Hopkins School District 270 is a public school district in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The district is one of the larger districts in the state, and covers all of Hopkins, Minnesota as well as parts of Minnetonka, Golden Valley, Eden Prairie, Edina, Plymouth, Minneapolis, and St. Louis Park. The district is strong athletically, having won numerous state championships. Both boys' and girls' basketball are particularly strong, having won multiple state titles. Hopkins School District offers a K-12 Mandarin Chinese immersion program, which attracts students from within the district and from other school districts.

History In 1980 the Golden Valley School District merged into the Hopkins district. Under Minnesota law it was a consolidation. The Hopkins district transitioned its junior highs to middle schools at the start of the 2023 school years. Sixth graders were moved to the middle schools and ninth grade to high school.

Schools

Early Childhood School (Pre-K) Harley Hopkins Early Childhood Center

Elementary Schools (K–5) Meadowbrook Elementary School Tanglen Elementary School Alice Smith Elementary School Gatewood Elementary School Glen Lake Elementary School Eisenhower Elementary School XinXing Academy- Chinese immersion school (Linked with and sharing the same building as Eisenhower Elementary School.)

Middle schools (6–8) Hopkins North Middle School Hopkins West Middle School: in 2007-08 it educated around 900 students in grades seven to nine."Hopkins West Junior High", National Center for Education Statistics, accessed December 21, 2009. Hopkins West was awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1983-84."BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002" , U.S. Department of Education. It was the first middle school in Minnesota to receive this honor. The National Association of Secondary School Principals, in 2004, included Hopkins West as one of the '100 Highly Effective Middle Level Schools' in the nation."Hopkins West Junior High - About Us", Hopkins Public Schools, accessed December 21, 2009."A National Study of Leadership in Middle Level Schools, Volume II: Leadership for Highly Successful Middle Level Schools", National Association of Secondary School Principals, ASSP. 2004. 174pp. #2100406. The Knowledge Master Open team was the national junior high quiz champions in the Knowledge Master Open for fall 2008."BHS 'bowling team' takes national title" , Brookings Register, May 11, 2009.The KMO Hall of Fame, accessed December 21, 2009. Currently, the principal of the school is Serita Mattei. The school however has had recent tragedies, including student suicides.

High school (9–12) Hopkins High School

References

External links

Hopkins West Middle School