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Simley Senior High

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Simley Senior High ranks 325 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 31% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Simley Senior High is a public high school serving roughly 1,030 students in grades 9–12 in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, part of the Inver Grove Heights Schools district. For 2025–2026 it ranks 325th of 473 Minnesota high schools (31st percentile, 2 stars), a significant drop from a decade ago, when it ranked 143rd of 489 (71st percentile, 4 stars). Graduation is a real strength: 89.6%, above the district (87.2%) and state (84.9%). The dropout rate of 4.9%, however, is above the state's 4.2%.

Academics are the main concern. In 2025–2026, 13.7% of students met math proficiency, 32.4% reading, and 25.6% science, compared with state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Math has declined four years in a row (from 25.34% in 2022–23) and now sits below one-third of the state average. Science is the bright spot, essentially matching the state and exceeding the district's 17.2%. Nearby schools show a wide range: Eagan Senior High posts 62% math, 65.6% reading, and 67% science; Two Rivers High School 45.4%, 43.8%, and 32.4%; and South St. Paul High School 17.3%, 38.4%, and 26.6%.

About 48.35% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — similar to Two Rivers and South St. Paul — yet Simley's student-teacher ratio of 23.1 is the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools (16.8–19.8). Subgroup results have improved markedly since 2023–2024, with African American students moving from the 7th to the 68th percentile and Asian students from the 44th to the 85th, alongside gains for English learners, special education students, and low-income students. Multi-racial students remain in the 8th percentile.

1,030

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,480

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2920 80th St E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3232

(651) 306-7000

District: Inver Grove Heights Schools

Feeder schools for Simley Senior High:

Elementary:	Hilltop Elementary
	Pine Bend Elementary
	Salem Hills Elementary
Middle:	Inver Grove Heights Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

34.9%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg43%

325^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	33.0	325 of 473	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	342 of 450	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	371 of 480	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	314 of 476	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	271 of 472	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	253 of 428	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	149 of 492	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	202 of 494	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	185 of 489	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	143 of 489	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	65.0	195 of 504	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.3	136 of 483	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	63.7	216 of 534	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.9	199 of 539	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	190 of 545	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.4	153 of 540	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	76 of 234	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	82.6	71 of 460	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	87.9	44 of 463	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	80.3	79 of 450	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	78.1	74 of 452	83.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.6	63 of 433	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	37 of 114	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.4	73 of 95	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	101 of 109	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	50 of 98	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	76 of 102	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	42 of 68	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	28 of 103	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	12 of 78	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	39.4	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	44 of 78	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	41 of 68	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	20 of 78	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	82 of 94	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	97 of 102	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	63 of 90	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	45 of 87	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.0	44 of 47	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	83 of 85	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	35 of 78	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	303 of 398	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	291 of 358	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	335 of 403	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	271 of 396	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	235 of 388	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	208 of 339	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	159 of 401	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	192 of 395	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	98 of 135	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	81 of 124	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	104 of 145	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	109 of 136	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	91 of 135	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	96 of 101	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	76 of 132	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	54 of 129	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	266 of 377	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	257 of 333	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	343 of 389	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	285 of 393	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	202 of 312	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	221 of 270	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	214 of 370	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	215 of 374	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	307 of 395	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	311 of 377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	345 of 405	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	296 of 398	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	270 of 403	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	265 of 351	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.8	129 of 411	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	199 of 398	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	69 of 75	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	60 of 74	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	47 of 51	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	139 of 224	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	134 of 178	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	195 of 221	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	180 of 216	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	184 of 214	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	169 of 173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	77 of 220	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.5	24 of 195	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	283 of 394	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	304 of 376	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	321 of 402	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	233 of 398	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	173 of 401	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	145 of 364	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	55 of 412	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	92 of 414	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2026)85th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

White (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading32%-16 vs state

Science26%~ state avg

Math14%-31 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

I have had the best time of my life here which was made possible by the amazing staff and students. All the teachers and the workers in the school care about everybody which makes it very comforting. Some of the most random people are the people which comforts you most like a attendance lady or a administrator. I have had some of the best education of my life here and have many wonderful times of actually being in class and having fun while learning. With all these factors it makes it very hard to leave such a place where everyone is so accepting and caring. 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)		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 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Simley Alternative Program	Public	9-12	2920 80th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7000	25	2	13.7	76.0%	7 (28.0%)	1 (4.0%)	14 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)								(n/a)							$3,587
Simley Senior High	Public	9-12	2920 80th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7000	1,030	45	23.1	48.3%	411 (39.9%)	113 (11.0%)	359 (34.9%)	57 (5.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.3%)	33	325^th of 473 public high schools	31.3%		29.6	342^nd of 450 public high schools	24.0%	17	32.4	32.4	25.6	25.6	13.7	13.7	$13,480
South St. Paul High School	Public	9-12	700 N 2nd St	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 457-9408	866	51	16.8	54.3%	424 (49.0%)	68 (7.9%)	279 (32.2%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.9%)	40.4	293^rd of 473 public high schools	38.1%		37	305^th of 450 public high schools	32.2%	12	38.4	38.4	26.6	26.6	17.3	17.3	$11,884
Next Step Transition Program	Public	12	7155 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5104	86	4	22.4	44.2%	53 (61.6%)	12 (14.0%)	8 (9.3%)	5 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.3%)								(n/a)							$23,298
917 DCALS North	Public	9-12	150 Marie Ave E	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-8259	54	8	6.7	70.4%	10 (18.5%)	12 (22.2%)	27 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)								(n/a)
917 DCALS North Extended Day (EDOP)	Public	9-12	150 Marie Ave E	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-8259	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Branch Out Transitional Services	Public	12	150 Marie Ave E	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7019	29	3	10.9	65.5%	14 (48.3%)	3 (10.3%)	9 (31.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)							$27,474
Academic Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	60 Marie Ave E	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	Academic Arts High School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 457-7427	78	13	5.8	28.2%	36 (46.2%)	14 (17.9%)	15 (19.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.1%)	5.4	457^th of 473 public high schools	3.4%		19.2	382^nd of 450 public high schools	15.1%	75			3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	$20,116
Eagan Senior High	Public	9-12	4185 Braddock Tr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6900	2,274	117	19.4	20.9%	1,359 (59.8%)	202 (8.9%)	254 (11.2%)	266 (11.7%)	15 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (7.8%)	97.2	9^th of 473 public high schools	98.1%		93.4	14^th of 450 public high schools	96.9%	5	65.6	65.6	67.0	67.0	62.0	62.0	$13,126
Two Rivers High School	Public	9-12	1897 Delaware Ave	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7100	1,710	86	19.8	47.6%	735 (43.0%)	223 (13.0%)	568 (33.2%)	46 (2.7%)	19 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.9%)	66.6	153^rd of 473 public high schools	67.7%		72.7	121^st of 450 public high schools	73.1%	32	43.8	43.8	32.4	32.4	45.4	45.4	$13,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Simley Senior High

What schools feed into Simley Senior High?

Simley Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hilltop Elementary
Elementary : Pine Bend Elementary
Elementary : Salem Hills Elementary
Middle : Inver Grove Heights Middle

How many students attend Simley Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,030 students attended Simley Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Simley Senior High?

Students at Simley Senior High are 40% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Simley Senior High in?

Inver Grove Heights Schools

Is Simley Senior High a good school?

Simley Senior High ranks 325^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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