Peregrine School vs. Mounds Park Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Peregrine School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Mounds Park Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Minnesota for:
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ACT Score
Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
Overview
At Meryhill Elementary School, we provide a nurturing and respectful learning environment that engages students with an academically challenging curriculum that uses developmentally appropriate and research-based practices.
We model and teach the academic, social, physical and emotional skills that will enable our students to reach their full potential as confident, capable and positive contributors to the 21st century.
Mounds Park Academy is a PreK-12 private college preparatory school in Saint Paul where academic rigor with meaning and purpose prepares students to stir the human spirit, stand for justice, and shake the world.
Grades Offered
K-6
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
n/a
Broad Spectrum
Year Founded
2007
1982
Students Body
Total Students
83 students
571 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
47%
36%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
22
Kindergarten Students
30
29
Grade 1 Students
17
33
Grade 2 Students
13
36
Grade 3 Students
9
30
Grade 4 Students
9
39
Grade 5 Students
-
36
Grade 6 Students
5
37
Grade 7 Students
-
50
Grade 8 Students
-
42
Grade 9 Students
-
50
Grade 10 Students
-
54
Grade 11 Students
-
58
Grade 12 Students
-
55
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
15 teachers
78 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
66%
Average Class Size
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15
Number of AP Classes
n/a
7
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
7:1
Average SAT score
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1303
Average ACT score
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28
Classroom Dress Code
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Casual
(uniforms in Lower School, dress code in Middle and Upper Schools)
(uniforms in Lower School, dress code in Middle and Upper Schools)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Feb. 15 / rolling
Tuition Cost
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$38,700
Tuition Notes
$18,500/year
Tuition for Pre-Kindergarten: $23,200 for 5 days (hot lunch included and before and after school care included)
Tuition for Lower School: $34,175
Tuition for Middle School: $36,575 (includes student laptop)
Tuition for Upper School: $38,700 (includes student laptop
Tuition for International Students: $50,320 + Optional Homestay ($10,200)
% on Financial Aid
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44%
Acceptance Rate
42%
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Admissions Director
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Natalie Waters Seum
Admissions Associate
n/a
Hannah Smith (Lower School)
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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18
Sports
n/a
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
88
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Acting, Anime Club, Applied Drawing, Applied Painting, Art & Design, Art Club, Art Enrichment, Asian Culture Club, Band, BIPOC Affinity Group, Black Student Union, Book Club, Ceramics, Ceramics Club, Chamber Music, Chamber Orchestra, Cheese Club, Chess Club, Chinese Language Club, Choir, Comedy Sketch Writing, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Cooking Club, Cubing Club, Cultural Art Design, Cum Laude Society, Debate Team, Design Club, Drama Club, Dungeons and Dragons Club, Election Club, Environmental Club, Film Club, French Club, Garden Club, Gender Sexuality Action, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, Hackey Sack Club, Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), Improv, Jazz Ensemble, Kidcreate Studios, Lower School Golf, Lower School Karate, Lower School Sports Clinics, Lower School STEM Club, LS/MS Swim Club, Madrigal Singers, Magic The Gathering Club, Math Club, Math Counts, Math League, Math Masters, Middle School Play, Middle School Show, Musical Theater, Orchestra, Outdoor Adventure Club, Panther Club, Peer Leaders, Photography, Ping Pong Club, Pop Culture Club, Prep Tutors, Printmaking, Quiz Bowl, Racial Justice and Equity Club, Robotics Team, Sailing Club, Service Club, Social Change Club, Social Consciousness Club, Spanish Club, Speech Team, Spelling Bee, Spring Musical, Stagecraft, STEM Education Club, Student Ambassadors, Student Council, Student Newspaper, Studio 2D, Underground Orchestra, Winter Show, Writing Lab, Yearbook