Mendota Elementary School

Friendly Hills Middle offers a wide range of educational programs and extracurricular activities to students. It has an enrollment of more than 600 students in grades five through eight. The school provides various academic programs that include subjects, such as English, mathematics, science, social studies, and health and physical education. It also offers special education classes in fine, visual and performing arts, music, drama and computers applications. The school offers others specialized services that include health care, food, academic instructions and reading assessments. Its administrative division provides a wide range of services that include students monitoring and providing other services, including transportation and parking areas. The school is located in Mendota Heights, Minn., and is affiliated with the Independent School District 197.

Somerset Elementary School enrolls more than 250 students in kindergarten through grade four. It operates several academic departments, such as language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. The school additionally offers enrichment programs in art, music, Spanish and physical education. Somerset Elementary School offers an accelerated reader program that encourages students to read books and take comprehension tests. It has a portable laboratory that features over 30 laptops. In addition, the school has a library that organizes book fairs and provides various fun and educational materials. Somerset Elementary School is located in Mendota Heights, Minn., and is a part of Independent School District 197.

Highland Park Junior High School offers academic classes to students in grades seven and eight. It has an enrollment of more than 800 students and provides educational programs in a variety of subjects, such as art, computer, health, math, music, physical and special education, science, English and foreign languages. The school provides specialized courses in world languages, including American sign language, Chinese, French and Spanish. In addition, it offers classes in cooking, sewing, parenting and consumerism. The school s amenities include cafeteria, library, media center, auditorium, gymnasium, and computer and art labs. It also organizes various after-school activities, such as soccer, volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, baseball and badminton coaching. The school maintains a parent-teacher organization and student council. Highland Park Junior High School is affiliated with Saint Paul Public Schools and is located in St. Paul, Minn.