Nova Classical Academy: 10 Fast Facts

This page gives you 10 Fast Facts about Nova Classical Academy.

1. Nova’s mission: In a nurturing, small-school environment, and through the use of an academically accelerated and enriched curriculum, we offer learners a rigorous, thorough, systematic, challenging, college-preparatory education in the classical tradition.
2. Nova is a public, charter school -- nonsectarian and tuition-free.
3. Nova is a parent-initiated school with a parent-majority board. It began with a small group or parents who felt that public school students should have access to the same quality of education as many private school students.
4. Nova students achieve some of the highest test scores in Minnesota -- in many cases the highest.
5. Nova students wear uniforms.
6. Nova is currently a K-8 school, adding 9th grade in 2009 with plans to expand to K-12.
7. Nova is open to all Minnesotans, just like the state’s other charter schools. We provide no-cost transportation to any St. Paul resident living more than two miles from school.
8. Nova treats all on-time applications equally, without academic admission requirements or geographic preference
9. Nova is committed to small class sizes: 20 students per class in Kindergarten, 22 in Grades 1 and 2, and 24 in Grades 3 and higher.
10. Nova is located in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul

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