St. Louis Park Senior High School - St. Louis Park, Minnesota/MN

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St. Louis Park Senior High School

6425 W 33rd Street, St. Louis Park, MN, 55426-3498 -

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Definition of Terms

St. Louis Park Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Hennepin County, MN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1336 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

79 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 341 students

Grade 10 - 340 students

Grade 11 - 358 students

Grade 12 - 297 students

This School

(MN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MN) School Average

% American Indian	1%	2%
% Asian	5%	5%
% Hispanic	5%	3%
% Black	17%	7%
% White	73%	80%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

18%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

St. Louis Park School District

This School's Agency

(MN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	3
Number of Students Managed	4,362 students	766 students
District Total Revenue	$58,791,000	$7,976,000
District Expenditure	$57,805,000	$8,268,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,478	$10,413
District Expenditure / Student	$13,252	$10,794
District Graduation Rates	91%	92%

Newsweek names SLP Senior High best in state (St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor)
posted on June 28, 2009 at 07:16:17 am
St. Louis Park Senior High landed at the highest spot on Newsweek's ranking of "America's Top Public High Schools" among Minnesota schools.
Beauty and the Beast (St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 07:10:34 am
Belle, played by Gen Romain, reacts as the Beast, played by Richard Shmikler, appears to die during St. Louis Park Junior High’s production of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” Thursday, May 28, at the St. Louis Park Senior High School Auditorium.
Parktacular set June 18-21 in St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor)
posted on June 18, 2009 at 07:22:52 am
Thousands turned out for Parktacular last year, and organizer Joan Fenton said she's expecting another good crowd this year. Parktacular, St. Louis Park's annual festival, will run Thursday, June 18, through Sunday, June 21.
Newsweek names Park High best in state - "St. Louis Park Today" TV News - Thursday, June 11 (St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor)
posted on June 15, 2009 at 07:25:35 am
Newsweek ranks St. Louis Park Senior High School as best in Minnesota and 105th nationally, based on the number of graduating seniors attempting Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate tests.
St. Louis Park Senior High students discuss racism (St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor)
posted on June 11, 2009 at 07:19:33 am
Some St. Louis Park students are doing more than talking about issues relating to race - they're getting others to discuss them as well.

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St. Louis Park High School, is a four-year public high school located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. St. Louis Park High School is ranked by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top 1000 public high schools in America at number 307, third among Minnesota schools on the list (with Edina High School first and Southwest High School in Minneapolis second). In 2003, the high school began participation in the International Baccalaureate program and has since been decreasing support for Advanced Placement classes.
The school paper is The Echo. While attending SLPHS, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote for -- but never edited -- The Echo, including one article in which he interviewed then Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. The Echo recently won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award for 2006 as one of the 25 best high school newspapers in the nation.
Athletics: St. Louis Park High School is in the North Suburban Conference, which is part of the Minnesota State High School League. In 2005, they left the Classic Lake Conference due to its smaller student body than the other west suburban schools in the Classic Lake Conference. The school produced website to present information on current athletic events is gopark.org.
Notable alumni: Joel and Ethan Coen, movie directors.
Philip Dray, author, At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America, etc.
Al Franken, attended through 10th grade.
Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist.
Pete Hautman, author.
Peter Himmelman, musician and songwriter, formerly of Sussman Lawrence.
Sharon Isbin, classical guitarist.
Dan Israel, musician and songwriter.
Peggy Orenstein, writer and former managing editor of Mother Jones.
Matt Parrington, head baseball coach at Macalester College.
Jim Petersen, pro basketball player in the NBA from 1985 to 1992.
Erik Rasmussen, professional hockey player.
Bob Stein, former NFL player.
Marc Trestman, former NFL football coach, now football coach at North Carolina State University.
Dan Wilson (musician), lead singer of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic.
T.J. Bohn, professional baseball player for the Seattle Mariners.
Mark Rosen, Sports anchor for WCCO Channel 4.
Jeff Passolt, News anchor for Fox 9 News.
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