Math and Science Academy (Woodbury, Minnesota)
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.
| Math and Science Academy | |
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| Address | |
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8430 Woodbury Crossing Woodbury , Washington , Minnesota 55125 United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°54′47.3″N 92°56′7.7″W / 44.913139°N 92.935472°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Charter |
| Founded | 1999 |
| NCES School ID | 270016703035[2] |
| Director | Kate Hinton[1] |
| Teaching staff | 33.85 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 6–12[2] |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | 644[2] |
| Average class size | 17[citation needed] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.75:1[2] |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Maroon, Black, Silver |
| Sports | Cross Country, Track and Field, Basketball, Baseball, Nordic Skiing, Trap Shooting, Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Badminton |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Team name | Dragons, Fighting Calculators |
| Test average | 83.6 (Math), 96.4 (Reading)[citation needed] |
| Newspaper | A Slice of Pi |
| Yearbook | Mascada |
| Budget | Publicly funded |
| Website | www |
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.
- FIRST Robotics Competition
- FIRST Lego League
- FIRST Tech Challenge
- Science Bowl
- National Honor Society
- Theater
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Chess club
- Africa club
- Spanish club
- Earth Club
- Knitting Club
- Art Club
- Nordic ski
- Choir
- Orchestra
- Badminton (girls)
- Cross country
- Track and field
- Math club
- Book club
- Engineering
- Poetry
- Young adult literature
- Art & Tech
- Study Skills
- Dungeons & Dragons Club
- Trap Shooting
- Experimental club
- Gender Sexuality Alliance
- Business Club
- SWENEXT
- Healthy Minds Club
- American Sign Language
Rankings
editMSA 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]
References
edit- ^ "New Executive Director of MSA". Math and Science Academy (MSA) :: A Woodbury Minnesota Charter School. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - MATH AND SCIENCE ADCADEMY (270016703035)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "MSA Activities".
- ^ "Explore Math & Science Academy". Niche. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "Math and Science Academy". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-03-28.