About North
North High School unites learning with a commitment to bettering the world
North High School
1500 James Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-668-1700
Fax: 612-668-1770
northhigh@mpls.k12.mn.us
Grades: 9-12
Principal: Mauri Friestleben
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Established in Minneapolis’s Near North neighborhood in 1888, North Community’s “Polar Pride” runs deep in current students and alumni. North provides a high-quality high school education with Advanced Placement (AP) and College in the Schools (CIS), as well as classes in music, visual arts, radio, and dance. With strong athletic programming, North competes annually in State Football and Basketball championships. North is the future home of the North Career and Technical Education Center, offering real-world skills in engineering, computer science, information technology, robotics, and web and digital communications. The school also houses KBEM, the student-run jazz station that serves as the Twin Cities’s public radio voice for jazz and education.
At a Glance
Small class sizes * Strong relationships * Grade Leveled Teams 9-12 * Partnerships with local artists and theaters * STEM internships * EL program * College level classes through AP, CIS, PSEO * Spanish language instruction * State champion football and basketball * Special Education services with highly specialized emotional/behavioral and developmental/cognitive programming * Site of North CTE Center offering: Engineering, Computer Science-Information Technology, Robotics, and Web and Digital Communications