ABOUT ST. LOUIS PARK
- About Schools
- Child care
- Free health care available
- Immunizations required
- Post secondary
- Private
- Public
- Registering for kindergarten
- Registering transfer students
- School district boundary lines
- Summer recreation programs
- Summer School
About Our Schools
This section provides a brief overview of public schools and lists local private schools as well as area colleges. For detailed information about the St. Louis Park Public Schools, click on their web site at www.slpschools. org.
Child care
In addition to private child care providers, the St. Louis Park School District provides child care through its Kids' Place programs. Call (952) 928-6764 for more information about the Kids' Place programs listed here or visit the District's web site at www.slpschools. org.
Infants
Kids' Place Babies offers child care for infants ages six weeks to 33 months at Central Community Center, 6300 Walker St.
Preschool
Kids' Place Preschool offers full-time child care for children ages 33 months to 5 years at
- Central Community Center, 6300 Walker St.
- Lenox Community Center, 6715 Minnetonka Blvd.
- Junior High School, 2025 Texas Ave.
K - 6
Kids' Place is an after-school and summer recreation and enrichment program for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. It is offered before and after school as well as all day on school holidays and summer vacation. Kids' Place programs are offered at
- Central Community Center, 6300 Walker St.
- Aquila School, 8500 W. 31st St.
- Cedar Manor School, 9400 Cedar Lake Road
- Peter Hobart School, 6500 West 26th St.
- Susan Lindgren School, 4801 W. 41st St.
- Junior High School, 2025 Texas Ave.
Grades 6 - 8
"St. Louis Park - A Safe Learning Place" is an after school program for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Designed in collaboration with the school athletic program, Parks and Recreation Department, YES Kids and Park Assembly, this 21st Century Community Learning Center program combines a wide array of options to create a fun program that does not include TV and video games. For more information, call (952) 928-6325. The program is located at Junior High School, 2025 Texas Ave.
Free health care available for youth
Central Clinic, a service of Park Nicollet, St. Louis Park Public Schools, and Children First, provides kids and teens with necessary health care such as treatment for acute illnesses and injuries; well-baby checks and shots; camp and sport physicals; and mental health counseling. The clinic is located at the Central Community Center,6300 Walker St. (Hwy. 7 and Wooddale) in St. Louis Park.
The no-charge service is available on a walk-in, first-come, first-served basis Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. Patients must have a completed written consent form signed by a parent or guardian. Forms are available in school offices, at the Central Community Center, or online at Park Nicollet Community Clinics.
For more information about clinic services, please call (952) 993-1100. Please call ahead of time if an interpreter is necessary.
Immunizations required
Minnesota law requires all children entering school to be immunized against red measles (rubeola), German measles (rubella), mumps (MMR), diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio and hepatitis B.
Verification of immunization must be presented before a student can start school. There are exceptions for children whose religious beliefs oppose such health care or whose health would be endangered by the immunizations. Students entering seventh grade must show that they have received a second dose of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, plus a booster shot for tetanus and diphtheria after age 11. For more information, call (952) 928-6032.
Immunizations are available free of charge at the Central Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Parents' written permission is needed. Central Clinic is located in room 228 of Central Community Center, 6300 Walker Street, St. Louis Park. Call (952) 993-1100 for more information.
Schools - post secondary
Twin Cities Public and Private Colleges
- University of Minnesota
- University of St. Thomas
- Macalester College
- College of St. Catherine
- William Mitchell College of Law
- Concordia University
- Hamline University
- Augsburg College
- Carlson School of Management
- Metropolitan State University
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- College of Visual Arts
- Bethel College & Seminary
- North Central University
- Northwestern College
- National American University
- Century College
- Rasmussen College
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- Inver Hills Community College
- Lakewood Community College
- Normandale Community College
- North Hennepin Community College
- Minneapolis Community and Technical College
- Anoka-Hennepin Technical College
- Dakota County Technical College
- Hennepin Technical College
- St. Paul Technical College
Schools - private
Bais Yaakov High School
- Grades 9 - 12
- 4221 Sunset Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/915-9117
College preparatory high school for young women offering Jewish and academic studies
Benilde-St. Margaret's School
- Grades 7 - 12
- 2501 Highway 100 South, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/927-4176
Catholic, coed college preparatory school
Groves Academy
- Preschool - Grade 12
- 3200 Highway 100 South, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/920-6377
Non-denominational school serving youth with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders
Holy Family Academy
- Kindergarten - Grade 6
- 5925 West Lake Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/925-9193
Catholic school in the classical tradition
Metropolitan Open School
- Kindergarten - Grade 8
- 3390 Library Lane, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 952/926-5552
Home-like environment offering guided choices that emphasize problem-solving, creative thinking and learning by doing
Minneapolis Jewish Day School
- Kindergarten - Grade 6
- 4330 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/381-3500
Co-ed day school providing general and pluralistic Jewish studies
Most Holy Trinity School
- Preschool - Grade 6
- 3946 Wooddale Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/926-2222
Catholic school offering small class size (20 students per class)
Talmud Torah of Minneapolis
- Grades 1 - 12
- 4330 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/381-3300
Afternoon and evening school offering Hebrew, bible and Jewish history, customs and practices
Timothy Lutheran School
- Kindergarten - Grade 8
- 7814 Minnetonka Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 952/929-8317
Co-ed, Christ-centered educational program
Torah Academy
- Preschool - Grade 8
- 2800 Joppa Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/920-6630
The oldest and largest co-ed Jewish day school in Minnesota
The Whole Learning School
- Grades 3 - 8
- 5524 West 41st St., St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- 952/345-2295
Non-denominational school serving youth with cognitive or neurological difficulties
Schools - public
The St. Louis Park School District is the only district in Minnesota, possibly the nation, to have every one of its public schools recognized as a National School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Schools of Excellence are national models for academic performance, attendance, up-to-date and rigorous core curriculum and instruction, a positive and caring atmosphere, and parent and community involvement. In addition, St. Louis Park High School was named to Newsweek Magazine's listing of top high schools in the U. S. St. Louis Park's ranking was 526 out of 737 schools named to the list which was compiled using a ratio called the Challenge Index.
For detailed information about the St. Louis Park Public Schools, click on their web site at www.slpschools. org.
St. Louis Park's four elementary schools are "paired." All neighborhood children attend one school for the primary grades and then move together to an intermediate school for the higher grades. Students on the east side of the district attend Peter Hobart and Susan Lindgren. Students on the west side attend Aquila and Cedar Manor.
Aquila Primary Center
- Kindergarten - Grade 3
- 8500 West 31st Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- (952) 928-6500
Cedar Manor Intermediate Center
- Grades 4 - 6
- 9400 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- (952) 928-6555
Peter Hobart Primary Center
- Kindergarten - Grade 3
- 6500 West 26th Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- (952) 928-6600
Susan Lindgren Intermediate Center
- Grades 4 - 6
- 4801 West 41st Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- (952) 928-6700
Park Spanish Immersion School
- Kindergarten - Grade 6
- 6300 Walker Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- (952) 928-6759
This voluntary program offers the same curriculum as other elementary schools; however, all classes are taught in Spanish.
St. Louis Park Junior High School
- Grades 7 & 8
- 2025 Texas Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- (952) 928-6300
St. Louis Park Senior High School
- Grades 9 - 12
- 6425 West 33rd Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- (952) 928-6100
Registering for kindergarten
To enroll in kindergarten, children must be five years old by September 1. Please register your kindergartner before the first day of school (usually the first weekday after Labor Day) and bring your child's birth certificate to registration. If you're moving here from another community, please call the nearest primary school during the school year or the district office during the summer.
- District office: (952) 928-6000
- Peter Hobart Primary Center: (952) 928-6600
- Aquila Primary Center: (952) 928-6500
If you're moving within St. Louis Park, it's likely that your child is already on the district census and will receive an invitation to kindergarten registration and assessment. However, if you don't receive a letter by January 15, please call the nearest primary school.
Beginning in the fall of 2005, the school district will begin offering an option to half-day kindergarten. Families will be able to register for full-day kindergarten, a tuition-based program, that will be located in Peter Hobart and Aquila.
Registering transfer students
Students who move into St. Louis Park from another community should register as soon as possible in the principal's office of their new school. If you aren't sure which school your child will attend, call (952) 928-6022. Students in grades 1 through 6 should bring their most recent report card to registration.
School district boundary lines
The St. Louis Park School District serves almost all of St. Louis Park with the exception of the northwest corner of the city west of Highway 169 and north of I-394. Small parts of Edina and Hopkins are also within the St. Louis Park School District. To verify that a property is in the district, call (952) 928-6023.
Summer Recreation Programs
Park activities, field trips, sports camps, and nature camps are offered by the Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, call (952) 924-2540 or click on Recreation.
Summer School
Enrichment and academic programs are offered to students in kindergarten through High School by the School District. For more information about summer school, call (952) 928-6389.
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