📍 2920 80th St e, Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, 55076
Simley Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County. The school has 1,062 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Inver Grove Heights Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Simley Senior High enrolls 1,062 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 492 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 53 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 1,062 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 412 qualify for free lunch and 108 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Simley Senior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 52.
Simley Senior High is one of 9 schools in INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS, based in INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,427 students district-wide and employs 201 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,062 students, Simley Senior High is larger than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large