MINNETONKA HIGH SCHOOL • 2019-20 PROFILE
18301 West Highway 7 l Minnetonka, MN l 55345 l (952) 401-5700
Fax: (952) 401-5814 l www.minnetonkaschools.org/mhs l School Code: 240-780
Minnetonka High School
Class of 2019 College Enrollment and Number Attending
Alexandria Technical and
Community College
American Univ.
Arizona State Univ. (8)
Auburn Univ.
Augsburg Univ. (4)
Augustana Univ. (South Dakota
Austin Peay State Univ.
Aveda Institute Minneapolis
Baylor Univ.
Bemidji State Univ. (4)
Bethel Univ.-MN (7)
Boston College (2)
Brigham Young Univ. (3)
Brown Univ.
Butler Univ. (4)
Carleton College
Carthage College
Chapman Univ.
Citadel, e Military College of
South Carolina
Colgate Univ.
College of Charleston
College of Saint Benedict (8)
College of St. Scholastica
College of the Holy Cross (2)
Colorado State Univ. (5)
Columbia Univ.
Concordia College - Moorhead
(2)
Concordia Univ. - Montreal
Concordia Univ. at St. Paul (5)
Cornell Univ. (2)
Creighton Univ. (2)
Crown College
Curry College
Dakota State Univ.
DePaul Univ. (3)
Des Moines Area Community
College
Dordt Univ.
Drake Univ. (5)
Dunwoody College of
Technology (5)
Elmhurst College
Elon Univ.
Emory Univ.
Florida Gulf Coast Univ.
Fordham Univ. (2)
Grand Canyon Univ. (5)
Gustavus Adolphus College (14)
Hamline Univ. (5)
Harvard College
Hennepin Technical College -
Eden Prairie (2)
High Point Univ.
Highland Community College
Hope College
IDC Herzliya- Raphael Recanati
International School
Indian Hills Community College
Indiana Univ. at Bloomington (4)
Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos
Aires
Inver Hills Community College
Iowa Central Community
College (5)
Iowa State Univ. (23)
Iowa Western Community
College
Johns Hopkins Univ.
Lake Region State College
Lake Superior College
Lawrence Univ.
Lewis & Clark College
Lindenwood Univ.
Loyola Univ. Chicago (4)
Luther College- Decorah (2)
Lynn Univ.
Macalester College (2)
Marquette Univ.
Marshalltown Community
College
McGill Univ. (2)
Miami Dade College
Miami Univ., Oxford (4)
Michigan State Univ.
Michigan Technological Univ. (4)
Minneapolis College of Art and
Design (2)
Minneapolis Community and
Tech College (2)
Minnesota State Univ., Mankato
(6)
Minnesota State Univ., Moorhead
Montana State Univ., Bozeman
(8)
Moody Bible Institute
New School
Normandale Community College
(38)
North Dakota State College of
Science (2)
North Dakota State Univ. (7)
Northeastern Univ. (2)
Northern Arizona Univ.
Northern Michigan Univ. (2)
Northwestern Michigan College -
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
Northwestern Univ. (2)
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Occidental College
Oral Roberts Univ.
Pima Community College
Point Loma Nazarene Univ.
Pomona College
Princeton Univ. (2)
Purdue Univ. (3)
Purdue Univ. Fort Wayne
Ridgewater College - Hutchinson
Campus
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams Univ.
Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology
Saint John’s Univ. (2)
Saint Mary’s Univ. of Minnesota
Saint Paul College (3)
Salve Regina Univ.
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego State Univ. (2)
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Fe College
Santa Monica College
Seattle Univ. (2)
Simmons Univ.
South Dakota State Univ.
Southern Connecticut State Univ.
Southern Methodist Univ. (3)
St. Catherine Univ. - St. Paul
St. Cloud State Univ. (3)
St. Olaf College (7)
Stanford Univ.
Syracuse Univ.
Texas Christian Univ. (3)
Tulane Univ.
United States Coast Guard
Academy (2)
Universal Technical Institute
Univ. College Twente
Univ. of Advancing Technology
Univ. of Alabama
Univ. of Arizona (3)
Univ. of British Columbia
Univ. of California, Berkeley
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
(2)
Univ. of Central Florida (2)
Univ. of Chicago
Univ. of Cincinnati
Univ. of Colorado at Boulder (5)
Univ. of Colorado Colorado
Springs
Univ. of Denver (4)
Univ. of Florida
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Univ. of Iowa (7)
Univ. of Kansas (5)
Univ. of Maine
Univ. of Manitoba (2)
Univ. of Maryland, College Park
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
Univ. of Michigan (3)
Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth (14)
Univ. of Minnesota, Rochester
Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
(101)
Univ. of Missouri Columbia (6)
Univ. of Montana, Missoula
Univ. of Nebraska at Lincoln (20)
Univ. of New Hampshire at
Durham
Univ. of North Carolina at
Charlotte
Univ. of North Dakota (5)
Univ. of Notre Dame
Univ. of Oregon (2)
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Univ. of Puget Sound
Univ. of San Diego
Univ. of
Sioux Falls
Univ. of South Dakota
Univ. of South Florida, Tampa
Univ. of Southern California (3)
Univ. of St. omas - St. Paul (24)
Univ. of Texas, Austin
Univ. of Texas, Dallas
Univ. of Utah (3)
Univ. of Vermont
Univ. of Victoria
Univ. of Virginia
Univ. of Washington
Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
(14)
Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse (4)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (35)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
(4)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville
Univ. of Wisconsin, River Falls
(3)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Univ. of Wisconsin, Stout (7)
Valparaiso Univ.
Vassar College
Villanova Univ. (2)
Virginia Tech
Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Weber State Univ.
William Jewell College
Wilmington Univ.
Winona State Univ. (6)
Attending Minnesota colleges & universities: 37%
.
Attending out-of-state colleges & universities: 49%
.
Military enlistments: 3
INNOVATE. INSPIRE. EXCEL.
SUPERINTENDENT
Dr. Dennis Peterson
PRINCIPAL
Jeffrey Erickson
ACCREDITATION
North Central Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools,
Authorized International Baccalaureate
Diploma Programme High School
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COUNSELORS
Brad Burnham (A-Bur) (952) 401-5816
Jennifer Stout (Bus-Em) (952) 401-5818
Theresa Exenberger (En-Han) (952) 401-5824
Conor Maher (Hao-Ka) (952) 401-5819
Stephanie McClendon (Kb-Mag) (952) 401-5821
Christina Taylor (Mah-Ol) (952) 401-5813
Amanda Wavrin (Om-Sam) (952) 401-5817
Kendra Olson (San-Tam) (952) 401-5823
David Bierly (TanZ) (952) 401-5820
Laura Herbst, Advanced Learning Coord. (952) 401-5897
Phil Trout, College Counselor (952) 401-5746
Minnetonka High School (MHS) is a high-performing school
serving students in grades 9 through 12. Located in a
suburban, one-high-school community, MHS is the flagship
of the Minnetonka School District, recognized as a district of
excellence by the United States Department of Education.
The Class of 2019 posted incredible academic achievements:
FACULTY
Minnetonka is proud to have 37 National Board Certified
Teachers on staff. Among District faculty members, 73% hold
a master’s degree or higher and 47% have 10 or more years of
teaching experience in Minnetonka Public Schools.
Our College Counselor, Phil Trout,
served as the NACAC President
in 2015-16.
Recognized Among the
Top High Schools in America by
U.S. News & World Report
and Niche.com
Enrollment: 3,401 (grades 9-12)
Size of Senior Class: 808
School year: Two semesters
School day: Six 56-minute periods
MINNETONKA HIGH SCHOOL
59
Students graduated
with IB Diploma
24
named
National Merit
nalists
27.7
ACT composite
average
76
%
attending four-year
colleges and
universities
10
%
attending
two-year
colleges
Updated 11/2019
98
%
of seniors
graduated
Note: The number of students attending is one unless noted in parenthesis.
Top Eight Schools
Our Graduates are Attending
Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities (101)
Normandale Community College (38)
Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison (35)
University of St. Thomas (24)
Iowa State University (23)
Univ. of Nebraska–Lincoln (20)
Gustavus Adolphus College (14)
Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth (14)
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire (14)
*661 graduates out of 776 have reported their post-secondary plans.
With the state’s largest Language Immersion program,
Minnetonka is uniquely prepared to support the goals of
Chinese and Spanish Immersion students.
www.minnetonkaschools.org/mhs-immersion
VANTAGE is a year-long,interdisciplinary program for juniors
and seniors. Students undertake rigorous coursework and
professional projects for Twin Cities organizations. Study
areas include Business Analytics, Design + Marketing,
Digital Journalism, Global Business, Global Sustainability,
Health Sciences and User Experience (UX) Design.
www.minnetonkaschools.org/vantage
TONKAONLINE
Tonka Online gives students additional access to coursework
to meet their unique academic needs. Courses are taught
by Minnetonka staff who use familiar technology tools to
deliver curriculum. Tonka Online has full program approval
from the NCAA and the Minnesota Dept. of Education.
www.minnetonkaschools.org/tonkaonline
Minnetonka High School is certified by Project Lead the
Way, a pre-engineering program that exposes students to
industry-standard technology and real-world applications.
Last year, 87% of students passed the end-of-course exam.
www.minnetonkaschools.org/pltw
Minnetonka Research provides highly motivated
students in grades 10-12 the opportunity to pursue
authentic research driven by their own questions
and interests. Students are guided by mentors,
instructors, and leaders from academia and industry.
www.minnetonkaschools.org/research
OTHER PROGRAM OPTIONS
PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Option), UMTYMP (University
of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program), Compass
(Alternative Learning Center), Southwest Metro Technical
Education
ACT Middle 50%-ile Mean
English 22-32 27.6
Math 23-30 26.7
Reading 23-33 28.6
Science Reasoning 24-30 27.6
Composite 23-31 27.7
ACT: MID
-
50 PERCENTILE SCORES CLASS OF 2019
Number of students tested: 708
SAT Reasoning Middle 50%-ile Mean
Evidence Based Reading
& Writing
610-750 674
Math 630-770 686
Total 1250-1510 1360
SAT: MID
-
50 PERCENTILE SCORES CLASS OF 2019
Number of students tested: 93
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Our curriculum incudes courses in art, business, computer
science, health, international studies, language arts, math,
music, physical education, science, social studies, technology
and world languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese and
American Sign Language).
It is the practice of Minnetonka High
School not to report a student’s disciplinary
record to colleges and universities.
NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION
Class of: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Semifinalists 31 26 17 17 9
Commended Students 23 27 31 36 18
• American Studies
• Bible as Lit & Philosophy
• Chemistry
• Chinese Humanities
• English 9
• English 9 Communications
• English 10
• English 12 Literature
• French II, III
• Geometry
• Higher Algebra
• Hispanic Humanities
• Integrated Physical Science
• Precalculus
• Spanish II, III, IV
HONORS COURSES
School Year
Students enrolled in
IB Courses
IB Diploma
Candidates
IB Diploma
Graduates
2019-20 695 50 TBD
2018-19 677 69 59
2017-18 751 79 65
2016-17 715 24 23
IB EXAM RESULTS
–
2019
Last year at MHS, 667 students took 1,372 IB exams;
86% of scores were 4 or higher out of a possible 7.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMME
Students enroll in IB courses during grades 11 and 12 or
pursue an IB/IB Bilingual Diploma. The IB Diploma Programme
requires students to complete rigorous coursework, pass
exams in six areas, complete the Theory of Knowledge course,
participate in activities outside of class in Creativity, Activity
and Service (CAS) and write an Extended Essay (or thesis) of
up to 4,000 words.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
(
IB
)
COURSES
(
34 TOTAL
)
• Biology SL, HL
• Business Mgt SL, HL
• Chinese (Mandarin) SL, HL
• Chinese Language and
Literature SL
• Computer Science SL, HL
• French SL, HL
• German SL, HL
• History HL
• Language & Literature SL
• Literature HL
• Literature & Performance SL
• Further Mathematics HL
• Math Analysis & Approaches SL
• Math Studies SL
• Mathematics SL, HL
• Music SL
• Physics SL
• Psychology SL
• Spanish SL, HL
• Spanish Global Politics SL
• Spanish Language and
Literature SL, HL
• Sports, Exercise & Health
Science SL
• Theory of Knowledge
• Visual Art SL, HL
• Biology
• Calculus - AB and BC
• Chemistry
• Chinese Language & Culture
• Comparative Government
• Computer Science A
• Computer Science Principles
• Environmental Science
• History: European
• History: United States
• History: World
• Human Geography
• Language & Composition
•
• Literature & Composition
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Music Theory
• Physics–1
• Physics C-Mech & C-E&M
• Psychology
• Research
• Seminar
• Spanish V Language & Culture
• Statistics
• Studio Art
• U.S. Govt & Politics
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
(
AP
)
COURSES
(
28 TOTAL
)
COURSE CATALOG
For a complete list of course offerings, descriptions and
prerequisites, visit www.minnetonkaschools.org/skipperlog.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
National Honor Society—Students maintaining a
3.5 GPA and providing outstanding leadership and
service may be elected to National Honor Society.
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Class of 2020 Sixth Semester GPA Distribution
808 Students; Median GPA: 3.449
TRANSCRIPT NOTATIONS
WEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE
(
GPA
)
GPA is based on marks earned in grades 9–12. All courses for
which the student receives a grade A-F are included in the
GPA. Pass grades are not included in the GPA, but do count
for graduation credit (a maximum of one credit per year may
be taken with the pass/fail grade option).
Students who take Advanced Placement (AP), International
Baccalaureate (IB), Scientific Research I and II, multivariable
calculus and differential equations courses receive additional
weighting in GPA calculations. Students are required to
successfully complete the AP, IB or end-of-course exam to
receive an additional 1.0 in GPA calculations (i.e., A = 5.0).
GPA is calculated on a 4.0 point scale:
A = 4.0 A- = 3.7 B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0 B- = 2.7 C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0 C- = 1.7 D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0 D- = 0.7 F = 0
GPA DISTRIBUTION
Students at MHS do not receive an individual class rank.
The calculation of cumulative grade point average includes
additional weighting for AP and IB courses.
Course Notations
AP: Advanced Placement
C: Compass
EL: English as Second Language
G: General
H: Honors
IB: International Baccalaureate
IM: Language Immersion
LC: Learning Center
TO: Tonka Online
Grade Notations
A–F: (see scale below)
I: Incomplete
NG: No Grade
P: Used in Pass/Fail Courses
T: Tested Out
NC: No Credit Awarded
AP RECOGNITION
(
BASED ON MAY 2019 TESTING
)
Last year at MHS, 1,475 students took 2,595 exams;
83% of scores were 3 or higher.
Class of: 2020* 2019 2018
AP Scholars 80 69 100
AP Scholars with Honor 55 59 47
AP Scholars with Distinction 64 85 95
National AP Scholars 24 45 49
*Chart is through junior year for Class of 2020.
TESTING PROFILE
English
Social Studies
Math
Science
Health
Physical Education
Arts
Electives
4.0
3.5
3.0*
3.0**
0.5
1.0***
1.0
6.5
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
MHS students must earn 22.5 total credits.
* Students must complete a Higher Algebra credit or its equivalent as part of the 3.0 requirement
** One credit must be earned in biology and one credit must be earned in chemistry or physics.
*** Students with 24 credits or more may utilize a waiver to fulfill the part B .50 credit of Physical
Education.
SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
