 "Newsweek" named Simley the 24th-best high school in Minnesota.2012 National Merit Scholarship winner

2013 Team Academic All-State Gold Award
Simley's girls' track and field team received an Academic All-State gold award from the Minnesota High School Track Coaches Association with a cumulative 3.961 grade-point average.It's the third year in a row that the girls' track team has received the gold award.