Washburn High School

201 W 49th St
Minneapolis, MN 55419
(612) 668-3400 School website
Grades:
9-12
Link to enroll
School hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30AM-3PM
Before school care:
No
After school care:
No
District:
Minneapolis Public Schools

School performance rating

69%

About

Languages spoken by school staff

English, Spanish, Somali, Urdu

Extra programming

Washburn offers all sports teams available in MPS, significant arts opportunities, student leadership opportunities, cultural affinity groups, & many, many other student extracurriculars. If they don’t have a group students are interested in, they can start it!

Extracurriculars Offered:

Cultural Extracurriculars, Debate/Speech Clubs, Environmental/Outdoors Clubs, Foreign Language Clubs, Journalism/Newspaper Club, Music, Sports, Theater, Visual Arts

Uniforms

Students who attend Washburn High School are not required to wear uniforms.

How to enroll

If interested in enrolling, contact Student Placement Services at (612) 668-1840 or sps.department@mpls.k12.mn.us.

Students at this school

Students, by population (1582 total)
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native
    2%
  • Asian
    3%
  • Black or African American
    17%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
    0%
  • Hispanic
    18%
  • Two or more races
    2%
  • White
    58%
  • English Language Learner
    13%
  • From a Low Income Background
    37%
  • Special Education
    10%

Teachers at this school

Teachers, by population (79 total)
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native
    0%
  • Asian
    0%
  • Black or African American
    0%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
    0%
  • Hispanic
    9%
  • Two or more races
    8%
  • White
    84%

Average student to teacher ratio

20:1

Academics

86%

Academic performance rating

86%

Academic programming

Washburn High School follows a college prep program (IB, AP, PSEO, CIS). They offer classes in 4 world languages: Arabic, ASL, French, & Spanish

Academic Programs Offered:

Advanced Placement (AP), Arts Focused Programming, College Prep, College in the Schools (CIS), Credit Recovery, International Baccalaureate (IB), Language Immersion, PSEO, Professional Internships and/or Job Shadowing

Special education programming

Washburn serves students with all disabilities in levels I-III.

English language learner programming

Washburn serves students with all levels of English using both sheltered & collaborative models.

College Continuation

% of students attending and completing 2 years of college
88% 86% 88% 87% 82% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 100% 0%

Graduation

% of students graduating high school in 4 years
90% 87% 91% 92% 2018 2019 2020 2021 100% 0%

Average composite ACT score

22 22 22 23 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 36 0

Climate

43%

Climate performance rating

43%

School values

MPS values: 1) Equity, representation & anti-racism, 2) Physical & emotional safety & wellbeing; 3) Relationships, trust & communication; 4) Shared decision-making & voice; 5) Transparency & accountability; 6) Evidence-based strategies. Learn more at mpls.k12.mn.us/strategic-plan.

Discipline Policy

MPS recognizes that appropriate school behavior is critical to academic success & sustaining a rich & effective learning community. Their Discipline & Student Behavior Policy states that student instruction time lost due to removal from classes due to misbehavior must be minimized. MPS looks to parents & families to partner in the teaching & supporting of appropriate school behavior to maximize the academic success of their students. Read their full Discipline & Student Behavior Policy: https://bit.ly/42ZvEkZ.

Bullying Prevention Policy

The MPS Bullying & Hazing Prohibition Policy exists to maintain a safe & supportive learning environment for students & staff that is free from bullying or hazing. MPS strives to take action to investigate, respond to, remediate, & impose discipline for acts of bullying & hazing which have not been successfully prevented. Read their full Bullying & Hazing Prohibition Policy: https://bit.ly/3Ih2RQW.

Teacher retention

% of teachers who stayed at the school
74% 75% 94% 91% 86% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 100% 0%

Attendance

% of students who regularly attend school (at least 90% of time)
83% 79% 27% 2019 2020 2021 2022 100% 0%

Discipline

Number of expulsions or suspensions per every hundred students
Per 100 Students 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 16 11 1 8

Equity

44%

Equity performance rating

44%

Equity vision

Washburn High School’s vision is to be a school of excellence for students from all backgrounds.

College Continuation

% of students attending and completing 2 years of college, by student group
0% 100% City average 71% Black or African American City average 74% English Language Learner City average 81% From a Low Income Background City average 83% Hispanic City average 94% White City average 82% All students
0% 100% City average 71% Black or African American City average 74% English Language Learner City average 81% From a Low Income Background City average 83% Hispanic City average 94% White City average 82% All students

Graduation

% of students graduating high school in 4 years, by student group
0% 100% City average 83% Asian City average 84% Black or African American City average 71% English Language Learner City average 83% From a Low Income Background City average 76% Hispanic City average 64% Special Education City average 99% White City average 92% All students
0% 100% City average 83% Asian City average 84% Black or African American City average 71% English Language Learner City average 83% From a Low Income Background City average 76% Hispanic City average 64% Special Education City average 99% White City average 92% All students

Teacher retention

Teachers who stayed at the school last year by race/ethnicity
0% 100% City average 86% Hispanic City average 67% Two or more races City average 88% White City average 86% All teachers
0% 100% City average 86% Hispanic City average 67% Two or more races City average 88% White City average 86% All teachers

Teachers of color

16%

Students of color

42%

Attendance

% of students who regularly attend school (at least 90% of the time)
0% 100% City average 15% American Indian or Alaskan Native City average 33% Asian City average 13% Black or African American City average 22% English Language Learner City average 20% From a Low Income Background City average 27% Hispanic City average 32% Two or more races City average 23% Special Education City average 32% White City average 27% All students
0% 100% City average 15% American Indian or Alaskan Native City average 33% Asian City average 13% Black or African American City average 22% English Language Learner City average 20% From a Low Income Background City average 27% Hispanic City average 32% Two or more races City average 23% Special Education City average 32% White City average 27% All students

Discipline

Number of expulsions or suspensions for every hundred students
0% 100% City average 21 American Indian or Alaskan Native City average 2 Asian City average 21 Black or African American City average 4 Hispanic City average 12 Two or more races City average 2 White City average 8 All students
0% 100% City average 21 American Indian or Alaskan Native City average 2 Asian City average 21 Black or African American City average 4 Hispanic City average 12 Two or more races City average 2 White City average 8 All students