Hopkins Public Schools (Minnesota)

Hopkins School District 270 is a public school district in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The district is one of the larger districts in the state, and covers all of Hopkins, Minnesota as well as parts of Minnetonka, Golden Valley, Eden Prairie, Edina, Plymouth, and St. Louis Park. The district is strong both academically and athletically, having won numerous awards and championships. Hopkins School District offers a K-12 Mandarin Chinese immersion program, which attracts students from within the district and from other school districts. Once within the high school, Chinese becomes a class offered for 90 minutes within the day. The boys basketball team is particularly strong, having won multiple state titles.

History

In 1980 the Golden Valley School District merged into the Hopkins district.[1] Under Minnesota law it was a consolidation.[2]

Schools

Elementary schools (K–6)
  • Meadowbrook Elementary School
  • Tanglen Elementary School
  • Alice Smith Elementary School
  • Gatewood Elementary School
  • Glen Lake Elementary School
  • Eisenhower Elementary School
  • XinXing Academy- Chinese immersion school

Junior high schools (7–9)

9th Grade is considered freshmen year of high school despite being in a separate building.

High school (10–12)

References
  1. "School District Consolidations". Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. "School district reorganization 1980-2020". Minnesota Department of Education. Retrieved August 11, 2021.


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