Elementary Schools in Inver Grove Heights Schools

Elementary Schools in Inver Grove Heights Schools, Minnesota, include four campuses: Hilltop Elementary, Pine Bend Elementary, and Salem Hills Elementary, which serve PK–5, plus Atheneum Elementary, which serves grades 2–5. Enrollment varies widely, from 69 students at Atheneum to 626 at Hilltop. The district as a whole ranks 260 out of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars.

Atheneum Elementary is the clear standout, ranking 2nd out of 869 elementary schools statewide in 2025‑26 with 5 stars. Its all-grade proficiency is 100% in reading, 93.8% in math, and 77.8% in science — far above every other school here. Because it enrolls only 69 students, serves grades 2–5, and has a 14.49% free/reduced-lunch rate, it reflects a different setting than the PK–5 schools, and its 3rd-grade scores are suppressed by the state. Among the PK–5 schools, Salem Hills Elementary is strongest and most improved, rising from the 33rd percentile in 2023‑24 to the 46th percentile in 2025‑26, with math at 54.5% (above district and state), reading at 45.5%, and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.3.

Pine Bend Elementary ranks 614 out of 869 (29th percentile, 1 star). Its math score of 45.1% is just above the state average of 44.9%, but reading is 36.5% and science is 9.5%, the lowest in the group. Hilltop Elementary, the largest school with the highest free/reduced-lunch rate at 55.11%, ranks 726 out of 869 (16th percentile, 1 star) and trails district and state in all subjects: 31.8% in math, 25.5% in reading, and 14.1% in science. Science is a shared weakness — all three PK–5 schools fall below the district average of 17.2% and the state average of 25.5%.