Robbinsdale School District 281 is a school district centered in Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Robbinsdale is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

, in the northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

. The district includes all of the cities of Robbinsdale, Crystal

Crystal, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,698 people, 9,389 households, and 6,102 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,929.3 people per square mile . There were 9,481 housing units at an average density of 1,641.3 per square mile...

, and New Hope

New Hope, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,873 people, 8,665 households, and 5,268 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,098.6 people per square mile . There were 8,746 housing units at an average density of 1,717.4 per square mile...

, along with parts of the following cities:

• The southwestern corner of Brooklyn Center
  Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
  As of the census of 2010, there were 30,104 residents in Brooklyn Center. The racial makeup of the city was 49% White, 26% African American, 1% Native American, 14% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5% from other races, and 4% from two or more races...
  
  
• A small portion of Brooklyn Park
  Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
  According to the 2010 census, there were 75,781 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 52% White, 24% African American, 1% Native American, 15% Asian, 42 residents identifying themselves as Pacific Islander, 4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races...
  
  
• The eastern central third of Plymouth
  Plymouth, Minnesota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 65,894 people, 24,820 households, and 17,647 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,002.0 persons per square mile . There were 25,258 housing units at an average density of 767.4 per square mile...
  
  
• The northern half of Golden Valley
  Golden Valley, Minnesota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 20,281 people, 8,449 households, and 5,508 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,982.3 people per square mile . There were 8,589 housing units at an average density of 839.5 per square mile...
  
  

Elementary Schools

• Forest Elementary, Crystal
• Lakeview Elementary, Robbinsdale
• Meadow Lake Elementary, New Hope
• Neill Elementary, Crystal
• Noble Elementary, Golden Valley
• Northport Elementary, Brooklyn Center
• Pilgrim Lane Elementary, Plymouth (Closed in 2009)
• Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School

located in the former Sunny Hollow Elementary in New Hope

• Sonnesyn Elementary, New Hope
• Sunny Hollow Elementary, New Hope (Closed in 2009)
• Zachary Lane Elementary, Plymouth
• New Hope Elementary, New Hope (closed in 2005)

Middle Schools

• Plymouth Middle School, Plymouth
• Robbinsdale Middle School, Robbinsdale

located at Robbinsdale Area Learning Campus

• Sandburg Middle School, Golden Valley (Closed in 2009)
• Hosterman Middle School, New Hope (closed in 2000)

High Schools

• Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
  Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
  Robbinsdale Armstrong High School is a high school located in Plymouth, Minnesota, a second-tier suburb of Minneapolis...
  
  , Plymouth
• Robbinsdale Cooper High School
  Robbinsdale Cooper High School
  Robbinsdale Cooper High School is a public secondary school located in New Hope, Minnesota, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis...
  
  , New Hope
• Highview Alternative Program, Crystal (located in Cavanagh Early Childhood Center)
• Robbinsdale High School, Robbinsdale (Closed in 1982, now Robbinsdale Area Learning Campus (RALC))

Learning & Service Centers and Other Facilities owned by Robbinsdale Area Schools

• Education Service Center/Bus Garage, New Hope
• Cavanagh Early Childhood Center, Crystal

Highview Alternative Program is also located at Cavanagh.

• New Hope Learning Center, New Hope

Robbinsdale Transition Center (RTC) and RTC Plus are located at New Hope Learning Center.

• Olson School, Golden Valley
• Robbinsdale Area Learning Campus (RALC), Robbinsdale

Robbinsdale Middle School is located at RALC.

• Sandburg Learning Center, Golden Valley
• Winnetka Learning Center, New Hope

The Alternative Study Center (TASC) is located at Winnetka Learning Center.

Athletic events

Plymouth and Hosterman have pools that are used for swimming events and Plymouth has swimming lessons. Although the Armstrong Swim teams practices at Plymouth and Cooper swim teams practice at Sandburg, both teams hold their home meets at Hosterman, where diving blocks can be legally used in all lanes.

The elementary schools have one of the largest chess programs in the state. Every elementary school chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

 club

Chess club

A chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.-Organisation:...

has at least 15 kids, and one, that of Sunny Hollow, has recently reached over 75 kids before they had to start turning down club hopefuls. This program is largely due to the leadership of Daa Mahowald, the co-coach of the majority of elementary chess clubs when the district realized the need for a chess coordinator. She has taken a less active role in specific chess clubs as the coordinator.

External links

Robbinsdale Area Schools - Home Page