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Yes! What a tough question!
There is a situation in which I might have to move a year earlier. My mom might work in bloomington, but I really want to go to a more diverse high school. |
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Richfield is pretty diverse. I don't know what the school is like anymore though, it used to be pretty decent and traditionally well funded but I've heard its filling up with kids kicked out of the Minneapolis system and so its facing challenges because of that. Its post WW II housing (cheap small ramblers and aging apartments) and the current population is a mix of aging vets, middle-class types on their starter home, immigrants who have moved up from Cedar-Riverside, and people from rougher areas escaping the city, sometimes bringing the roughness with them.
I'm not sure on all of this though ... others will confirm or say I'm blowing smoke. |
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Richfield has some pretty bad schools. Haver is right about the demographic makeup, but Richfield (unlike the City) seems to have no idea how to handle that. I would avoid that. Look into Minneapolis South. Prob. your best bet. It is the fine arts magnet high school for the City. Both racial and economic diversity, good programs and teachers. Bloomington Kennedy gets diverse figuring its more suburban location. It is more of the 'average" high school. Roosevelt is more rough. Southwest is one of the best schools around. It is diverse, but kind of de facto segregrated. Washburn is more integrated than Southwest, but lower academically.
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Oh, I see. It sounds pretty rough lol. I'll think about that though, Thanks ![]() |
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Wow, the Minneapolis South sounds very interesting!! Especially that it has its interests in Art, which I love. Unfortunately, I don't know if this is close to bloomington. Is it? |
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Bloomington Kennedy and Richfield are diverse schools...unfortunately they both suck royally. Minnehahapolitan hit the nail on the head (for reasons why as well as her recommendation)...Mpls South is a great alternative if you're searching for a diverse school that has it's head on it's shoulders...Southwest is even better.
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I know, South sounds like a wonderful school. My only question is, is it near Bloomington? If so, would I have to drive on the Interstate to attend school there? |
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Hopefully this works, but here is a map of South's location. You should be able to zoom out and around to find where exactly your Bloomington location would be in relation to South.
Map of 3131 19th Ave S Minneapolis, MN by MapQuest |
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Hopkins is also another option!
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