Name of School:
Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Address:
2501 Highway 100 South
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone: 952-915-4345
Fax: 952-920-8889
Website: BSMschool.org/admissions
Admissions Contact:
Kate Leahy
Director of Admissions
P - 952-915-4345
F - 952-920-8889
Admissions@BSMschool.org
October 11
Open House, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
November 13
Open House, 6-8:30 p.m.
January 14
Open House, 6-8:30 p.m.
February 15
Open House, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
March 21
Open House, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
April 18
Open House, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
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Spend a day on campus as part of our Red Knight community. Go online, BSMschool.org/shadow-visits, to sign up. You’re welcome to attend an event.
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Uncommon spirit, unlimited possibility: Challenged and faith-guided by BSM, you’ll be engaged and inspired to fulfill you potential in mind, body, and spirit to be a global leader.
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The classroom as a launch pad for curiosity: This is the beginning of a lifetime of learning. Your path may take you from college to anywhere. The sky’s the limit.
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Learning that opens minds and doors: We challenge your intellect and prepare you for college and a career. We offer many AP classes, laptops for every student, and international travel.
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Deepen your interests, develop your talents: Join a club or musical group. Try out for a sports team. Get involved with the student newspaper. We have award-winning programs.
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Faith that’s lived, not just taught in class: We’re committed to meaningful service, justice, and being agents of social change. It’s who we are. You’ll grow in faith at BSM.
Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, located on a 29-acre campus in St. Louis Park, just west of downtown Minneapolis, is a dynamic Catholic learning community which partners with parents/guardians to develop the student’s highest potential in mind, body, and spirit. We offer a challenging college preparatory curriculum and a uniquely caring experience that includes faith formation, academic rigor, social responsibility, and extensive extracurricular activities. We educate leaders for a global society. All students in the junior and senior high schools participate in the 1:1 laptop program. The average class size in the senior high is 21.2. The student-faculty ratio is 11.7:1.
Grades Served: 7-8 in Junior High, 9-12 in Senior High
Single-Sex or Co-ed: co-ed
Setting (Urban/Suburban): first tier suburban Minneapolis
Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Student-Faculty Ratio: 11.7:1
Average Class Size: 21.2 in Senior High
Accrediting Body: AdvancEd
Special Programs/Features: 17 AP courses, Honors English and math, Accelerated chemistry and physics, Advanced Competitive Science (ACS)-engineering, 60 extra curricular programs
Summer Programs: Summer Camps include athletics, activities, music, Christian service program
Application Deadline: Grades 7 and 9-January 15, transfers anytime
Required Testing: Grades 7 and 9-January 19, placement test
Tuition: 2012-2013-Senior High $12,600, Junior High $10,865
Financial Aid Program: Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS)
% of Student Body on Financial Aid: 18