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Schools in Inver Grove Heights · Inver Grove Heights Schools, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Inver Grove Heights’s public schools outscore 73% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Inver Grove Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

#119of 274 Minnesota townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 5 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
Students per teacher
16.1
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
3,334 students on the public path
In brief

Inver Grove Heights’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Inver Grove Heights Schools spends $15,687 per student and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan $16,224, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Discovery Charter Elementary School and STEAM Academy Charter School are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Inver Grove Heights’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Minnesota school districts, #119 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1474)Better than 69%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 16,356 test results and a graduating class of 2,373 could put Inver Grove Heights anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Inver Grove Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (16,221 in math, 16,492 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Inver Grove Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–8Inver Grove Heights MiddleInver Grove Heights SchoolsC
9–12Simley Senior HighInver Grove Heights SchoolsC+

Inver Grove Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (Inver Grove Heights Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, shared with Apple Valley, Coates, Eagan, Empire and Rosemount. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Inver Grove Heights

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Inver Grove Heights SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,427 students · 17.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,687MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganGrades PK–12 · 36 schools · 29,224 students · 16.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,224MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Inver Grove Heights Schools42%
State average 51.1% · 1724 students tested
Math · PK–12, Inver Grove Heights Schools33%
State average 44.8% · 1696 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan57%
State average 51.1% · 14768 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan52%
State average 44.8% · 14525 students tested

Inver Grove Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Inver Grove Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Inver Grove HeightsB+Inver Grove Heights Schools PK–12 · Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan PK–12
South St. PaulCSouth St. Paul Public
EaganB+Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan PK–12 · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan PK–12
Sunfish Lake—West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
West St. PaulBWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
Grey Cloud Island—South Washington County
St. Paul ParkA−South Washington County
Cottage GroveA−South Washington County
RosemountA−Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
NewportA−South Washington County

2 of the 9 neighbors share Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan with Inver Grove Heights for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Inver Grove Heights

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Inver Grove Heightsby address
Hilltop Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
626 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Bend Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
511 students16:1Rate it →
Salem Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
281 students10:1Rate it →
Atheneum Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–5
A+
69 students23:1Rate it →
Inver Grove Heights Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
817 students19:1Rate it →
Simley Senior High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
1,030 students23:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Simley Alternative Program
High · Grades 9–12
Alternative Education
25 students14:1Rate it →
Igh Early Childhood Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
Special Education
68 studentsRate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Discovery Charter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
Charter
166 students9:1Rate it →
STEAM Academy Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–6
Charter
77 students15:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (199 Online High School).

Questions about Inver Grove Heights’s schools

Are Inver Grove Heights’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Inver Grove Heights children attend outscore 73% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #119 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Inver Grove Heights in?

Two districts: Inver Grove Heights Schools runs grades PK–12, and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan runs grades PK–12, shared with Apple Valley, Coates, Eagan, Empire and Rosemount.

Where do Inver Grove Heights kids go to high school?

Simley Senior High, with 1,030 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Inver Grove Heights’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Inver Grove Heights spend per student?

$15,687 in Inver Grove Heights Schools and $16,224 in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.