Eden Prairie High School (EPHS) is a four-year public high school in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States established in 1923. It was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1996 by the United States Department of Education. Eden Prairie High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Minnesota Department of Education.

History In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Eden Prairie was served by four one-room schoolhouses: Anderson, Gould, Jarrett, and Wolf. As the city grew, the student population was regathered into the Eden Prairie Consolidated School. Eventually, Eden Prairie High School was officially established in 1923.

The present high school building opened in 1981 and was significantly added to in 1990, 1994 and 1997. Today, the building is divided into four wings on three floors. The North Wing is home to the auditorium, the Performing Arts Center, two gyms, machine shops, EagleVision television studios, and classrooms. The South Wing contains the Old Commons lunch room, classrooms, science labs, a photography lab, and Special Services facilities. In the East Wing are the New Commons lunch room and classrooms while the West Wing houses labs and additional classrooms. Each department has a resource center near the classrooms.

Demographics As of 2025, Eden Prairie High School has 2,844 students. 47.1% of students were White, 18.6% were African American, 15.6% were Asian, 11.5% were Hispanic, and 6.9% were two or more races. The school has a 94% graduation rate.

Academics The high school offers over 425 courses, many of which are electives. Language courses include Spanish, French, Sign Language, German and Chinese. Class size ranges from 29 to 34 students.

Student activities

Student activities include fine arts; academic teams such as Quiz Bowl, Knowledge Bowl, and Future Problem Solvers; Team 2502, a robotics team; a variety of clubs, including the Eyrie newspaper and eagLIT literary magazine; and both varsity and intramural sports. Eden Prairie boasts a wide variety of extracurricular activities including Band, Ceramics Sculpture, Chess Team, Chorus, Computer Arts, Dance, Drawing Painting, Orchestra, Math Team, Photography, Theater Drama, Bible Study, and Video Film Production.

Athletics

Eden Prairie High School is a member of the Lake Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. In 2006, the football team was ranked by MaxPreps as the No. 11 team in the nation following a win in the 2006 State Championship.High School Football Rankings 06-07 - MaxPreps In 2007, Sports Illustrated named Eden Prairie the top high school athletic program in Minnesota.SI.com The top high schools in each of the 50 states and D.C. The high school was also recognized by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top Ten Athletic Programs in 2008–09.SI.com 2008–2009 top 10 high school athletic programs in the U.S. In the 2001–02 school year, Eden Prairie's athletic budget was $1,460,433, the highest per capita of any high school in Minnesota. Eden Prairie is the only high school in Minnesota to send a team (pom squad) to the UDA National Dance Team Championship, where they have claimed seven national titles (1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011)..

State championships Season Sport Number of championships YearFall Soccer, boys' 2 2002, 2011 Soccer, girls' 2 2005, 2010 Cross country running, boys' 1 2009 Cross country running, girls' 3 1980, 2008, 2010 Football 11 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Volleyball, girls' 1 2011 Swimming and diving, girls' 4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999Winter Alpine skiing, boys' 1 2005 Nordic skiing, boys' 3 1983, 1984, 2013 Hockey, boys' 3 2009, 2011, 2021 Hockey, girls' 32006, 2008, 2016 Competitive cheerleading team 4 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Dance team, girls' 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003 Gymnastics, girls' 5 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005 Swimming and diving, boys' 7 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2023Drumline7 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Quiz Bowl league 6 1994, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014Spring Baseball 3 2004, 2010, 2017 Softball 1 2002 Badminton 1 2001 NAQT Quiz Bowl State 5 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 Mock trial 1 (not varsity) 1996 Golf, boys' 2 1999, 2013 Tennis, boys' 1 2010 Track, boys' 2 2008, 2010 Lacrosse, boys' 4 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014 Lacrosse, girls' 7 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017Volleyball, boys'12025Total 95 The 1999 state championship resulted in a tie between Eden Prairie High School and Edina High School. The Minnesota State High School League's first lacrosse tournaments for boys and girls were held in 2007. Prior to that year lacrosse was a U.S. Lacrosse Association certified club sport.

Notable alumni Adam Bartley, actor David Baszucki, Roblox co-founder Jackson Blake, ice hockey player Rachel Bootsma, Olympic gold medalist swimmer Carter Bykowski, professional football player Blake Cashman, professional football player Ryan Connelly, professional football player Carter Coughlin, professional football player Cole De Vries, professional baseball player Jay Foreman, professional football player Daerek Hart, Professional esports player Jermaine Johnson II, professional football player Nick Leddy, professional ice hockey player Ken Martin, politician Casey Mittelstadt, professional ice hockey player Lúcia Moniz, Portuguese actress and singer who represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996; attended Eden Prairie High School as a foreign exchange student Susan Rapp, Olympic swimmer Robert Rudolph Remus, retired professional wrestler known as Sgt. Slaughter Benny Sapp III, professional football player Nick Seeler, professional ice hockey player Neil Wagner, professional baseball player Antoine Winfield Jr., professional football player Ryan Wittman, basketball player Ethan Wragge, basketball player

References

External links

EPHS Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) EPHS Boosters Association Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools - alumni association