Top 10 school district

September 28, 2009 -- Mounds View Public Schools ranked among the top 10 districts in the state for the most National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. In total, five Mounds View High School students and two Irondale High School students were named semifinalists. In addition Mounds View High School's Maimuna Lubega and Irondale High School's Keziah Ojika were named National Achievement Scholars.
Irodale students (pictured at left from left to right with the school's principal Scott Gengler): Erik A. Johnson and Michelle M. Victoria

Mounds View students (pictured below from left to right): Kevin Zang, Katherine Zimmerman, Simon Zhang, Christina Hu and Vince Kato
Recognition by the National Merit Scholarship program is one of the highest honors a student can receive for outstanding academic achievement. See below for a list of top Metro schools.

TOP 10 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE METRO FOR NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS
1) Eden Prairie                                       28
2) Wayzata                                            23
3) Minnetonka                                        18
4) Edina                                                17
5) Eagan/Rosemount/Apple Valley           10 
    Minneapolis                                        10
6) Saint Paul                                          9
7) Roseville                                           8
    Anoka Hennepin                                 8
8) Mounds View                                   7
9) Hopkins                                             6
    Lakeville                                            6
10) St. Louis Park                                   5
      Orono                                              5