Maple Grove Junior High School
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| Maple Grove Junior High School | |
| Established | 1990 |
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| School type | Public |
| Principal | Laurel Anderson |
| Location | Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States of America |
| Students | approx. 1589 |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Colors | Blue |
| Website | http://www.district279.org/sec/mgjh/ |
Maple Grove Junior High is a middle/intermediate school located on 7000 Hemlock Lane in Maple Grove, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The Principal is Laurel Anderson and the Assistant Principal is Nathan Swenson. The school has a student body population of 1589 of which 3% are Hispanic, 4% are Asian, 8% are black, and 85% are white.
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[edit] School Overview
The school is operated through the Osseo Area School District 279 and is one of four junior high schools operated by District 279. The Osseo School District 279 schools do not follow the modern trend of grades 7-8 for junior high schools, but follows the once traditional grades 7-9 (where 9th grade is counted as senior high school despite being located at the junior high) and in which the grades a student gets in 9th grade are recorded on the student's high school transcript.
[edit] Academic Assessment
The school is ranked 39th out of 229 public middle schools in Minnesota. Maple Junior High and Osseo Junior High School (which was ranked 57th out of 229) were the only middle schools in the Osseo School District 279 that were ranked in the top 100 middle schools in the state. Maple Grove Junior High also made AYP for the 2005-2006 school year but did not make it for the 2006-2007 school year. The test scores were above average for the 2005-2006 school year.
[edit] Sport Teams and the Osseo Junior High Rivalry
It is the home of The Mustangs, whose rivals are Osseo Junior High School. The junior high rivalry between Maple Grove Junior High and Osseo Junior High reflects that of the senior high rivalry between Maple Grove Senior High School and Osseo Senior High School. Even though there is a strong rivalry between the two junior highs, the student body is split in half over which senior high (Osseo or Maple Grove) they will attend. In 2006-2007 Maple Grove Junior had the largest ninth grade class with a population of 600 freshmen. Many students are from other residential areas and school districts such as the Wayzata School District.
[edit] Maple Grove and the community
Maple Grove Junior well represents the city of Maple Grove with its excellent test scores and academic success.
[edit] Notable Alumni
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