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Salem Hills Elementary

Q: Is Salem Hills Elementary a good school?

Salem Hills Elementary ranks 537 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Salem Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, serving 310 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Inver Grove Heights Schools district, which is ranked 280 out of 446 districts in the state.

Academically, Salem Hills Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments are generally below the state and district averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. However, the school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students performing relatively well compared to their peers statewide, while the school struggles with its African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education student populations.

Compared to nearby schools, Hilltop Elementary and Atheneum Elementary, both within the Inver Grove Heights district, Salem Hills Elementary performs better academically, particularly in math and reading proficiency. However, the nearby Discovery Charter Elementary School significantly outperforms Salem Hills Elementary across all grade levels and subject areas. Other nearby schools, such as those in the South St. Paul Public School District, generally perform worse than Salem Hills Elementary on academic measures.

281

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,175

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5899 Babcock Tr E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077-2112

(651) 306-7300

District: Inver Grove Heights Schools

Students who attend Salem Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Inver Grove Heights Middle
High:	Simley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.6%

Hispanic:

29.9%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg35%

Minnesota avg47%

537^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	43.2	537 of 872	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	586 of 881	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	561 of 845	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	561 of 858	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	666 of 869	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	722 of 870	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	692 of 847	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	613 of 853	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	621 of 848	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	612 of 840	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	678 of 826	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	624 of 824	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	672 of 820	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.9	522 of 814	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.9	674 of 803	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.5	261 of 434	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	625 of 781	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.7	552 of 777	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.3	614 of 756	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.5	505 of 685	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.6	407 of 676	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.7	377 of 674	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	182 of 310	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.5	25 of 282	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	43.0	165 of 283	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	219 of 303	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	234 of 239	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	354 of 799	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	472 of 809	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	555 of 787	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	526 of 799	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	601 of 783	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	665 of 787	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	645 of 774	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	96 of 238	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	61 of 214	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	87 of 209	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	39 of 153	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	161 of 219	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	162 of 220	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	356 of 764	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	491 of 793	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	424 of 774	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	449 of 663	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	428 of 683	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	615 of 740	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	577 of 728	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	629 of 812	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	603 of 826	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	471 of 799	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	544 of 808	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	624 of 784	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	659 of 798	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	608 of 779	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	516 of 572	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	351 of 500	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	389 of 714	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	436 of 730	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	423 of 712	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	364 of 725	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	511 of 710	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	586 of 722	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	598 of 712	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2024)41st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math49%+3 vs state

Reading41%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 30, 2009

Fabulous gifted program (Atheneum) is housed at Salem Hills. Kids in all classrooms benefit from the skills and training of the teachers in this program. Teachers in this school tend to know all the kids in the school, as do the physical education teacher and librarian. We had our kids at another Inver Grove Heights elementary school and prefer Salem because of the smaller size and individualized attention. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
Garlough Environmental Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-4	1740 Charlton St	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-8100	414	38	10.8	56.3%	145 (35.0%)	50 (12.1%)	176 (42.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	33.5	613^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.7%		44.1	551^st of 881 public elementary schools	37.5%	62	43.5	39.2					41.6	38.5	37.8				38.2	$14,037
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
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
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
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
Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	217 W Moreland Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7800	369	34	10.8	64.5%	107 (29.0%)	56 (15.2%)	152 (41.2%)	17 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	40.6	566^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.1%		27	675^th of 881 public elementary schools	23.4%	109	44.3	43.6					44.0	41.8	43.6				42.7	$16,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Salem Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Salem Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Inver Grove Heights Middle
High : Simley Senior High

What district is Salem Hills Elementary in?

Inver Grove Heights Schools

How many students attend Salem Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Salem Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Salem Hills Elementary?

Students at Salem Hills Elementary are 36% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Salem Hills Elementary a good school?

Salem Hills Elementary ranks 537^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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