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Inver Grove Heights Middle

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Inver Grove Heights Middle ranks 328 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Inver Grove Heights Middle is a public middle school serving 792 students in grades 6-8 in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The school is part of the Inver Grove Heights Schools district, which is ranked 280 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Inver Grove Heights Middle consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science on the MCA-III assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 30.45% in Math and 37.35% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59% respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups struggling to meet proficiency targets. Additionally, Inver Grove Heights Middle has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.6% to 59.09% over the past few years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Woodbury Middle School, Rosemount Middle, and Dakota Hills Middle, Inver Grove Heights Middle generally performs worse academically, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading. These nearby schools also have a lower percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, suggesting a more affluent student population. Additionally, the Heritage E-STEM Magnet School, located within a similar distance, outperforms Inver Grove Heights Middle in academic proficiency, despite having a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch students.

817

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,547

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8167 Cahill Ave E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3214

(651) 306-7200

District: Inver Grove Heights Schools

Students who attend Inver Grove Heights Middle usually attend:

High:

Simley Senior High

Feeder schools for Inver Grove Heights Middle:

Elementary:	Hilltop Elementary
	Pine Bend Elementary
	Salem Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Hispanic:

28.8%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

Minnesota avg47%

328^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	38.5	328 of 519	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	355 of 545	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	360 of 529	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	357 of 520	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	372 of 521	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	327 of 533	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	285 of 518	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.2	261 of 523	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.0	245 of 508	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	287 of 516	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.1	235 of 490	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.3	236 of 488	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	195 of 469	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	199 of 478	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	237 of 454	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	138 of 230	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	236 of 409	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.6	219 of 403	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.0	300 of 406	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.6	217 of 396	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.9	225 of 387	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	91 of 169	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	139 of 179	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	101 of 164	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	144 of 162	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	110 of 141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	71 of 148	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	67 of 137	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	50 of 111	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	46 of 116	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	55 of 110	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	79 of 112	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.1	22 of 108	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	128 of 153	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	155 of 158	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	96 of 133	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	96 of 130	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	51 of 102	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	89 of 120	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	57 of 109	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	268 of 450	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	302 of 474	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	317 of 455	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	340 of 467	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	356 of 443	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	258 of 439	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	245 of 436	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	127 of 175	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	119 of 186	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	87 of 178	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	113 of 188	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	123 of 156	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	123 of 171	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	112 of 163	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	330 of 432	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	370 of 473	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	320 of 459	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	273 of 404	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	280 of 399	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	302 of 401	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	345 of 452	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	375 of 479	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	330 of 464	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	330 of 476	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	294 of 437	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	303 of 454	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	248 of 438	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	108 of 116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	100 of 107	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	83 of 131	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	68 of 97	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	97 of 120	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	71 of 114	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	23 of 50	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	26 of 55	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	198 of 265	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	264 of 307	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.0	109 of 298	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	182 of 288	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	188 of 260	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	210 of 282	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	207 of 253	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	215 of 415	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	212 of 440	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	293 of 436	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	259 of 438	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	280 of 422	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	199 of 428	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	149 of 428	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)54th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-12 vs state

Math30%-15 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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Inver Grove Heights Middle	Public	6-8	8167 Cahill Ave E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7200	817	44	18.6	49.4%	341 (41.7%)	106 (13.0%)	235 (28.8%)	40 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (11.4%)	38.5	328^th of 519 public middle schools	36.8%		36.4	355^th of 545 public middle schools	34.9%	27		31.4	30.7	29.2	30.5		42.3	41.1	28.3	37.4	$12,547
Oltman Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Goodview Avenue	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3509	956	50	19.1	29.6%	542 (56.7%)	94 (9.8%)	95 (9.9%)	137 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.9%)	54	226^th of 519 public middle schools	56.5%		53.6	244^th of 545 public middle schools	55.2%	18		37.5	35.8	38.9	37.4		47.6	42.5	43.5	44.5	$11,351
South St. Paul Middle School	Public	6-8	700 2nd St N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-3659	535	48	11.2	64.7%	234 (43.7%)	53 (9.9%)	185 (34.6%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	33	375^th of 519 public middle schools	27.7%		27.4	420^th of 545 public middle schools	22.9%	45		20.4	29.1	17.4	22.4		45.6	41.5	29.6	39.1
Friendly Hills Middle	Public	5-8	701 Mendota Heights Rd	Mendota Heights	55120	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7601	785	45	17.4	41.1%	388 (49.4%)	100 (12.7%)	192 (24.5%)	31 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	70.6	133^rd of 519 public middle schools	74.4%		67.7	153^rd of 545 public middle schools	71.9%	20	37.2	41.0	53.3	37.5	42.3	56.3	58.1	54.3	50.6	54.9	$13,047
Dakota Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4183 Braddock Tr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6800	1,184	66	18.0	16.0%	769 (64.9%)	76 (6.4%)	87 (7.3%)	148 (12.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (8.4%)	87.6	40^th of 519 public middle schools	92.3%		90.2	28^th of 545 public middle schools	94.9%	12		65.6	52.3	58.0	58.7		75.2	53.6	59.6	62.9	$11,119
Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	761	52	14.6	52.0%	332 (43.6%)	92 (12.1%)	255 (33.5%)	14 (1.8%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	56.1	215^th of 519 public middle schools	58.6%		52.1	254^th of 545 public middle schools	53.4%	39	28.1	24.9	33.0	34.4	30.0	56.4	52.3	51.0	53.7	53.3	$13,831
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-8521	889	54	16.5	36.3%	422 (47.5%)	168 (18.9%)	125 (14.1%)	61 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (12.4%)	74.3	112^th of 519 public middle schools	78.4%		72.1	127^th of 545 public middle schools	76.7%	15		46.1	56.1	52.2	51.5		56.4	49.5	48.9	51.7	$12,406
Cottage Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	9775 Indian Blvd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6804	1,005	62	16.2	27.7%	601 (59.8%)	99 (9.9%)	119 (11.8%)	99 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.6%)	51.2	247^th of 519 public middle schools	52.4%		53.3	247^th of 545 public middle schools	54.7%			27.0	33.2	36.9	32.3		46.7	50.6	42.3	46.7	$13,834
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	72	5	16.0	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	72 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	451^st of 519 public middle schools	13.1%		23.6	438^th of 545 public middle schools	19.6%	13	10.5	15.4	13.3	0.0	10.5	50.0	38.5	31.3	10.0	35.6
Rosemount Middle	Public	6-8	3135 143rd St W	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7570	1,141	64	17.6	20.7%	785 (68.8%)	112 (9.8%)	99 (8.7%)	52 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	84 (7.4%)	83.5	55^th of 519 public middle schools	89.4%		87.7	40^th of 545 public middle schools	92.7%	15		52.7	60.1	57.3	56.7		59.8	56.7	56.6	57.7	$10,459

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Is Inver Grove Heights Middle a good school?

Inver Grove Heights Middle ranks 328^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Inver Grove Heights Schools

How many students attend Inver Grove Heights Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Inver Grove Heights Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Inver Grove Heights Middle?

Students at Inver Grove Heights Middle are 42% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% African American, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Inver Grove Heights Middle attend?

Students who attend Inver Grove Heights Middle usually go on to attend Simley Senior High

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