Washburn High School
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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
Teachers at this school
Average student to teacher ratio
Academics
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
Graduation
Average composite ACT score
Climate
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.
Teacher retention
Attendance
Discipline
Equity
44%
Equity vision
Washburn High School’s vision is to be a school of excellence for students from all backgrounds.