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Mounds View Public Schools is one of the highest-performing districts in the state. Student test scores routinely rank in the top 10 of metro districts. Source: ACT SAT Bibic SkiUs Test, .',J.,[jOf],,( Merit Scholarohip recognition, 2005-lJ6 About half of all Mounds View students perform in the top 25 percent of the nation in both reading and math. 47 percent of students scored in the national top 25 percent for reading, and 52 percent scored in the national top 25 percent for math. SO\JI-CC: NWEA eX<lIll, grades 2"8, 2006 Since the introduction of the No Child Left Behind act, all of Mounds View's traditional schools have met ''adequate yearly progress" goals every year. Of the 50 metro districts, Mounds View is one of only 14 (and the largest) in which all schools have met NCLB goals every year, avoiding placement on the "watch list." Source: Minnesota Department of Education, 2004-05 (most current data available) Newsweek ranked lrondale High School and Mounds View High School in the top five percent of the nation. The high schools were recognized on NewSWeEk's annual list of the top 1,200 schools in theU.S, Source: NfI\'Sl\'cck, ,'vtay 8, 2006 High school graduates feel prepared ror their post-high school plans. About 80 percent of alumni reported feeling prepared. Half reported feeling more prepan than peers in other high schools. Source: Alumni Survey. Ivlounds View Public Schools, 2006 But don't just take our word for it... BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE NATION "These are the top schools that help regular kids succeed in college." - Newsweek, 2006 SCIENCE & MATH EDUCATION "These schools are on the right track." - Alice Seagren, Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner, 2006 QUALITY OF GRADUATES "'vVe've had wonderful students apply and enroll from both lronda!e and Mounds View. They've come to Macalester well-prepared and motivated to succeed." - Lorne Robinson, Dean of Admissions and Financia! Aid, Macalester Colleg' Mounds View PUBLIC SCHOOLS