Pictured, left to right: Melissa Jordan, executive director, of Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD); Kate Watson, Curriculum Integrator Coordinator; Diedre Bloemers, Principal; Erin Heers-McArdle, Anoka-Hennepin School Board Treasurer; Krisanthy Sikkila, NWSISD Communications and Magnet Specialist.
BLAINE – (04/23/2023) – Magnet Schools of America named University Avenue Aerospace, Children’s Engineering and Science Elementary School (ACES) a Top Magnet School of Excellence in the country. The announcement was made Saturday, April 22 at the Magnet Schools of America (MSA) National Conference in Dallas, Texas.
University Avenue ACES is an elementary magnet school with a STEM for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of 26 elementary schools serving approximately 600 students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District. The school is located in Blaine, Minn., and is a part of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD), which is a consortium of seven school districts in the northwest metropolitan area. Nearly 25% of students at UAE are enrolled through a lottery process facilitated by NWSISD.
University ACES has been recognized multiple years by MSA as a Magnet School of Excellence, which is only awarded to a select group of magnet schools in the country.
In February, UAE was one of just 24 schools nationally to earn this recognition, earning the award for the second time in recent years. A total of four schools from the Anoka-Hennepin School District received recognitions from MSA in 2023:
2023 Merit School of Excellence:
Anoka Middle School for the Arts
University Avenue Elementary School – Aerospace, Children’s Engineering and Science.
2023 Merit School of Distinction:
Evergreen Park Elementary – STEM School of Innovation
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
