Maple Grove Senior High School
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Maple Grove Senior High is a public high school
located in Maple Grove, Minnesota
at 9800 Fernbrook Lane North.
(Not including Osseo Senior High School
whose grounds are partially in the official boundaries of MG).
. It primarily serves the city of Maple Grove and , but students from other areas such as Osseo
, Plymouth, Corcoran and Dayton also attend the high school. The racial makeup of the nearly 2000 students attending the school is 93% Caucasian, 3% Asian-American and 3% African-American, with the remaining 1% Hispanic or Native American. The school mascot is Leafy, a crimson and gold maple leaf. The school offers vast extracurricular activities such as National Honor Society
, FIRST Robotics program and an active student council. The school stresses academic and extracurricular success and has been successful in both fields. Students attending MGSH (and any other senior high school in the Osseo School District) must earn 64 credits out of a possible 72 credits over four years to graduate. Even though the Osseo School District uses the older senior high system of grades 10-12 instead of grades 9-12, a student must gain credits from junior high school once in 9th grade.
In 2006, 99% of sophomores passed the Basic Standards Testing (BST). The school has been known to score 100% in the past. Students also consistently score far above average in reading and math tests when compared to other schools in the state.
The school is also one of the few high schools in the state to have above average test scores and to have continuous academic success.
High school
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located in Maple Grove, Minnesota
Maple Grove, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 50,365 people , 17,532 households, and 13,955 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,532.3 people per square mile . There were 17,745 housing units at an average density of 539.9 per square mile...
at 9800 Fernbrook Lane North.
School history
Maple Grove Senior High (MGSH) was the third public high school built by Osseo School District 279; it opened in 1996. MGSH is the only public high school located in Maple Grove, MinnesotaMaple Grove, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 50,365 people , 17,532 households, and 13,955 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,532.3 people per square mile . There were 17,745 housing units at an average density of 539.9 per square mile...
(Not including Osseo Senior High School
Osseo Senior High School
Osseo Senior High school is a three year public high school located in Osseo, Minnesota on 317 2nd Ave. NW.The principal is Dr. Robert Perdaems and the assistant principals are Diana Bledsoe and Ronnie King.-Overview:...
whose grounds are partially in the official boundaries of MG).
School overview
Maple Grove Senior High is one of three, three-year public high schools in the Osseo Area School District 279Osseo Area School District 279
Osseo Area School District 279 is a school district in Hennepin County, Minnesota providing free public education from the primary level to the secondary level in the following areas: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Osseo, Plymouth, Corcoran, Dayton and Hassan. District 279 is the...
. It primarily serves the city of Maple Grove and , but students from other areas such as Osseo
Osseo, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,434 people, 1,035 households, and 606 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,179.7 people per square mile . There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 1,384.7 per square mile...
, Plymouth, Corcoran and Dayton also attend the high school. The racial makeup of the nearly 2000 students attending the school is 93% Caucasian, 3% Asian-American and 3% African-American, with the remaining 1% Hispanic or Native American. The school mascot is Leafy, a crimson and gold maple leaf. The school offers vast extracurricular activities such as National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, FIRST Robotics program and an active student council. The school stresses academic and extracurricular success and has been successful in both fields. Students attending MGSH (and any other senior high school in the Osseo School District) must earn 64 credits out of a possible 72 credits over four years to graduate. Even though the Osseo School District uses the older senior high system of grades 10-12 instead of grades 9-12, a student must gain credits from junior high school once in 9th grade.
Academic assessment
In 2005 the school was ranked 85th out of 453 public high schools in Minnesota, and is the only high school in the Osseo Area School District to make it into the top 100 high schools in Minnesota. In 2006, Maple Grove was ranked 43rd out of 444 high schools in Minnesota. The school also made the AYP for the 2005-2006 school year and for the 2006-2007 school year.In 2006, 99% of sophomores passed the Basic Standards Testing (BST). The school has been known to score 100% in the past. Students also consistently score far above average in reading and math tests when compared to other schools in the state.
The school is also one of the few high schools in the state to have above average test scores and to have continuous academic success.