Robbinsdale Area Schools

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Robbinsdale School District 281 is a school district centered in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, in the northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The district includes all of Robbinsdale, Crystal, and New Hope, and parts of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, and Golden Valley. [1]

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Schools

Elementary schools

Magnet schools

Middle schools

(closed in 2009, reopened in 2017)

High schools

Other facilities

Closed Schools

Closed Elementary Schools

(closed in 1977)

(closed in 1981)

(closed in 1978, now home to FAIR School)

(closed in 1981, torn down and replaced by Lee Square a 55+ condominium complex)

(closed in 1995) [2]

(closed in 2005)

(closed in 1980, now home to School of Engineering and Arts)

(closed in 2009, reopened as FAIR School Pilgrim Lane 2017)

(closed in 2009, now home to Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion)

(closed in 1977)

(closed in 1978)

Closed Middle Schools and High Schools

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References

  1. "Minnesota School District Maps: District 281" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  2. Draper, Norman (14 April 2009). "More Robbinsdale school district buildings might be going on the market". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2022-11-17.

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