I love all that Hope Academy stands for and what they are instilling into our children. I have…read morerecently visited the campus twice. 1 to pick up my niece and I was greeted by the front desk woman outside of the office, who located my niece for me. My second visit was for my nieces music program, which was done very nicely.. My niece speaks often and highly about all she learns, her teachers and her environment. If I had children, I would want them enrolled at Hope Academy as well. Ambiance: Located on Chicago Avenue and 25th. There was no lot adjacent to the school, however there is street parking and a ramp directly across the street. Growing up on the South Side, It is located literally next door to one of the most drug saturated parks in South Minneapolis (Franklin & Chicago), but prior to building the school, they started cleaning the park up. The neighborhood has changed some over the years and has become a different environment for children to play, bus and be educated. The school itself has secured doors and only one entrance in and out for visitors.

Students are amazing. Staff is amazing. Amazing community and families. Tons of ways to get…read moreinvolved.

This is an absolute joke of a school. I attended Edison for 3 years, from 2009-2012. I came from…read morethe northern suburbs (SLP, Anoka, Blaine) and comparatively, this school is absolute crap. About 90% of the teachers were unmotivated and dumbed down the course material so everyone would pass. The coursework was middleschool level, and in 3 years there I can't honestly say I learned anything useful. Intermittently, I took a break from Edison for a semester and attended DelaSalle, a private high school only a few miles away. And I learned 5x more at DelaSalle in just one semester than 3 yrs at Edison. Unfortunately, though, I had to go back and graduate from Edison. At Edison, about 90% of the students are animals and it takes the teachers 20 minutes to settle the animals down before class actually begins. There were only about 20 students in my grade who were very motivated and took the same AP and CiS courses as me, and those classes were a bit better. But all the non AP/CiS/IB classes are complete wastes of time, along with the unmotivated teachers who teach there just to get their student loans forgiven. TLDR: If you care about your child's education, do not send them to Edison.

I think the teachers have a lot of heart and are doing their best, but it appears there are…read moremanagement issues. I don't know if they aren't well organized or just cheap, but they don't put their resources where they would benefit the children the most. My stepson was here for just under a year. I am guessing this is a corporate issue and not specific to this Minnetonka location, because my sister in law has had similar concerns at the Eagan location. Again, the staff is good, but they are overworked and underpaid (and shouldn't be, for the amount this place charges!)

This is a good place for a kid to get an education. The school will be an E-STEM magnet school…read morestarting in the year 2010. There are some rock solid teachers here who care about your children. With the partnership of students, parents, and teachers, they work together to get the student ready for the future.

All my three years going there we went through three principal in general. Mr.Brown is the best gym…read moreteacher. They need to upgrade/update there school food. More staff especially EAs. Stop locking the bathrooms during lunch. Pay the teachers better.