Washburn High

Set in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Washburn High is a large secondary school, run under Minneapolis Public School District. It works with 1,521 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Washburn High sits 310% larger than that benchmark.

Minneapolis Public School District comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 29,928 students; Washburn High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washburn High records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 24% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Washburn High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washburn High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 46.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Washburn High is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: Justice Page Middle, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washburn High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Washburn High's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,648 (now 1,521). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 21% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.