Chelsea Heights Elementary
1557 Huron St St Paul, MN 55108 |  |  |  | | Grades: | preK-6 | | Principal: | Charles Wollmering | | Hours: | 8:35 a.m. - 3:05 p.m. | | Phone: | (651) 293-8790 | | Fax: | 651-293-8793 | | Web Site: | http://chelsea.spps.org | | |  |  |  | Open House Tues., Sept. 16, 2008 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Kindergarten Orientation Tues., April 22, 2008 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. |
Chelsea Heights Elementary School, nestled in the northwest corner of the city, believes all children can learn and achieve success. The school's curriculum incorporates experiences that build students' skills in critical thinking, problem solving, questioning strategies, reasoning, creative expression and imagination.
School staff, parents and families help prepare students for the challenge of becoming competent individuals and contributing members of society with a strong basic education. The focus is reading, writing and math. Special Features:
- The school is organized in three levels: All day Kindergarten, Primary with grades 1,2,and 3, and Intermediate with grades 4, 5, and 6.
- The school has an active business partnership with Short, Elliot and Hendrickson, an architectural firm. They provide classes for Chelsea Heights students and printing for school articles.
- Several music, educational and multicultural events are sponsored each year to include all families.
- A strong PTO and Site Council are present to give parent input to the school.
- The facility is shared with Northwest Como Park & Recreation, with a common Peace Garden between the facilities.
- Student activities include band, orchestra, community projects, field trips, ALC after-school classes and many Community Education classes.
- The school has specialists in Science, Physical Education, Music, ELL,
Band, Orchestra, Gifted/Talented Education, and Special Education.
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| Quick Facts |  | | Enrollment | 413 |  |  | | Percentage of Students who identify themselves as American Indian | 02% | | Percentage of Students who identify themselves as Asian American | 11% | | Percentage of Students who identify themselves as African American | 20% | | Percentage of Students who identify themselves as Hispanic American | 11% | | Percentage of Students who identify themselves as Caucasian American | 56% | | Percentage of Students in English Language Learning | 17% | | Percentage of Students in Special Education | 11% | | Percentage of Students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch | 46% |  |  | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 3 reading test | 69% | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 3 math test | 76% |  | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 4 reading test | 70% | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 4 math test | 70% |  | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 5 reading test | 71% | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 5 math test | 71% |  | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 6 reading test | 68% | | Percentage of Students Proficient in the 2007 MCA II for Grade 6 math test | 55% |
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Kindergarten Options: All-day Kindergarten After School Offerings: ALC/Community After School Program Academic Offerings: Bilingual StaffGifted and TalentedWorld Language Classes School Features: Peace Site School Other Programs/Specialists: Gifted & Talented SpecialistMedia/Librarian SpecialistMusic SpecialistPhysical Education SpecialistScience SpecialistTechnology SpecialistCompetitive Academic Teams
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