2004 571 13 21 93 6 n/a n/a 0 704
2005 499 23 28 110 4 n/a n/a 0 664
2006 482 19 35 118 4 n/a n/a 0 658
2007 467 21 34 126 15 n/a n/a 0 663
2008 449 33 33 140 2 n/a n/a 0 657
2009 413 34 36 149 3 n/a n/a 0 635
2010 407 30 36 163 2 n/a n/a 0 638
2011 402 40 34 180 3 0 24 0 683
2012 488 20 39 117 6 0 37 0 707
2013 477 18 39 135 10 0 49 0 728
2014 475 24 33 132 4 0 45 0 713
2015 460 22 29 128 5 0 38 0 682
2016 426 23 23 119 6 1 57 0 655
2017 420 25 25 117 8 0 42 0 637
2018 425 29 29 119 7 0 47 0 656
2019 426 25 29 114 4 0 48 0 646
2020 400 35 32 121 3 0 60 0 651
2021 363 45 41 120 5 1 61 0 636
2022 338 58 36 107 1 0 61 0 601
2023 326 74 36 129 0 0 65 0 630
2024 314 73 39 135 2 0 61 0 624

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sweeney Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 370 18.8 19.6 4.3
1989 371 19.2 19.3 4
1990 396 19.1 20.7 4.3
1991 372 17.8 20.8 7.5
1992 377 17.4 21.6 6.1
1993 412 18.1 22.8 8.7
1994 445 20.4 21.8 9.7
1995 652 37.6 17.3 8.7
1996 652 37.6 17.3 8.7
1997 691 36.5 18.9 11.6
1998 740 n/a 0.0 12.1
1999 772 47.1 16.4 16.3
2000 687 38.9 17.7 22.4
2001 704 41.8 16.8 24
2002 701 38.2 18.4 25.4
2003 701 38.2 18.4 25.4
2004 704 35.6 19.8 29.1
2005 664 39.3 16.9 32.2
2006 658 40.7 16.2 32.7
2007 663 43.4 15.3 33.3
2008 657 40.6 16.2 39.7
2009 635 43.5 14.6 40.9
2010 638 42.3 15.0 41.4
2011 683 42.2 16.1 49.2
2012 707 45.2 15.6 37.3
2013 728 45.8 15.8 42.3
2014 713 46.3 15.3 42.9
2015 682 44.0 15.5 36.8
2016 655 48.0 13.6 38.8
2017 637 46.0 13.8 37.4
2018 656 46.0 14.2 37.5
2019 646 44.8 14.4 30.8
2020 651 46.0 14.1 31.5
2021 636 48.0 13.2 28.9
2022 601 35.6 16.8 34.4
2023 630 41.8 15.0 45.7
2024 624 47.0 13.2 48.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sweeney Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 370 18.8 19.6 4.3
1989 371 19.2 19.3 4
1990 396 19.1 20.7 4.3
1991 372 17.8 20.8 7.5
1992 377 17.4 21.6 6.1
1993 412 18.1 22.8 8.7
1994 445 20.4 21.8 9.7
1995 652 37.6 17.3 8.7
1996 652 37.6 17.3 8.7
1997 691 36.5 18.9 11.6
1998 740 n/a 0.0 12.1
1999 772 47.1 16.4 16.3
2000 687 38.9 17.7 22.4
2001 704 41.8 16.8 24
2002 701 38.2 18.4 25.4
2003 701 38.2 18.4 25.4
2004 704 35.6 19.8 29.1
2005 664 39.3 16.9 32.2
2006 658 40.7 16.2 32.7
2007 663 43.4 15.3 33.3
2008 657 40.6 16.2 39.7
2009 635 43.5 14.6 40.9
2010 638 42.3 15.0 41.4
2011 683 42.2 16.1 49.2
2012 707 45.2 15.6 37.3
2013 728 45.8 15.8 42.3
2014 713 46.3 15.3 42.9
2015 682 44.0 15.5 36.8
2016 655 48.0 13.6 38.8
2017 637 46.0 13.8 37.4
2018 656 46.0 14.2 37.5
2019 646 44.8 14.4 30.8
2020 651 46.0 14.1 31.5
2021 636 48.0 13.2 28.9
2022 601 35.6 16.8 34.4
2023 630 41.8 15.0 45.7
2024 624 47.0 13.2 48.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sweeney Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,852

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sweeney Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 514th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 378th of 845 Elementary schools
 14.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Sweeney Elementary)62.669.6
 7%
   3rd Grade Math (Shakopee Public School District)69.865.9
 3.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Sweeney Elementary)51.549.5
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Shakopee Public School District)55.749.1
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Sweeney Elementary)58.542.2
 16.3%
   4th Grade Math (Shakopee Public School District)6958.6
 10.4%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Sweeney Elementary)51.243.6
 7.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Shakopee Public School District)62.253
 9.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Sweeney Elementary)40.947.3
 6.5%
   5th Grade Math (Shakopee Public School District)53.445.6
 7.7%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Sweeney Elementary)65.268.4
 3.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Shakopee Public School District)71.964
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Sweeney Elementary)6050
 10%
   5th Grade Science (Shakopee Public School District)61.745.2
 16.5%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students646630
 2.5%
African American2574
 196%
American Indian40
 100%
Asian2936
 24.1%
Hispanic114129
 13.2%
Pacific Islander00
White426326
 23.5%
Two or More Races4865
 35.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.8%45.7%
 14.9%


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Students who attend Sweeney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shakopee West Middle School
High : Shakopee High School

Sweeney Elementary ranks 479th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Sweeney Elementary are 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 624 students attended Sweeney Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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