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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Tartan Senior High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,687
High
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ST. PAUL-MAPLEWOOD OAKDALE·NCES 272385001177
Tartan Senior High
828 GREENWAY AVE N, OAKDALE, MN 55128 · (651) 702-8600 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,687 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
999 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 422 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 456 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 418 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 391 | 23% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
14.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tartan Senior High
Tartan Senior High's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tartan Senior High this school | 1,687 | 59.2% | 28.4% |
| North Senior High NORTH SAINT PAUL | 1,649 | 63.5% | 26.8% |
| Austin Senior High AUSTIN | 1,485 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
| ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH ROSEVILLE | 2,276 | 45.6% | 36.2% |
| Twin Cities Academy SAINT PAUL | 547 | 62.3% | 18.7% |
| PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL BROOKLYN PARK | 2,061 | 63.4% | 23.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tartan Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #318 of 397 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #356 of 401 | #11 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #257 of 397 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,687 | #42 of 764 | #6 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #318 of 332 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.4% | #2 of 338 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #89 of 444 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #160 of 181 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,687
+8 (+0%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,377
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 28.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,687 | 72.4 | 23.3:1 | 59% (999) |
| 2023-24 | 1,743 | 95.8 | 18.2:1 | 60% (1,049) |
| 2022-23 | 1,683 | 83.8 | 20.1:1 | 57% (951) |
| 2020-21 | 1,679 | 59 | 28.5:1 | 34% (564) |
| 2017-18 | 1,656 | 82.2 | 20.1:1 | 49% (805) |
| 2015-16 | 1,603 | 81 | 19.8:1 | 45% (724) |
| 2010-11 | 1,811 | 81 | 22.4:1 | 32% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 1,663 | 79 | 21.1:1 | 11% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 1,377 | 63 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tartan Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,656 to 1,687); teachers down 12% (82.2 to 72.4).
About Tartan Senior High
Tartan Senior High is the name of a large high school in OAKDALE, Minnesota. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,687 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
Tartan Senior High belongs to North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale, a district of 20 schools and 10,754 students.
White students account for 26% of enrollment at Tartan Senior High, more than any other group. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 17% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 78% of Washington County residents are White. The diversity index for Tartan Senior High is 78%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 72.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 7.0 students per teacher. The school reported 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Washington County is 26%.
Tartan Senior High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Minnesota public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Tartan Senior High, the prediction is 33.2% and the result is 28.4%.
For the population of Washington County, median household income comes to about $115,345, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County counts 103 public schools with about 46,313 students.
About 1.3 miles separate Tartan Senior High from the closest public school, Skyview Community Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Tartan Senior High places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Tartan Senior High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,679 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,687. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 28.5:1 to 23.3:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale
- North Senior HighHigh · 1,649 students
- John Glenn MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Skyview Community MiddleMiddle · 1,029 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 898 students
- Justice Alan Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
- Eagle Point ElementaryElementary · 792 students
Other schools in OAKDALE
- Skyview Community MiddleMiddle · 1,029 students
- Eagle Point ElementaryElementary · 792 students
- Castle ElementaryElementary · 630 students
- NE Metro TartanCombined
Nearby schools
- Skyview Community Middle1.3 mi · 1,029
- Eagle Point Elementary1.4 mi · 792
- Early Childhood Special Education1.4 mi · 373
- Beaver Lake Voluntary Pre-K1.4 mi · 23
- Sejong Academy Lower School1.5 mi · 196
- Sejong Academy Upper School1.5 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Tartan Senior HighHow many students attend Tartan Senior High?
Tartan Senior High enrolls approximately 1,687 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tartan Senior High serve?
Tartan Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Tartan Senior High?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Tartan Senior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tartan Senior High?
At Tartan Senior High, the student body is approximately 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 23% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Tartan Senior High?
Tartan Senior High is overseen by North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.