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Specialty/magnet school opportunities

Anoka-Hennepin has 13 specialty/magnet schools and programs. Each specialty/magnet school offers the same core curriculum as other district schools, but with a unique emphasis, including: the arts; science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM/STEAM); International Baccalaureate (IB); and world studies.

Elementary schools:

Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science.

Evergreen Park World Cultures Community School (changing to Evergreen Park Elementary - STEM School of Innovation the 2020-21 school year).

Hoover Elementary School - Biomedical, Health Sciences, and Engineering.

Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts.

Monroe Elementary School - Mathematics, Children's Engineering and Science.

University Avenue Elementary School - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science.

Middle schools:

Anoka Middle School for the Arts.

Jackson Middle School - A Specialty School for Math and Science.

High schools:

Anoka High School- Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM).

Blaine High School - Center for Engineering, Mathematics and Science.

Champlin Park High School - International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Coon Rapids High School - Center for Biomedical Sciences and Engineering.

Secondary Technical Education Program (STEP).

Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD)

The district is also part of NWSISD, a collaborative of seven area school districts in the northwest metro providing schools and communities with a variety of programs and services to promote racial equity and cultural awareness. The seven member districts of NWSISD are: Anoka-Hennepin Schools, Brooklyn Center Schools, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, Elk River Area School District, Fridley Public Schools, Osseo Area Schools and Rockford Area Schools.

These schools are part of Anoka-Hennepin the NWSISD consortium:

Anoka Middle School for the Arts.

Anoka High School- Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) (will become part of the NWSISD consortium the 2020-21 school year).

Blaine High School - Center for Engineering, Mathematics and Science.

Coon Rapids High School - Center for Biomedical Sciences and Engineering.

Evergreen Park World Cultures Community School (will become part of the NWSISD consortium the 2020-21 school year; name changing to Evergreen Park Elementary - STEM School of Innovation).

Monroe Elementary School - Mathematics, Children's Engineering and Science (will be a specialty through Anoka-Hennepin starting the 2020-21 school year).

University Avenue Elementary School - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science.

NWSISD schools are public schools of choice, offering comprehensive, rigorous, thematic curriculum intended to attract students from a wide range of racial, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Students who live outside a specialty/magnet school’s attendance zone can apply for an opportunity to enroll in the specialty/magnet school or program. Entrance into NWSISD specialty/magnet schools and programs is application-based and open to all students who live within the seven-member district boundaries.

Space at NWSISD specialty/magnet elementary and middle schools is reserved first for students who live in the school's attendance area, then all in-district students and NWSISD consortium students are placed in a lottery. Transportation for students outside Anoka-Hennepin is provided by the NWSISD.

Application to enroll in these schools is handled by NWSISD. The priority application period runs mid-October through the end of December, with lotteries taking place the beginning of January. Students who apply during this period have the greatest chance of being placed in a specialty/magnet school. NWSISD will maintain a waiting pool of students that apply but are not assigned to a NWSISD specialty/magnet school. Students that apply during the priority application period will be notified of the results of the lottery by mid-January.

To learn more about NWSISD, its application timeline and to apply via online application, please visit: nws.k12.mn.us. You may also contact them at 763-450-1303 with any questions about the form or application process.

Specialty schools

These school programs are part of Anoka-Hennepin and open to Anoka-Hennepin students via in-district transfer:

Anoka High School- Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) (will become part of the NWSISD consortium the 2020-21 school year).

Champlin Park High School - International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science.

Evergreen Park World Cultures Community School (changing to Evergreen Park Elementary - STEM School of Innovation the 2020-21 school year via NWSISD).

Hoover Elementary School - Biomedical, Health Sciences, and Engineering.

Jackson Middle School for Math and Science.

Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts.

Monroe Elementary School - Mathematics, Children's Engineering and Science (will be a specialty through Anoka-Hennepin starting the 2020-21 school year).

These are open to Anoka-Hennepin students via in-district transfer and to students from other districts through the state's open enrollment process on a space available basis. In-district transfer and open enrollment forms are due by Jan. 15. These schools are not part of the NWSISD, therefore transportation needs to be provided by families.

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Specialty/magnet school opportunities

Elementary schools:

Middle schools:

High schools:

Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD)

These schools are part of Anoka-Hennepin the NWSISD consortium:

Specialty schools