Peregrine School vs. Mounds Park Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Mounds Park Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Minnesota for:
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Overview
At Meryhill Elementary School, we provide a nurturing and respectful learning environment that engages students with an academically challenging curriculum that uses developmentally appropriate and research-based practices.
We model and teach the academic, social, physical and emotional skills that will enable our students to reach their full potential as confident, capable and positive contributors to the 21st century.
Mounds Park Academy is a PreK-12 private college preparatory school in Saint Paul where academic rigor with meaning and purpose prepares students to stir the human spirit, stand for justice, and shake the world.
Grades Offered
K-6
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
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Yes
Learning Programs Supported
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Broad Spectrum
Year Founded
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1982
Students Body
Total Students
83 students
568 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
47%
11%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
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20
Kindergarten Students
30
31
Grade 1 Students
17
35
Grade 2 Students
13
32
Grade 3 Students
9
36
Grade 4 Students
9
28
Grade 5 Students
-
35
Grade 6 Students
5
47
Grade 7 Students
-
36
Grade 8 Students
-
48
Grade 9 Students
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49
Grade 10 Students
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60
Grade 11 Students
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57
Grade 12 Students
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54
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
15 teachers
77 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
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75%
Average Class Size
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14
Number of AP Classes
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9
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:6
1:7
Average SAT score
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1212
Average ACT score
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29
Classroom Dress Code
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Casual
(uniforms in Lower School, dress code in Middle and Upper Schools)
(uniforms in Lower School, dress code in Middle and Upper Schools)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Feb. 15 / rolling
Tuition Cost
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$37,300
Tuition Notes
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Tuition for Pre-Kindergarten: $22,200 for 5 days (hot lunch included and before and after school care included)
Tuition for Lower School: $32,700
Tuition for Middle School: $35,000 (includes student laptop)
Tuition for Upper School: $37,300 (includes student laptop
Tuition for International Students: $48,500 + Optional Homestay ($9,000)
% on Financial Aid
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45%
Admissions Director
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Natalie Waters Seum
Admissions Associate
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Hannah Smith (Lower School)
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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18
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Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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41
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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Band, Chess Club, Choir, Cum Laude Society, Debate Team, Diversity Club, Environmental Club, French Club, Gay/Straght Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, International Thespian Club, Karate, Knitting Club, Lego League, LS/MS Swim Club, Magic The Gathering Club, Math Counts, Middle School Dances, Middle School Play, Orchestra, Panther Club, Peer Leaders, Piano Lessons, Quiz Bowl, Racial Justice and Equity Club, Robotics Team, Sailing Club, Science Club, Snowboarding Club, Social Consciousness Club, Spanish Club, Speech Team, Spelling Bee, Spring Musical, String Lessons, Student Council, Theatre Club, Tutors Guild, Winter Show, World Language Contests, Yearbook