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Hilltop Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hilltop Elementary is a public elementary school located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 613 students. The school is part of the Inver Grove Heights Schools district, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Hilltop Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school underperforms compared to the district and state in both math and reading proficiency, with only 26.09% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 32.57% and 38.02% for the district, and 45.21% and 49.59% for the state. Hilltop Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of several student subgroups, including male students, White students, and students with special education needs.

Interestingly, the nearby Atheneum Elementary and Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion schools, both within the Inver Grove Heights district, significantly outperform Hilltop Elementary in academic achievement. Atheneum Elementary, in particular, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 3 elementary schools in Minnesota for the past three school years. These schools serve a lower percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger academic outcomes.

626

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,412

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3201 68th St E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-2135

(651) 306-7400

District: Inver Grove Heights Schools

Students who attend Hilltop Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Inver Grove Heights Middle
High:	Simley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.6%

Hispanic:

31.8%

African American:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

Minnesota avg47%

761^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Inver Grove Heights Schools

280^th of 446Inver Grove Heights Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	761 of 872	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	724 of 881	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	740 of 845	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	749 of 858	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	719 of 869	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	784 of 870	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	734 of 847	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	684 of 853	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.4	618 of 848	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	667 of 840	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.2	471 of 826	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	536 of 824	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	462 of 820	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	430 of 814	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.9	614 of 803	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.7	308 of 434	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.7	557 of 781	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.9	408 of 777	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.2	627 of 756	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	64.0	248 of 685	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.0	388 of 676	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.1	313 of 674	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	224 of 298	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.3	129 of 310	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	126 of 279	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.1	238 of 282	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	156 of 227	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	253 of 283	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	166 of 266	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	165 of 303	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	168 of 303	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	193 of 276	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	184 of 256	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	186 of 239	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	191 of 242	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	687 of 799	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	659 of 809	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	685 of 787	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	687 of 799	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	676 of 783	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	723 of 787	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	661 of 774	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	188 of 238	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	197 of 214	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	155 of 209	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	165 of 219	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	150 of 220	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	664 of 764	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	627 of 793	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	678 of 774	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	567 of 663	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	513 of 683	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	675 of 740	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	643 of 728	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	732 of 812	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	695 of 826	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	709 of 799	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	716 of 808	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	649 of 784	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	705 of 798	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	692 of 779	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	402 of 562	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	396 of 572	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.4	487 of 524	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	459 of 500	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	386 of 417	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	435 of 515	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	347 of 463	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	703 of 714	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	704 of 730	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	692 of 712	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	714 of 725	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	672 of 710	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	717 of 722	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	701 of 712	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math26%-19 vs state

Reading26%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 68th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7400	626	41	15.2	55.1%	223 (35.6%)	103 (16.5%)	199 (31.8%)	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.5%)	13.8	761^st of 872 public elementary schools	12.7%		19.8	724^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.8%	37	32.7	33.0	10.7				26.1	24.5	25.5	28.6			26.1	$13,412
STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 236-8280	77	5	15.1	88.3%	19 (24.7%)	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.8	812^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.9%					(n/a)	0.0		0.0	18.2			4.9	0.0		8.3	36.4		14.6
Discovery Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 444-8464	166	18	9.0	39.8%	89 (53.6%)	18 (10.8%)	28 (16.9%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.5%)	54.8	424^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.4%		63.7	327^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.9%	97	57.1	52.6	40.0	23.1	20.0	18.8	37.1	33.3	52.6	58.3	69.2	37.5	49.5	$9,911
Kaposia Education Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 1st Ave S	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 451-9260	620	52	12.0	70.2%	229 (36.9%)	47 (7.6%)	248 (40.0%)	28 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.0%)	34.2	603^rd of 872 public elementary schools	30.8%		25.1	687^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.0%	84	44.2	38.9	32.6				38.6	38.4	33.7	49.4			40.5	$13,591
Atheneum Elementary	Public	2-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7300	69	3	23.0	14.5%	41 (59.4%)	4 (5.8%)	9 (13.0%)	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	98.9	3^rd of 872 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.3	3^rd of 881 public elementary schools	99.7%		100.0	94.4	87.0				93.6	100.0	100.0	95.7			98.4	$7,574
Salem Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7300	281	27	10.3	44.8%	100 (35.6%)	49 (17.4%)	84 (29.9%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	43.2	537^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.4%		39.7	586^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.5%	49	50.0	44.7	51.2				48.5	32.6	38.3	52.4			40.7	$13,175
Newport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	851 6th Ave	Newport	55055	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-4301	264	28	9.5	54.5%	111 (42.0%)	48 (18.2%)	28 (10.6%)	49 (18.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.7%)	54.8	426^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.1%		57.8	411^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.3%	15	54.1	54.8	43.9				50.8	43.2	39.0	65.9			49.6	$16,288
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	1020 Third Street	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3101	561	30	18.6	18.4%	309 (55.1%)	16 (2.9%)	180 (32.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.4%)	60.6	363^rd of 872 public elementary schools	58.4%		60.2	371^st of 881 public elementary schools	57.9%	8	73.0	54.4	39.5				55.9	46.7	45.6	60.5			50.8	$11,755
Lincoln Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	357 9th Ave N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 457-9426	670	52	12.9	56.1%	321 (47.9%)	52 (7.8%)	188 (28.1%)	27 (4.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.2%)	33.5	614^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.6%		34	627^th of 881 public elementary schools	28.8%	13	46.7	46.5	17.6				36.1	38.5	40.0	44.6			41.2	$14,877
Pullman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Selby Ave	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3601	420	35	11.8	39.8%	215 (51.2%)	33 (7.9%)	50 (11.9%)	65 (15.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.6%)	32	624^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.4%		32.1	640^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.4%	16	52.7	37.5	26.2				38.0	33.3	39.1	41.5			38.3	$14,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilltop Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hilltop Elementary?

Students at Hilltop Elementary are 36% White, 32% Hispanic, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Hilltop Elementary a good school?

Hilltop Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Hilltop Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Hilltop Elementary.

What district is Hilltop Elementary in?

Inver Grove Heights Schools

What schools do graduates of Hilltop Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hilltop Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Inver Grove Heights Middle
High : Simley Senior High

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