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Minnesota Education Stats | Education Links

EducationA 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
 
Twin Cities Community Colleges
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Century College
Fergus Falls Community College
Hibbing Community College
Inver Hills Community College
Itasca Community College
Lake Superior Community College
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
Minnesota West Community & Technical College
Normandale Community College
North Hennepin Community College
Northland Community & Technical College
Prairie Creek Community School
Rainy River Community College
Rochester Community & Technical College
Vermilion Community College
 
Twin Cities Private Schools
Academy of the Holy Angels
Benilde - St. Margaret's
Blake Private School
Breck School
Convent of the Visitation
Cretin - Derham Hall
DeLaSalle
East St. Paul Lutheran School
Friends School of Minnesota
Groves Academy
Holy Family Catholic High School
John Ireland School
Minnehaha Academy
Mounds Park Academy
New Life Academy
Providence Academy
Saint Stephens School
Saint Thomas Academy
St. Bartholomew
St. Paul Academy & Summit
Tesseract School
The International School of Minnesota
Trinity School at River Ridge
Watershed High School
 
Twin Cities Public Schools
Anoka Public Schools
Apple Valley Public Schools
Arden Hills Public Schools
Blaine Public Schools
Bloomington Public Schools
Brooklyn Center Public Schools
Buffalo Public Schools
Burnsville Public Schools
Centennial (Circle Pines) Public Schools
Centerville Public Schools
Chanhassen Public Schools
Chaska Public Schools
Circle Pines Public Schools
Columbia Heights Public Schools
Cottage Grove Public Schools
Delano Public Schools
Eagan Public Schools
Eden Prairie Public Schools
Edina Public Schools
Falcon Heights Public Schools
Faribault Public Schools
Farmington Public Schools
Forest Lake Public Schools
Fridley Public Schools
Grace High School
Hennepin Public Schools
Hopkins Public Schools
Inver Grove Heights Public Schools
Lakeville Public Schools
Lauderdale Public Schools
Lexington Public Schools
Lino Lakes Public Schools
Little Canada Public Schools
Mahtomedi Public Schools
Maplewood Public Schools
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minnetonka Public Schools
Mound Public Schools
Mounds View Public Schools
New Brighton Public Schools
Northfield Public Schools
Oakdale Public Schools
Orono Public Schools
Osseo Public Schools
Prior Lake Public Schools
Richfield Public Schools
Robbinsdale Public Schools
Rockford Public Schools
Roseville Public Schools
Savage Public Schools
Shakopee Public Schools
Shoreview Public Schools
South East St. Paul Public Schools
South St. Paul Public Schools
South Washington Public Schools
Spring Lake Park Public Schools
St. Francis Public Schools
St. Louis Park Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
Stillwater Public Schools
Victoria Public Schools
Waconia Public Schools
Wayzata Public Schools
West St. Paul Public Schools
Westonka Public Schools
White Bear Lake Public Schools
Woodbury Public Schools
 
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