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School type
  
charter

Grades
  
6th-12th

Number of students
  
~420

Phone
  
+1 651-578-7507

Mascot
  
Dragon

Color
  
Maroon, Black, Silver

Director
  
John Gawarecki

Gender
  
coeducational

Student to teacher ratio
  
18:1 (student:teacher)

District
  
Math & Science Academy

Founded
  
1999

Average class size
  
17

Minnesota Math and Science Academy

Address
  
8430 Woodbury Crossing, Woodbury, MN 55125, USA

Similar
  
East Ridge High School, Woodbury High School, New Life Academy, South Washingt County S, Woodbury Middle School

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The Math and Science Academy (MSA) is a charter school that serves students in grades 6 through 12. It is located in the City Center neighborhood of Woodbury, Minnesota. MSA is a tuition free public school open to any student in the state of Minnesota.

Contents

Subject areas include mathematics, science, humanities, and foreign language. Students must pass complete programs in science and mathematics including biology, chemistry, physics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. Graduates meet or exceed the Minnesota Graduation Standards in all areas. Students may be moved into a different mathematics course level depending on performance.

Since its founding, MSA has encouraged its juniors and seniors to take advantage of Minnesota's Post Secondary Enrollment Option, in which high school students can take courses at a college or university in Minnesota, tuition paid by the state of Minnesota. This option has been very popular among the upperclassmen. While there are often very few upper level course offerings due to lack of demand, most MSA students will have already earned anywhere from 1 to 4 semesters of college credit upon graduation. More recently, MSA has also begun offering AP Calculus AB and BC, Physics B, Chemistry, and Biology.

Mathematics

  • 6th grade: Pre-Algebra
  • 7th grade: Algebra I
  • 8th grade: Algebra II
  • 9th grade: Algebra III (including geometry)
  • 10th grade: Pre-Calculus (including trigonometry)
  • 11th or 12th grade: Calculus
  • Sciences

  • 6th grade: Life Science
  • 7th grade: Earth Science
  • 8th grade: Physical Science
  • 9th grade: Biology
  • 10th grade: Chemistry
  • 11th or 12th grade: Physics
  • Social Studies

  • 6th grade: Minnesota Studies
  • 7th grade: US History
  • 8th grade: Global Studies
  • 9th grade: 9th grade World History
  • 10th grade: 10th grade World History
  • 11th or 12th grade: Political Science, Economics, and American History
  • (This is only an estimated system. A student may be in a different course than on the possible listings.)

    Extracurricular activities

  • First Robotics
  • Science Bowl
  • National Honor Society
  • Theater
  • Lego Robotics
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Notable events

    The Math and Science Academy celebrates a certain nerd/geek culture and annually holds several notable events.

    References

    Minnesota Math and Science Academy Wikipedia