North High School
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About
Languages spoken by school staff
English, Spanish, Hmong
Extra programming
North High offers the following extracurriculars: Finance Club, Soccer Club, Drone Racing Club, Music, E-Sports & Gaming, Student Council, Student Leadership, Dance, North News/Journalism, Latine Club, & Theatre Club.
They also provide the following athletic options: Alpine Ski (W&M), Badminton (W), Baseball, Basketball (W&M), Adapted Bowling, Cross Country (W&M), Dance (W&M), Football (M), Golf (W&M), Gymnastics (W), Hockey (W&M), Adapted Hockey, Lacrosse (W&M), Nordic Ski (W&M), Sideline Cheer (W&M), Soccer (W&M), Adapted Soccer (W&M), Softball (W), Adapted Softball (W&M), Swimming (W&M), Tennis (M), Track & Field (W&M), Volleyball (W), & Wrestling (W&M).
Extracurriculars Offered:
Cultural Extracurriculars, Foreign Language Clubs, Journalism/Newspaper Clubs, Music, STEM/STEAM Clubs, Sports, Theater
Uniforms
Students who attend North High School are not required to wear uniforms.
How to enroll
If interested in enrolling, contact Student Placement Services at (612) 668-1840 or sps.department@mpls.k12.mn.us.
Students at this school
Teachers at this school
Average student to teacher ratio
Academics
25%
Academic programming
North High teachers are the key to credibility & outcomes needed to grow as a school. They are at the center of the school & lead their classrooms along with one another. They teach on a 6-period day. Teachers have 80-minute weekly Professional Learning Communities, where they: collect, analyze, & respond to student data; plan standards-based lessons & assessments; identify with Abolitionist Teaching Pedagogy; embrace Community Connectedness; & differentiate based on student need. Teachers are charged with creating classroom atmospheres, instructional outcomes, & student, parent, & colleague relationships that ensure the ultimate success of students.
Academic Programs Offered:
Advanced Placement (AP), Arts Focused Programming, Career & Technical Education (CTE), College prep, Credit recovery, Language Immersion, PSEO, Professional Internships and/or Job Shadowing, STEM/STEAM
Special education programming
North’s Special Education programming services students with Individual Education Plans from Federal Settings 1 to 3. North’s special educators are licensed & trained to support the inclusion & advancement of all students with special programming needs. North High’s special education staff includes 10 teachers & 13 assistants.
English language learner programming
North’s English Language Learning programming services students striving to master English as an additional language. North’s multilingual educators are licensed & trained to support the inclusion & advancement of all students with multilingual programming needs. North High’s EL/Multilingual educators include 2 teachers & 1 assistant.
College Continuation
Graduation
Climate
45%
School values
North Community High School is one of the longest-legacy high schools in Minneapolis. The reputation of Polar Nation is one of pride & strength. Any student, staff, or community member associated & affiliated with North High is a representative of North High. At North, students & staff embody excellence at all times. Their alumni model success & parents hold their students & the staff to the high standard the school maintains.
Discipline Policy
Students with strong attendance & engagement have histories of performing well in college & beyond. At North, outcomes of positivity will generate student leadership opportunities, scholarships, & more. Student outcomes of negativity, like instigating, rumor-spreading, name-calling, or fighting, things that tear the community down rather than build them up, will generate removals from the school community.
Teacher retention
Attendance
Discipline
Equity
37%
Equity vision
North’s vision is to grow in strength & in numbers. In order to do that, the school believes that high standards & high expectations for all staff & students are critical to that vision. These high standards come in the form of academic & social integrity & credibility. North knows that through high standards, persistent issues plaguing schools that perpetuate inequalities & inequities will decrease, while equality & equity will increase.
