Eden Prairie schools provide a rigorous and enriching curriculum for each student, at every grade and ability level. While the core curriculum focuses on fundamentals, teachers and families help students achieve their highest potential by choosing special programs that fit their talents, interests, and needs.
Beginning with Early Childhood Education and continuing through high school graduation, Eden Prairie students and their teachers are focused on a trajectory for success. Every year our students achieve some of the state’s most impressive numbers in graduation rate, assessments scores, scholarships, and college acceptance. Students leave Eden Prairie schools well prepared for college and life.
Five traditional K-6 schools, and one K-6 Spanish immersion school, give Eden Prairie’s students a solid foundation for their academic careers. Our dedicated and talented teachers at each school are time and again cited by parents as being our school district’s best asset. They work with your children each day to provide challenging curriculum, support where needed, and to instill a love of learning.
The curriculum in each of the elementary schools is the same, and each has the same resources, including special programming, support personnel, media centers and computer labs. Teachers work to incorporate the most current – and always changing –technology in their classroom so that students are constantly exposed to 21st Century learning techniques.
All seventh and eighth graders in the Eden Prairie School District converge under one roof at Central Middle School. Here, our young adolescents are prepared academically and socially for their next big steps to the high school and beyond.
At CMS, each grade level is organized into four “teams,” identified by colors. Each team of students navigates their school year with the same team of teachers, giving everyone an opportunity to know one another and providing more personalized support for students.
More options are available to students at CMS, including a choice to register for enriched or enhanced classes, and a choice between four World Languages. Additionally, there are many co-curricular choices in band, choir, athletics and theater.
Eden Prairie High School offers an extensive and exciting curriculum giving high school students many choices when it comes to fulfilling graduation requirements and exploring their interests.
EPHS follows a block schedule, with an academic calendar of four quarters, divided into two semesters. Students enroll in four courses each quarter. There are distinct advantages to this type of schedule. It allows teachers and students to become more fully immersed in their subject matter with a longer class period. This means, for instance, that science labs are not hindered by time constraints. The block schedule also allows students to “double up" on areas of special interest by taking, for example, two full math courses in one academic year.
Enriched and Advanced courses are offered in many core courses. These cover the same curriculum material but in a more in-depth manner. These are excellent choices for students who are self-starters and highly motivated. Additionally, AP and CIS courses provide opportunities to earn college credits.
A student must successfully complete 54 credits to graduate and complete all courses required of their graduating class. In addition, students are required to pass graduation exams required by the State of Minnesota. Eden Prairie High School expects students to make continuous progress toward graduation. Seniors will be allowed to participate in commencement exercises only if they have completed and passed all graduation requirements, or are fewer than two credits deficient. Students who are deficient in credits may make them up by enrolling for extra classes or attending an approved night school, summer school, or independent study program. It is strongly recommended that the student confer with his/her counselor regarding progress toward graduation.
