Minnesota Math and Science Academy

Math and Science Academy
Location
44.912781N, -92.935W
Woodbury, Washington, Minnesota 55125
United States
Information
School type charter
Founded 1999
Director John Gawarecki
Grades 6th-12th
Gender coeducational
Number of students ~420
Average class size 17
Student to teacher ratio 18:1 (student:teacher)
Language English
Color(s) Maroon, Black, Silver
Sports Cross Country, Track and Field, Basketball, Baseball, Nordic Skiing, Trap Shooting
Mascot Dragon
Team name Dragons, Fighting Calculators
Test average 83.6 (Math), 96.4 (Reading)
Newspaper A Slice of Pi
Yearbook Mascada
Budget Publicly funded
Website http://www.mnmsa.org/
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. MSA is a tuition free public school open to any student in the state of Minnesota.

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.

Class list (By grade)

Mathematics

(Students are placed by ability)

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

References

  1. ↑ "MSA Activities".


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