Detailed information about an individual school’s achievement record is available through a number of sources.

The “No Child Left Behind” law gives parents a variety of tools and extra support to help them make the best educational decisions for their children.

Through an expanded choice program called "The Choice Is Yours," Minneapolis families who qualify for free and/or reduced-priced lunch qualify for priority placement in certain identified magnet programs in Minneapolis.

FAIR School Crystal and FAIR School Downtown are fine arts-focused schools for students from Minneapolis and surrounding school districts.

In addition to the choices listed on the School Choice Website, the Minneapolis School Board also sponsors three charter schools that operate independently from MPS, but are held to the same rigorous standards.