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- ↑ "School district reorganization 1980-2020". Minnesota Department of Education . Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Hopkins West Junior High", National Center for Education Statistics, accessed December 21, 2009.
- ↑ "BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002" Archived 2007-03-16 at the Wayback Machine , U.S. Department of Education.
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