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Washington Technology Senior High
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Washington Technology Senior High
Washington Technology Senior High operates as a well-populated four-year high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, operated by Saint Paul Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,063 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 187% larger than the state mean of about 371.
Saint Paul Public Schools runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 33,152 students. Washington Technology Senior High is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Technology Senior High lists that the most-represented group is Asian (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Washington Technology Senior High has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Washington Technology Senior High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Technology Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.3%.
Zooming out to the county, Ramsey County reports that median household income runs about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Washington Technology Senior High is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).
Nearest neighbor: Washington Technology Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington Technology Senior High comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 50%: 2,114 students in 2018 compared to 1,063 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Washington Technology Senior High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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