📍 1001 Adams St S, Shakopee, Scott County, 55379
Sweeney Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shakopee, Scott County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shakopee Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sweeney Elementary enrolls 630 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 10% |
| Asian | 36 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 630 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 82 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sweeney Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 55.
Sweeney Elementary is one of 14 schools in Shakopee Public School District, based in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota. The district serves 7,717 students district-wide and employs 495 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 630 students, Sweeney Elementary is close to the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large