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Salem Hills Elementary

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Salem Hills Elementary ranks 473 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Salem Hills Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, serving 281 students as part of Inver Grove Heights Schools, and in 2025-2026 it ranked 473rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — 46th percentile, 2 stars — mid-pack statewide but the stronger of its district's two comprehensive elementary schools.

Math is the school's signature strength: 54.5% of students met proficiency, about 19 points above the district and nearly 10 points above the state — good for 3rd among the 11 nearby schools with reported math scores. Reading (45.5%) beats the district by almost 8 points but trails the state slightly. Science is the clear weak spot at 12.5% proficiency, roughly half the state rate and below even the district; it ranks last among the seven nearby schools reporting science, and unlike math and reading it has fallen sharply over recent years. The overall trajectory is genuinely encouraging: four straight years of improvement, four-year highs in math and reading, a student-teacher ratio down to 10.3, and a free/reduced-lunch share of 44.84%. Grade-level results vary — 3rd- and 5th-grade math beat the state, while reading proficiency exceeds state levels only in 5th grade.

Comparisons are informative. Against Hilltop Elementary, the district's other PK–5 school 1.6 miles away, Salem Hills leads by 22.7 points in math and 20.0 in reading. Notably, Atheneum Elementary shares Salem Hills' exact address and ranks 2nd statewide with 69 students in grades 2–5 — a striking contrast within one campus. Within Salem Hills, results differ widely by group: female students rank at the 68th percentile while male students rank at the 21st, and special education students and English language learners sit near the 10th and 28th percentiles. With only 281 students, subgroup and grade-level percentages shift year to year and are best read as directional signals.

281

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,175

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

82.6%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 13% (MMR)

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 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg43%

473^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Inver Grove Heights Schools

260^th of 458Inver 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
2026	49.4	473 of 869	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	86.7	18 of 315	94.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	67.0	250 of 790	68.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.9	76 of 256	70.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	50.6	374 of 764	51.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	25.7	638 of 807	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	58.3	293 of 710	58.7%	★★★☆☆
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)

African American (2026)94th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

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

Male (2026)21st percentile-25 vs school

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

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math55%+10 vs state

Reading46%-3 vs state

Science12%-13 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	49.4	473^rd of 869 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.2	537^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.4%	64	40.0	39.0	56.3				45.5	12.5		12.5	62.2	51.2	50.0				54.5	82.6%	13%	$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%)	99.4	2^nd of 869 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.9	3^rd of 872 public elementary schools	99.7%	1		100.0	100.0				100.0	77.8		77.8		100.0	83.3				93.8			$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%)	19.6	726^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.5%		13.8	761^st of 872 public elementary schools	12.7%	35	15.3	21.6	40.2				25.5	14.1		14.1	25.8	42.0	28.3				31.8	96.8%	2.2%	$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%)	31	636^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.8%		34.2	603^rd of 872 public elementary schools	30.8%	33	39.6	31.8	40.9				37.6	18.3		18.3	46.9	37.6	26.1				37.0	93.7%	6.3%	$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%)	48.4	484^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.3%		33.5	613^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.7%	129	45.9	44.7					45.3				48.8	52.1					50.6	92.5%	3.8%	$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%)	61.5	330^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.0%		54.8	424^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.4%	94	55.6	25.0	80.0	50.0		35.7	52.4	50.0	18.8	34.4	83.3	35.7	50.0	20.0		23.1	43.8	80%	6.7%	$9,911
STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	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%)								(n/a)							28.6										28.6	45%	10%
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%)	35.4	604^th of 869 public elementary schools	30.5%		33.5	614^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.6%	10	37.2	38.5	47.1				41.2	15.4		15.4	45.2	40.7	35.6				40.3	91.5%	6.1%	$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%)	54.5	407^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.2%		54.8	426^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.1%	19	40.8	34.2	55.3				43.2	37.8		37.8	50.0	52.6	57.9				53.2	82.5%	12.5%	$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%)	29.3	653^rd of 869 public elementary schools	24.9%		40.6	566^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.1%	87	30.1	40.5					35.2				38.6	43.0					40.7	95.4%	1.5%	$16,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Hills Elementary

Is Salem Hills Elementary a good school?

Salem Hills Elementary ranks 473^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Salem Hills Elementary?

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

What district is Salem Hills Elementary in?

Inver Grove Heights Schools

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

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