Minnesota Math and Science Academy

The Math and Science Academy (MSA) is a charter school that serves students in grades 6 through 12. It is located in the City Center neighborhood of Woodbury, Minnesota, United States. MSA is a tuition free public school open to any student in the state of Minnesota.

Math and Science Academy
Address
8430 Woodbury Crossing Woodbury , Washington , Minnesota 55125 United States
Coordinates	44°54′47.3″N 92°56′7.7″W
Information
School type	charter
Founded	1999
Director	John Gawarecki
Grades	6–12
Gender	coeducational
Number of students	~420
Average class size	17
Student to teacher ratio	18:1 (student:teacher)
Language	English
Color(s)	Maroon, Black, Silver
Sports	Cross Country, Track and Field, Basketball, Baseball, Nordic Skiing, Trap Shooting
Mascot	Dragon
Team name	Dragons, Fighting Calculators
Test average	83.6 (Math), 96.4 (Reading)
Newspaper	A Slice of Pi
Yearbook	Mascada
Budget	Publicly funded
Website	www.mnmsa.org

Graduation 2011

Subject areas include mathematics, science, humanities, and foreign language. Students must pass complete programs in science and mathematics including biology, chemistry, physics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. Graduates meet or exceed the Minnesota Graduation Standards in all areas. Students may be moved into a different mathematics course level depending on performance.

Since its founding, MSA has encouraged its juniors and seniors to take advantage of Minnesota's Post Secondary Enrollment Option, in which high school students can take courses at a college or university in Minnesota, tuition paid by the state of Minnesota. This option has been very popular among the upperclassmen. While there are often very few upper level course offerings due to lack of demand, most MSA students will have already earned anywhere from 1 to 4 semesters of college credit upon graduation. More recently, MSA has also begun offering AP Calculus AB and BC, Physics B, Chemistry, and Biology.