Overview

• Mound Westonka High School serves approximately 1014 students in grades 9-12
• Over 80% of MWHS teachers have master's degrees or higher

'Best High School' Recognitions

• Mound Westonka High School is regularly recognized as one of the top high schools in the country by national publications, including the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report
• MWHS is home to the 2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, English teacher Corey Bulman
• MWHS was one of only 26 Minnesota schools included on the Washington Post’s 2017 list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools

Academic Excellence

• Westonka was one of only 11 Minnesota districts named to the College Board’s 2012 AP® District Honor Roll for increasing access to AP Exams as well as the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher (usually the minimum to earn college credit).

21st Century Skills

• Westonka’s Edge21 Technology Plan transforms the method by which curriculum is delivered to students and personalizes the learning experience for students
• Every MWHS student has a Google Chromebook to use at school and at home as the primary way to access curriculum
• The Westonka Tech Interns course teaches students to repair Chromebooks and other technology
• The Project Lead the Way engineering program offers two- and four-year college credit and features an innovative "Fab Lab"

Post-Secondary Readiness

• College counseling and planning
• 13 Advanced Placement courses as well as advanced and honors courses
• College-in-the-Schools (CIS) Spanish
• Post-secondary enrollment options
• 52 AP Scholar Awards in 2020, including one National AP Scholar
• 65% of students taking AP Exams in 2020 scored a 3 or higher (usually the minimum to earn college credit)
• 2020 ACT composite score: 23.4—exceeds the 21.3 State average and 20.8 National average

Building Connections

• Link Crew student leadership program
• Foreign exchange mentorship program
• Westonka Summer Institute—global immersion program for effective leadership in business, science, archeology, public service and education
• Beijing Sister School
• Mandarin Chinese, CIS Spanish and American Sign Language

Generous Community Support

• Over $150,000 in locally-sponsored scholarships awarded to the Class of 2020