Inver Grove Heights Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Inver Grove Heights Middle in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota enrolled 817 students in 2024-25 with 43.8 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

761 students in 2022-23, 792 students in 2023-24, 817 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.6 to 43.8.

Students enrolled at Inver Grove Heights Middle by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 81702505007501k2022-237612023-247922024-25817
Students enrolled at Inver Grove Heights Middle by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 81702505007501k2022-237612023-247922024-25817
Students enrolled at Inver Grove Heights Middle by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 81702505007501k2022-237612023-247922024-25817
Students enrolled at Inver Grove Heights Middle by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 81702505007501k2022-237612023-247922024-25817
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376143.617.4
2023-2479247.816.6
2024-2581743.818.6

18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools

Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 18.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 18.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 18.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 18.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 363 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Inver Grove Heights Middle enrolled 726 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 363 of the 726 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions31
  • Chronically absent26.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

41.7% of students were White, 28.8% Hispanic, 13.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White41.7%
  2. Hispanic28.8%
  3. Black13.0%
  4. Two or more races11.4%
  5. Asian4.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Inver Grove Heights Middle scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%42%51.1%
Math, 2022-2328%33% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Inver Grove Heights Middle

  1. Oltman Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 956 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. South St. Paul Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.3 miles away: 535 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Inver Grove Heights Middle with Oltman Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Inver Grove Heights Schools spends per student$14,677 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,677
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaInver Grove Heights Middle is the number 75 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#75 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.18.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Inver Grove Heights Middle

  1. How many students attend Inver Grove Heights Middle?
    817 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Inver Grove Heights, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Inver Grove Heights Middle?
    18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Inver Grove Heights Middle a Title I school?
    Inver Grove Heights Middle ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Inver Grove Heights Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Inver Grove Heights Middle scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Inver Grove Heights Middle in?
    Inver Grove Heights Schools, NCES district ID 2715030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271503000765 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22