Pursuing Academics and Character Together.

PACT Distinctives

Character Development
A character-based education that holds our community accountable by exemplifying exceptional moral virtue in every aspect of school life. Character is essential for personal growth, which leads to academic excellence. 

Academic Excellence
Pursuing academic excellence through student-focused instructional planning to develop the mind and a life-long love of learning to make exceptional contributions to the world.

Family Focus
Character development and education are a shared responsibility of families and teachers in our welcoming environment that embraces family life. Teachers and families are mentors, motivators, and inspirations to students.

Community Engagement
Active participation by parents and teachers offers shared responsibility for student success. We build relational trust to create partnership opportunities between families and the school community, including collaboration with local leaders.

• Tuition-free
• 1,087 students enrolled in grades K-12
• Small class sizes with a 16:1 student-teacher ratio
• Elementary school hours are 8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
• Secondary school hours are 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Character-focused and monthly character awards
• Student support services
• Hot lunch program
• 1:1 Chromebooks (grades 6-12)
• Educational field trips
• Maximized learning allows for fewer school days than other districts
• Free transportation is provided within the Anoka-Hennepin school district boundaries using park-and-ride stops
• Open enrollment occurs between September 1 - January 15; an enrollment lottery occurs on February 15 (for the 2024-2025 school year, open enrollment ends November 1, 2023, and the lottery will be held on November 6, 2023)