The school houses four hundred juniors and seniors in a facility built on the site of the Minnesota Zoological Gardens. It is a full day school offering a complete program of curricular opportunities. Attending students come from the district's four large comprehensive high schools.
Several elements are key to the schools success.
Students explore areas of common and application and also are encouraged to explore areas of great interest to themselves individually. Because much of the school's life occurs within the larger community, student performances are assessed within that community, often by external audiences including business people, scientists and politicians. To view another New American High Schools virtual tour, just click on your community of interest.