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Enrollment
1,030
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS·NCES 271503000767
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH
2920 80TH ST E, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55076 · (651) 306-7000 · Dakota County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,030 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
498 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 248 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 283 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 248 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 251 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
15.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,030 | 48.3% | 27.9% |
| Two Rivers High School MENDOTA HEIGHTS | 1,710 | 47.6% | 48.5% |
| Roosevelt High MINNEAPOLIS | 1,148 | 47.3% | 42.2% |
| South St. Paul High School SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 866 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Austin Senior High AUSTIN | 1,485 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
| Willmar Senior High WILLMAR | 1,205 | 57.4% | 32.3% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #324 of 397 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #343 of 401 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #303 of 397 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,030 | #94 of 764 | #12 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #317 of 332 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #36 of 338 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #133 of 444 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #96 of 146 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,030
-82 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,030 | 44.5 | 23.1:1 | 48% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 47.8 | 22.2:1 | 50% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 1,062 | 48.5 | 21.9:1 | 49% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 1,112 | 47 | 23.7:1 | 29% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 1,097 | 47.2 | 23.3:1 | 35% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 1,137 | 58 | 19.6:1 | 34% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 1,104 | 55 | 20.1:1 | 30% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 1,308 | 64 | 20.4:1 | 9% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 938 | 50 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,097 to 1,030); teachers down 6% (47.2 to 44.5).
About SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH is a large high school in INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minnesota. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,030 students. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students.
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS is made up of 8 schools with 3,427 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH is White (40%). Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 74% White. SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH counts 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 23.1 students for each one. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. About 48% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dakota County is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH is C-. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (27.9%) and its predicted rate (39.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Dakota County has these Census figures: median household income is about $106,318, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Dakota County number 170 and enroll about 74,687.
Nearby, SIMLEY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.0%; SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH's is 27.9%, ranking 5th of 7.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS
- INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARYElementary · 626 students
- PINE BEND ELEMENTARYElementary · 511 students
- SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 281 students
- ATHENEUM ELEMENTARYElementary · 69 students
- IGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMElementary · 68 students
Other schools in INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
- INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARYElementary · 626 students
- PINE BEND ELEMENTARYElementary · 511 students
- SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 281 students
- Discovery Charter Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
- STEAM Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 77 students
Nearby schools
- SIMLEY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM0.0 mi · 25
- INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE0.1 mi · 817
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 626
- IGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM1.4 mi · 68
- Discovery Charter Elementary School1.9 mi · 166
- PINE BEND ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About SIMLEY SENIOR HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH?
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,030 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH serve?
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH.
How diverse is SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH?
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 40% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH?
SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH is overseen by INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS in Dakota County.
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