2009-2010 MINNESOTA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DIRECTORY


The 2009-2010 Public Charter School Directory includes all schools currently in operation in Minnesota. (NOTE: Only schools that are members of the MN Association of Charter Schools have active website links and complete school information.)

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School Name City Enrollment Grades Authorizer
ARTech Charter School Northfield 125 6-12 Northfield Public Schools
Academia Cesar Chavez St. Paul 317 K-6 University of St. Thomas
Academic Arts High School West St. Paul 7-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Academy of North Minneapolis
Achieve Language Academy St. Paul 411 PreK-8 St. Paul School District
AFSA High School Vadnais Heights 202 9-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Aspen Academy Prior Lake 201 K-4 Friends of Education
Augsburg Fairview Academy Minneapolis 9-12 Augsburg College
Aurora Charter School Minneapolis K-8 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Avalon School St. Paul 172 7-12 Hamline University
BEST Academy Minneapolis K-8 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Beacon Academy Maple Grove 405 K-8 Friends of Education
Beacon Preparatory School Bloomington 6-8 Friends of Education
Birch Grove Community School Tofte K-5 Volunteers of America
BlueSky Online Charter School West St. Paul 734 7-12 Novation Education Opportunities
Bluffview Montessori School Winona 206 PreK-8 Winona Area Public Schools
Bright Water Montessori Minneapolis 58 PreK-4 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Cannon River STEM School Faribault 135 K-8 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Cedar-Riverside Community School Minneapolis 117 K-8 Augsburg College
City Academy High School St. Paul 10-12 College of St. Catherine
Clarkfield Area Charter School Clarkfield 73 K-6 Northwoods Children's Services
College Prep Elementary St. Paul K-5 Concordia University
Cologne Academy Cologne K-8 Friends of Education
Community School of Excellence St. Paul K-8 Concordia University
Community of Peace Academy
Concordia Creative Learning Academy St. Paul 389 PreK-8 Concordia University
Crosslake Community School Crosslake 127 K-8 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Cyber Village Academy St. Paul 3-8 Minneapolis Public School District
DaVinci Academy of Arts & Science Blaine K-6 Friends of Education
Dakota Area Community School Dakota PreK-5 Minnesota Department of Education
Discovery Public School of Faribault Faribault 56 6-12 Northwoods Children's Services
Dugsi Academy St. Paul K-8 Pillsbury United Communities
Duluth Edison Charter School Duluth 984 K-8 Northwoods Children's Services
Dunwoody Academy Minneapolis 9-12 Dunwoody College of Technology
E.C.H.O. Charter School Echo 179 PreK-12 Yellow Medicine East School District
Eagle Ridge Academy Eden Prairie 283 6-12 Friends of Education
East Range Academy of Technology & Science Eveleth 10-12 Capella University
EdVisions Off-Campus Charter School Henderson 73 7-12 Volunteers of America
El Colegio Charter School Minneapolis 90 9-12 Augsburg College
Emily O. Goodridge-Grey Accelerated Charter School Minneapolis 156 K-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Excell Academy for Higher Learning Brooklyn Park PreK-8 North Central University
Face to Face Academy St. Paul 69 9-12 St. Paul School District
Four Directions Minneapolis 8-12 Upper Midwest American Indian Center
Fraser Academy Minneapolis 65 K-5 Fraser
Friendship Academy of Fine Arts Charter School Minneapolis 120 K-6 Minneapolis Public School District
General John Vessey Jr. Leadership Academy St. Paul 113 9-12 Concordia University
Glacial Hills Elementary School Starbuck K-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Global Academy Columbia Heights 341 K-8 Volunteers of America
Great Expectations School Grand Marais K-8 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Great River Education Center Waite Park 7-12 Minnesota Department of Education
Great River School St. Paul 7-12 Hamline University
Green Isle Community School Green Isle PreK-6 Volunteers of America
HOPE Community Academy St. Paul 420 K-8 University of St. Thomas
Harbor City International School Duluth 200 9-12 Volunteers of America
Harvest Preparatory School Minneapolis K-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Hiawatha Leadership Academy Minneapolis PreK-4 Augsburg College
High School for Recording Arts St. Paul 249 9-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Higher Ground Academy St. Paul 676 K-12 Concordia University
Hmong College Preparatory Academy St. Paul 545 4-12 Concordia University
International Spanish Language Academy Minnetonka K-5 Hopkins School District
Jennings Experiential High School St. Paul 9-12 Pillsbury United Communities
KIPP Stand Academy Minneapolis 5-6 Volunteers of America
Kaleidoscope Charter School Otsego 414 K-8 Volunteers of America
La Crescent Montessori Academy La Crescent PreK-8 Minnesota Department of Education
Lafayette Charter School Lafayette PreK-8 Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop School District
Lake Superior High School Duluth 96 9-12 Duluth School District
Lakes Area Charter School Osakis 61 9-12 Alexandria Technical College
Lakes International Language Academy
Laura Jeffrey Academy St. Paul 5-8 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Learning For Leadership Minneapolis K-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Lighthouse Academy of Nations Minneapolis 9-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Lincoln International High School Minneapolis 109 9-12 Augsburg College
Lionsgate Academy Crystal 7-12 Alfred Adler Graduate School
Long Tieng Academy Minneapolis 9-12 Friends of Education
LoveWorks Academy for Visual & Performing Arts Golden Valley 257 K-8 Pillsbury United Communities
Main Street School of Performing Arts Hopkins 245 9-12 Hopkins School District
Math & Science Academy Woodbury 6-12 Minnesota Department of Education
Metro Deaf School St. Paul 92 PreK-12 Volunteers of America
Natural Science Academy St. Paul Park K-4 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Milroy Area Charter School Milroy K-4 Milroy School District
Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy McGregor 39 K-12 College of St. Scholastica
Minneapolis Academy Minneapolis 5-8 Friends of Education
Minnesota International Middle School Minneapolis 309 5-8 Century College
Minnesota Internship Center Charter School Minneapolis 9-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Minnesota New Country School Henderson 108 6-12 LeSueur/Henderson School District
Minnesota Online High School Minneapolis 109 9-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Minnesota Transitions Charter School Minneapolis 3237 K-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Naytahwaush Community School Naytahwaush K-6 Volunteers of America
Nerstrand Elementary School Nerstrand 153 K-5 Faribault School District
New Century Charter School Hutchinson 144 7-12 Hamline University
New City School Minneapolis K-8 Hamline University
New Discoveries Montessori Academy Hutchinson 166 PreK-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
New Heights School Stillwater K-12 Stillwater School District
New Millennium Academy Minneapolis K-8 Friends of Education
New Visions School Minneapolis K-8 Volunteers of America
Noble Academy Minneapolis K-5 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
North Lakes Academy Charter Middle School Forest Lake 5-11 Minnesota Department of Education
North Shore Community School
Northern Lights Community School Warba 6-12 Northwoods Children's Services
Northwest Passage High School Coon Rapids 9-12 Bethel University
Nova Classical Academy St. Paul K-9 Friends of Education
Odyssey Charter School Brooklyn Center K-8 Osseo School District
Oshki Ogimaag Charter School Grand Portage K-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
PACT Charter School Ramsey K-12 Bethel University
Paideia Academy Apple Valley K-8 Friends of Education
Paladin Academy Blaine Ages 15-21 Pillsbury United Communities
Partnership Academy Richfield K-6 Project for Pride in Living
Pillager Area Charter School Pillager 9-12 Northwoods Children's Services
Pine Grove Leadership Academy Sandstone K-8 College of St. Scholastica
Prairie Creek Community School Northfield K-5 Northfield Public Schools
Prairie Seeds Academy Brooklyn Park K-9 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Prestige Academy Minneapolis 9-12 Friends of Education
Quest Academy St. Louis Park 122 5-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Richard Allen Math & Science Academy Minneapolis 6-8 Pillsbury United Communities
Ridgeway Community School Houston PreK-5 Winona Area Public Schools
River's Edge Academy St. Paul 34 9-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
RiverBend Academy Charter School Mankato 69 6-12 Minnesota Department of Education
Riverway Learning Community Minnesota City 88 Pre K-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Rochester Math and Science-Academy Rochester K-8 Pillsbury United Communities
Rochester Off-Campus Charter High School Rochester 105 9-12 Rochester Community & Technical College
SAGE Academy Charter School Brooklyn Park 9-12 Osseo School District
STRIDE Academy Saint Cloud K-5 Friends of Education
Schoolcraft Learning Community Bemidji 178 K-8 Minnesota Department of Education
Seven Hills Classical Academy Bloomington K-5 Friends of Education
Sobriety High Central Office St. Paul 9-12 Intermediate School District 917
Sojourner Truth Academy Minneapolis 258 K-6 Pillsbury United Communities
Southside Family Charter School Minneapolis 98 K-8 Hamline University
Spectrum High School Elk River 9-12 Volunteers of America
St. Paul City School St. Paul 330 K-8 St. Paul School District
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Stillwater K-12 Friends of Education
St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists St. Paul 9-12 Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Stonebridge Community School Minneapolis 138 K-6 Pillsbury United Communities
Studio Academy Arts High School Rochester 108 9-12 Volunteers of America
Swan River Montessori School Monticello K-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
TEAM Academy Waseca K-6 Novation Education Opportunities
TRIO Wolf Creek Distance Learning Charter School
Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy Inver Grove Heights 519 K-8 Islamic Relief Worldwide
TrekNorth High School Bemidji 7-12 Volunteers of America
Twin Cities Academy St. Paul 199 6-8 St. Paul School District
Twin Cities Academy High School St. Paul 120 9-12 St. Paul School District
Twin Cities German Immersion School St. Paul 197 K-5 Germanic-American Institute
Twin Cities International Elementary School Minneapolis 561 K-4 Century College
Ubah Medical Academy Hopkins 204 9-12 Century College
Urban Academy Charter School St. Paul 268 K-6 Hamline University
Voyageurs Expeditionary High School Bemidji 9-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Watershed High School Minneapolis 84 9-12 Alfred Adler Graduate School
Woodson Institute for Student Excellence (WISE) Minneapolis K-8 YMCA Metropolitan Minneapolis
World Learner School of Chaska Chaska 176 1-8 Chaska Intermediate School District
Yinghua Academy Minneapolis 296 K-6 Friends of Education
 

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