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The Blake School/Main Campus

110 Blake Road S, Hopkins, MN, 55343-0553 -

School Notes Overview:

Founded in 1900, The Blake School is an independent, coeducational day school (pre-K-12) with campuses in Minneapolis, Hopkins and Wayzata. Blake provides a strong liberal arts education with a challenging curriculum that integrates academics, arts and athletics. Over 1,380 students attend Blake, coming from more than 56 Twin Cities' communities. Tuition: $13,000 - $21,600. Financial Aid: over $3.5 million awarded, need-based only....

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School Overview:

	The Blake School/Main Campus
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools Independent Schools Association of the Central States
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Learning Differences Supported	Mild Learning Differences
Year Founded	1900
County	Hennepin County, MN
Student Body
Total Students	1386 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	20%	10%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 64 students
	Kind - 79 students
	Grade 1 - 84 students
	Grade 2 - 74 students
	Grade 3 - 80 students
	Grade 4 - 71 students
	Grade 5 - 83 students
	Grade 6 - 102 students
	Grade 7 - 107 students
	Grade 8 - 126 students
	Grade 9 - 133 students
	Grade 10 - 123 students
	Grade 11 - 134 students
	Grade 12 - 126 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	205 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	80%
Average Class Size	16
Number of AP Courses	14
Average SAT score	1940
Average ACT score	28
Classroom dress code	Casual (Dress for active learning)
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	175 days	172 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Jan. 31
Tuition Notes	Varies by grade. Need-based financial aid available. See web site for tuition.
% on Financial Aid	18%
Acceptance Rate	54%
Head of School	John C. Gulla
Admissions Director	Adaline Shinkle
Admissions Associate	Bryan Fleming

School Notes:

More than 100 years of educational excellence distinguishes The Blake School—a pre-kindergarten through grade 12, co-educational, non-sectarian, college-prep independent school, renowned nationally for its students' success as well as the outstanding quality of its faculty, curriculum and facilities.
Blake enrolls over 1,380 bright, inquisitive students from more than 56 Twin Cities-area communities. The school's three-campus configuration offers both a large school experience with a breadth of academic, athletic, artistic and social opportunities, with more intimate campuses where every student is well known.
Blake believes in the value of a liberal-arts education and offers a challenging core curriculum that integrates academics, arts and athletics yet provides options for different academic paths and focus based on a student's special interests and ability. Blake's curriculum is designed to enhance learning, to develop the individual student as a whole, to nurture a multicultural perspective, and to foster community and world involvement. Curricular options and enrichment experiences, offered across all disciplines, include AP work in 14 subjects, College in the Schools classes and independent senior programs. Foreign language instruction includes Spanish (starting as early as pre-kindergarten), French, Mandarin Chinese and Latin. Students have access to innumerable technological learning tools throughout their time at Blake. With small class sizes and excellent student-teacher ratios, Blake is able to provide quality one-on-one attention and support for all students, balancing academic rigor with care and personal attention to ensure success, not stress.
Students' impressive SAT and ACT scores and the school's matriculation list (including such colleges as Northwestern, Yale, Carleton, and Stanford) are objective indicators of the excellence of Blake's program.
Blake's expert teachers bring an average of 18 years of experience to the classroom; many have advanced or specialty degrees in education. They are dedicated to supporting bright students and developing conceptual understanding and creative problem solving.
The Blake School seeks qualified students of many backgrounds and talents. Blake's strong financial aid program (at $3,500,000 one of the largest in the Midwest) provides need-based aid to help make Blake affordable to all.
For more information, call Adaline Shinkle, Director of Admissions, at 952-988-3420, or visit www.blakeschool.org for examples and photographs of our community at work and play.
Profile last updated: 09/30/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (55343)	School Zip (55343)	(MN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	24,475 people	4,915,288 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	44%	25%
Population Average Age	36 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.1 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$44,253	$49,130
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.5 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	36 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	50% / 50%	70% / 30%