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Education in St. Paul

Minnesota has long enjoyed a reputation for putting a priority on education for its children. Minnesota remains a national leader in education with an innovative preK-12 school system, many fine community colleges and technical schools, an excellent major public university system and outstanding private colleges. In fact, except for Boston, there are more colleges and universities in the Saint Paul/East Metro area than anywhere else in the country.

Minnesota’s education system is a national model. The state’s public school open enrollment program allows students to enroll in schools outside their district, and the post-secondary enrollment options program encourages high school students to attend colleges tuition-free. Students have greater access to computers than do students in 45 other states. Young people learn work skills early, too. The teenage workforce participation rate is the highest in the U.S. Young adults have access to great schools, which in turn produce a very high graduation rate.

Minnesota is committed to having quality teachers. The state has the highest percentage of public school secondary teachers who majored in the core academic subjects they teach (86 percent versus the U.S. average of 64 percent). In addition, Minnesota’s teaching force is the highest-ranked in the nation based on 12 quality indicators, according to the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future.

The state has an innovative and effective K-12 school system that supports a family’s ability to choose the right school for their children. Programs include inter-district open enrollment, postsecondary options (whereby high school juniors and seniors can enroll in college courses) and charter schools (locally designed public schools providing options in specific disciplines). Many districts also offer within-district choice options, such as magnet schools.

According to the Minnesota Department of Education, nearly 80 percent of third graders scored proficient on the state’s math assessment and more than 80 percent of third graders scored proficient on the reading assessment. Other remarkable news is that the average ACT score for Minnesota students in 2006 was the highest in the nation among states where the majority of high school graduates took the test, according to state ACT results.

Minnesota’s ACT-tested high school graduates in the class of 2006 earned an average composite score of 22.3 on the ACT college admission and placement exam. The national average score is 21.1 out of a possible 36 points. Sixty-seven percent of Minnesota’s 2006 high school graduates took the ACT test in their junior or senior year of high school.

The Saint Paul/East Metro area is home to many nationally recognized private institutions, including Macalaster College, University of St. Thomas, College of Saint Catherine, Concordia University Saint Paul, Hamline University, Bethel University and Northwestern College. In 2007, Macalester College ranked 24 among the 215 national liberal arts colleges in the U.S. News & World Report rankings.

It is also home to the William Mitchell College of Law, located on historic Summit Avenue in the heart of Saint Paul. The law school boasts such distinguished alumni as Warren E. Burger, former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Saint Paul/East Metro area also has many fine technical and community colleges that offer training in a variety of trades and professions. This year, Saint Paul College and Metropolitan State University are participating in the “Power of You” program, promoting tuition-free college enrollment to Saint Paul public school students.

The University of Minnesota — with campuses in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, as well as several locations in non-metro areas — is one of the largest public land-grant research universities in the country. Known globally as a leader in teaching, research and public service, the U of M consistently ranks among the top 20 public universities in the nation. The classic Big Ten campus, home of the Gophers, is located in the heart of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The U of M is dedicated to lifelong learning, offering more than 150 bachelor’s degrees, 200 master’s degrees and 100 doctoral degree programs.

CHAMBER MEMBER COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112
651.638.6242
www.bethel.edu

Cardinal Stritch University
Twin Cities (Edina, Plymouth,
Woodbury)
1.800.878.7482
www.stritch.edu/adultbus

College of St. Catherine
2004 Randolph Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651.690.6000
www.stkate.edu

College of St. Scholastica
340 Cedar Street, Suite 50
Saint Paul, MN 55101
651.298.1015
www.adep.css.edu

Concordia University Saint Paul
275 Syndicate Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55104
651.641.8278
www.csp.edu

Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104
651.523.2800
www.hamline.edu

Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651.696.6000
www.macalester.edu

Metropolitan State University
700 Seventh Street East
Saint Paul, MN 55106
651.793.1212
www.metrostate.edu

National American University
1550 West Highway 36
Roseville, MN 55113
651.855.6300
www.national.edu

Northwestern College
3003 Snelling Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55113
651.631.5100
www.nwc.edu

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
2500 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
651.728.5102
www.smumm.edu/gradpro

University of Minnesota
202 Morrill Hall
100 Church Street Southeast
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612.625.5000
www.umn.edu/tc/

University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651.962.5000
www.stthomas.edu

CHAMBER MEMBER COMMUNITY COLLEGES & TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
Argosy University
1515 Central Parkway
Eagan, MN 55121
651.846.3314
www.argosyu.edu

Dunwoody College of Technology
818 Dunwoody Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612.374.5800
www.dunwoody.edu

Inver Hills Community College
2500 East 80th Street
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
651.450.8500
www.inverhills.edu

Minnesota School of Business
and Globe College
8089 Globe Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125
651.730.5100
www.globeuniversity.edu

Saint Paul College
235 Marshall Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651.846.1600
www.saintpaul.edu

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS DAKOTA COUNTY
Independent School District 6
– serving South Saint Paul
104 Fifth Avenue South
South Saint Paul, MN 55075
651.457.9485
www.sostpaul.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 191
– serving Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Savage and Shakopee
100 River Ridge Court
Burnsville, MN 55337
952.707.2000
www.burnsville.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 192
– serving Farmington, Castle Rock, Empire, Eureka, Hampton, Lakeville and Vermillion townships
510 Walnut Street
Farmington, MN 55024
651.463.5001
www.farmington.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 194
– serving Burnsville, Elko, Lakeville, and portions of Credit River, Eureka and New Market townships
8670 210th Street West
Lakeville, MN 55044
952.469.7100
www.isd194.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 195
– serving Cannon Falls, Farmington, Hastings, Northfield and Randolph
P.O. Box 38
29110 Davisson Avenue
Randolph, MN 55065
507.263.2151
www.randolph.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 196
– serving all or part of Rosemount, Apple Valley, Burnsville, Coates, Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, and Empire and Vermillion townships
14445 Diamond Path
Rosemount, MN 55068
651.423.7700
www.isd.196.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 197
– serving Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake, West Saint Paul, and parts of Eagan and Vermillion townships
1897 Delaware Avenue
Mendota Heights 55118
651.681.2300
www.isd197.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 199
– serving Inver Grove Heights
2990 East 80th Street
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
651.306.7800
www.invergrove.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 200
– serving Hampton, Hastings, Miesville, New Trier, Vermillion, and all or parts of the townships of Denmark, Douglas, Hampton, Marshan, Niniger and Ravenna
1000 West 11th Street
Hastings, MN 55033
651.437.6111
www.hastings.k12.mn.us

RAMSEY COUNTY
Independent School District 621
– serving all of Arden Hills, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, Shoreview and Vadnais Heights
2959 North Hamline Avenue
Roseville, MN 55113
651.639.6203
www.moundsview.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 622
– serving Maplewood, North Saint Paul, Oakdale, and parts of Lake Elmo, Landfall, Pine Springs and Woodbury
2520 East 12th Avenue
North Saint Paul, MN 55109
651.748.7622
www.isd622.org

Independent School District 623
– serving Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Roseville and Shoreview
1251 West County Road B2
Roseville, MN 55113
651.635.1600
www.roseville.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 624
– serving all or part of Birchwood, Gem Lake, Hugo, Little Canada, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear township
4855 Bloom Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55100
651.407.7500
www.whitebear.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 625
– Saint Paul Public Schools
360 Colborne Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651.767.8100
www.stpaul.k12.mn.us

WASHINGTON COUNTY
Independent School District 831
– serving Columbus Township, Forest Lake, Lino Lakes, Linwood Township, Marine on the St. Croix, Scandia, Wyoming, and parts of Bethel, Ham Lake, Hugo and Stacy
6100 North 210th Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
651.464.9600
www.forestlake.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 832
– serving Dellwood, Hugo, Lake Elmo, Mahtomedi, Oakdale, Pine Springs, White Bear Lake, Willernie and Grant Township
1520 Mahtomedi Avenue
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
651.407.2000
www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 833
– serving all or parts of Afton, Cottage Grove, Denmark, Grey Cloud, Newport, Saint Paul Park and Woodbury
7362 East Point Douglas Road
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
651.458.6300
www.sowashco.k12.mn.us

Independent School District 834
– serving Afton, Bayport, Lake Elmo, Lake St. Croix Beach, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Marine on the St. Croix, Oak Park Heights, St. Mary’s Point, Stillwater, Withrow and part of Woodbury
1875 South Greeley Street
Stillwater, MN 55082
651.351.8340
www.stillwater.k12.mn.us

CHAMBER MEMBER CHARTER SCHOOLS
Great River School
1326 Energy Park Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55108
651.261.0255
www.greatriverschool.org

St. Croix Montessori
177 Neal Avenue North
Stillwater, MN 55082
651.436.2603
www.stcroixacademy.org

Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists
Landmark Center, Suite 522
75 West Fifth Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651.290.2225
www.spcpa.org

CHAMBER MEMBER PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS
Cretin Derham Hall High School
550 South Albert Street
Saint Paul, MN 55116
651.690.2443
www.cretin-derhamhall.org

Hill-Murray School
2625 Larpenteur Avenue East
Maplewood, MN 55109
651.777.1376
www.hill-murray.org

Saint Bernard’s School
170 Rose Avenue West
Saint Paul, MN 55117
651.489.1338
www.saintbernards-school.org