Apply to a Themed Magnet School
If you would like your student to attend a themed magnet and you live outside of the school's zone, learn more about the MNPS school options process and deadlines in the school options section.
Magnet School Funding
Funding for STEAM magnet elementary programs is provided, in part, by a competitive grant from the Department of Education Magnet School Assistance Program (MSAP), which focuses on developing and designing innovative programs that promote diversity, increase choices in public education programs, and strengthen academic achievement.
We have transformed eight elementary schools and one middle, into STEAM magnets to give students the character, knowledge, and skills they need to become thriving, engaged citizens. Our goal is to: Desegregate schools by supporting the elimination, reduction, and prevention of social and academic isolation of minority students; improve academic achievement; provide dynamic and collaborative hands-on learning with real-world application; recruit non-minority parents to choose our schools.
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