Award Winning Education

A huge stress with any move involving children is selecting the right school district. Fortunately, Minnesota’s education system is consistently highly ranked in comparison with every state in the Nation. The Twin Cities is blessed with many choices when it comes to unifying great neighborhoods with top quality school districts.

Minnesota Education Stats

On numerous indicators Minnesota ranks #1, or near the top, in education performance.

• According to the National Commission on Teach and America’s Future, Minnesota’s teaching force is the highest ranked in the nation, based on 12 quality indicators.
• Minnesota eighth-grade students ranked first in the nation in math proficiency on the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
• Our state’s fourth graders ranked second nationally in math proficiency in 2003.
• Minnesota had the highest nationwide ACT scores for 2005. Minnesota scored an average of 22.3 compared with the national average of 20.9.
• In 2000, 90.8 percent of Minnesotans 25 and older had a high school degree, the third highest rate in the nation.
• Fourth and eighth graders in our state rank fifth in the nation in reading proficiency.
• Minnesota has produced the second largest number of National Teachers of the Year – four, second only to California.

For example Newsweek rated Edina High School as the 201st Best High School in the nation. Hopkins High School was one of 62 high schools nationwide honored for overall excellence in Redbook magazine's America's Best High Schools project. The College Board named 116 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars from Minnetonka High School for outstanding performance on AP Exams taken in May, 2004.

In the Metro we’re proud of our schools, athletics, and extra-curricular activities. When considering a move to the Twin Cities ask how I can help meet your family’s education needs.

Education Links

MN School Information Cooperating Libraries In Consortium (CLIC) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities MN Center for Arts Education MN Department of Education MN School TIES   Private Colleges Alfred Adler Graduate School Art Institutes International Minnesota Augsburg College Bethany Lutheran College Bethel College and Seminary Capella University Carleton College College of Art and Design College of St. Benedict/St. John's University College of St. Catherine College of St. Scholastica College of Visual Arts Concordia College of Moorhead Concordia University of St. Paul Crossroads College Crown College Dunwoody Institute Gustavus Adolphus College Hamline University High Tech Institute Luther Seminary Minneapolis Business College Minnesota School of Business NEI College of Technology North Central Bible College Oak Hills Christian College Pillsbury Baptist Bible College Rasmussen College St. Mary's University St. Olaf College University of Northwestern – St. Paul University of St. Thomas Walden University William Mitchell College of Law   State Colleges Bemidji State Mankato State University Metro State University Moorhead State University Southwest State University St. Cloud State University UMN Crookstone UMN Duluth UMN Morris UMN Twin Cities Winona State University   Technical Colleges Alexandria Technical College Anoka Hennepin Technical College Central Lakes College Dakota County Technical College Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College Hennepin Technical College Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Minneapolis Community & Technical College Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical Minnesota West Community & Technical College Northland Community & Technical College Northwest Technical College Pine Technical College Rochester Community & Technical College South Central College St. Cloud Technical College St. Paul Technical College

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