Simley Senior High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Simley Senior High in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota enrolled 1,030 students in 2024-25 with 44.5 full-time teachers, 23.1 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

1,062 students in 2022-23, 1,058 students in 2023-24, 1,030 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.5 to 44.5.

Students enrolled at Simley Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0582024-251,030
Students enrolled at Simley Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0582024-251,030
Students enrolled at Simley Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0582024-251,030
Students enrolled at Simley Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0582024-251,030
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,06248.521.9
2023-241,05847.822.2
2024-251,03044.523.1

23.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Simley Senior High 23.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSimley Senior High 23.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Simley Senior High 23.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSimley Senior High 23.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Simley Senior High 23.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSimley Senior High 23.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Simley Senior High 23.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSimley Senior High 23.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

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).

20 AP courses and one counselor per 270 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Simley Senior High enrolled 1,078 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses20
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 270 of the 1,078 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent30.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.9% of students were White, 34.9% Hispanic, 11.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White39.9%
  2. Hispanic34.9%
  3. Black11.0%
  4. Two or more races8.3%
  5. Asian5.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 Simley Senior High scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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, 2021-2250%42%51.1%
Math, 2022-2325%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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 257 students in Simley Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate90%89%83.3%
Students in the class25728969,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Inver Grove Heights

3 public high schools in Inver Grove Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; Simley Senior High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Simley Senior High1,03023.138.3%
Simley Alternative Program2513.748.0%
199 Online High School24not reported54.2%

All public schools in Inver Grove Heights →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Simley Senior High

  1. Simley Alternative ProgramThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 25 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. 199 Online High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 24 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare Simley Senior High with Simley Alternative ProgramStudents, 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 MinnesotaSimley Senior High is the number 93 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#93 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher23.1 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.23.1:1
  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 Simley Senior High

  1. How many students attend Simley Senior High?
    1,030 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,062 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Inver Grove Heights, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Simley Senior High?
    23.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Simley Senior High a Title I school?
    Simley Senior High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Simley Senior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Simley Senior High scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 is the graduation rate at Simley Senior High?
    90% of the 257 students in Simley Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Simley Senior High in?
    Inver Grove Heights Schools, NCES district ID 2715030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271503000767 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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