Math and Science Academy (Woodbury, Minnesota)

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Math and Science Academy
Address
Math and Science Academy (Woodbury, Minnesota)
8430 Woodbury Crossing

Woodbury
,
Washington
,
Minnesota
55125

United States
Coordinates 44°54′47.3″N92°56′7.7″W / 44.913139°N 92.935472°W / 44.913139; -92.935472
Information
School typeCharter
Founded1999
NCES School ID 270016703035 [1]
DirectorKate Hinton [2]
Teaching staff33.85 (FTE) [1]
Grades6–12 [1]
Gendercoeducational
Age11to 18
Number of students623 [1]
Average class size20[ citation needed ]
Student to teacher ratio15.75:1 [1]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Maroon, Black, Silver
SportsCross Country, Track and Field, Basketball, Baseball, Nordic Skiing, Trap Shooting, Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Badminton
MascotDragon
Team nameDragons, Fighting Calculators
Test average83.6 (Math), 96.4 (Reading)[ citation needed ]
NewspaperA Slice of Pi
YearbookMascada
BudgetPublicly funded
Website www.mnmsa.org
Graduation 2011 MSA Graduation Cap.jpeg
Graduation 2011

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, United States. MSA is a tuition free public school open to any student in the state of Minnesota.

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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, AP Computer Science Principles and A, Physics B, Chemistry and Biology.

Extracurricular activities [3]

Rankings

MSA was ranked as the #1 Public High School in Minnesota and #1 Public Middle School in Minnesota by Niche in 2022. [4] MSA was also ranked #1 in Minnesota High Schools and #27 Charter High Schools nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2024. [5]

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