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District Address: 6425 West 33rd St., St. Louis Park, MN District Highlights: The district lives out its mission ‘As a caring, diverse community with a tradition of putting its children first, we will ensure all students attain their highest level of achievement; prepare all students to contribute to society; offer high quality opportunities for lifelong learning; provide multiple pathways to excellence; challenge all learners to meet high standards; and provide a safe and nurturing environment that energizes and enhances the spirit.’ *Consistently ranks near the top of schools in academic achievement in the state *4th highest ranking in Washington Post’s list of most challenging high schools in Minnesota *2015 graduation rate of 92.7% with 91.4% of black students and 95% of Hispanic students graduating in four years *St. Louis Park Middle School is an International Baccalaureate World School offering both IB and Spanish immersion *MN’s MCA reading scores up 0.4%, SLP’s reading scores up 3.1%, MN’s math scores down 0.7%, SLP’s math scores up 3.8% in 2016 *88% of kindergarteners and 85% of first graders met end of year literacy benchmarks in 2016 *International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program at three elementary schools *Nationally recognized Spanish Immersion Program at one elementary *Strong community support for the school district through passing referendums and other financial support *Excellent staff with a high proportion of advanced degrees *Multiple professional development opportunities for staff *Fiscally solid school district *Modest enrollment increases projected for the next ten years *Award winning Senior Program at Lenox Community Center *St. Louis Park named one of the ‘Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People’ for 6 consecutive years *One of first districts to implement Children First initiative with Search Institute *Strong Community Education Program *Excellent extra-curricular programs in fine arts and athletics *Diverse school district with 44% students of color *Many student and staff honors statewide and nationally *Distinguished Alumni Program that honors outstanding alumni Pulitzer Prize winning author, Thomas Friedman, and Senator Al Franken are two that have been honored Communities Served: ISD #283 St. Louis Park Public Schools is a first ring suburb on the western border of Minneapolis. It serves the community of St. Louis Park with a population of 48,171 residents. Student Population: 4,590 District Budget: $82,787,086 District Schools: *Four elementary schools (K-5) Aquila, Park Spanish Immersion, Peter Hobart, Susan Lindgren *One Middle School (6-8)- St. Louis Park Middle School *One High School (9-12) St. Louis Park High School Union Affiliation Education Minnesota Teachers’ Contract Status: All current year contracts settled.