~ Ramsey School - where arts inspire achievement ~

Built in 1931, Ramsey School, Performing Arts Magnet is named after Minnesota's first territorial governor and second state governor, Alexander Ramsey. Our school has gone through several transitions over the years, and now serves as one of two fine arts magnets for the Minneapolis school system. We are home for about 1,000 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. We offer learning in and through the fine arts to all of our students. Those arts areas include theatre, dance, strings, band, choirs, and visual and graphic arts.

We strive to support and expand student learning through an arts integrated process in reading, math, writing, speaking and listening. By offering multiple and varied pathways to learning achievement, we know we can respond to the individual learning needs of our students. Our teachers regularly participate in professional development training which focuses on the instructional support required to guide student growth.

It is the primary mission of Ramsey School, Performing Arts Magnet to encourage all of our students to become responsible, successful learners, in and through the arts. We seek to be a school of excellence, with high quality staff, effective instruction and successful, responsible students.

**UPDATE**     The Folwell School building will reopen and the arts magnet program at Ramsey School will relocate to the Folwell building for the 2012-2013 school year.  See below for more information.