2021-2022 School Profile

201 West 49th Street • , 55419 | (612) 668-3400 | washburn.mpls.k12.mn.us

CEEB/ACT CODE # 241695 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

Built in 1925, Washburn is one of seven comprehensive urban public high schools in the Minneapolis MISSION: School District. The district serves over 35,000 students of which approximately 1650 of them are Through intercultural Washburn students. Washburn High School educates students in grades 9-12 and is located in the understanding and respect, Tangletown neighborhood of southwest Minneapolis amidst the city’s renowned parks and lakes Washburn High School’s mission system. The community of Washburn students, families, and staff is proud of its ethnic, racial, is to ensure students’ academic linguistic, and religious diversity as it draws from attendance boundaries that span across these and social growth in an multiple strata. Washburn is fully accredited by the State of Minnesota and the North Central environment that fosters active Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. student involvement while nurturing compassionate life- CURRICULUM long learners and global citizens. Washburn High School provides a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme was authorized in 2012 and the program has seen PRINCIPAL exponential growth since its inception. Along with college-level coursework, students are engaged in Dr. Emily Lilja Palmer independent research and creative, physical and community service activities all of which can lead to the awarding of the internationally recognized IB Diploma. Only the most dedicated and ambitious ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS Arslan Aziz students attempt to earn the diploma, but many students take IB coursework for enrichment. Michelle Terpening Additionally, Washburn offers Advanced Placement (AP) coursework. Seniors can also take a dual Mark Stauduhar high-school/college credit course offered on campus through community college partners. Finally, Washburn offers a series of 6 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering courses that integrate COUNSELING CLERK national academic and technical learning standards and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Diane Clemens Mathematics (STEM) principles. [email protected] P: 612-668-3502 Advanced Course Offerings (Available to Class of 2022) F: 612-668-3423 English Mathematics Social Studies COUNSELORS AP English Literature (10) AP Statistics (10,11,12) AP Human Geography (9) Alaina Abraham (A-Fl) IB HL Lang. and Lit. (11,12) AP Calculus (11,12) AP US History (10) [email protected] SL Lit. And Perf (11,12) IB SL Math (11,12) IB SL/HL History (11/12) Herb Crowell (Fo-La) IB HL Math (11,12) IB Theory of Knowledge (11,12) [email protected] MCTC Algebra and Stats (12) IB SL Global Politics (11,12)

John Pemberton (Le-Ra) [email protected] Science World Language Fine Arts IB SL/HL Biology (11,12) IB SL/HL Spanish IB SL/HL Visual Art (11,12) Natalee D’Amore (Re-Z) IB SL/HL Physics (11,12) IB SL/HL French natalee.d’[email protected] IB SL Chemistry (11,12) IB SL IB SL Environmental Systems (12) AP Physics (11,12) AP Chemistry (11,12)

CAREER & COLLEGE Post-Secondary Enrollment Options: Minnesota offers a dual-credit post-secondary enrollment CENTER/COLLEGE program (PSEO) which allows qualified students to take courses at local colleges and universities. REP CONTACT Each program has its own unique set of qualifications and applications to allow students to access 612-668-3442 these opportunities. 612-668-3546 UMTYUMP: Highly accelerated mathematics students can apply for the Talented Youth Mathematics Program beginning in 7th grade and take most or all of their high school math coursework at the University. Credits are applied to the high school transcript.

Impact of Covid-19 on Washburn instruction and grading practices: Due to Covid 19, all grading for 4th quarter 2020 was on a Credit/No Credit basis only. This quarter along with Quarters 1-3 in 2020-2021 was conducted through distance learning only. Quarter 4 was conducted using an optional hybrid model.

STUDENT ENROLLMENT GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS as of September 1, 2021 Classes meet daily for six 55-minute periods. Students must earn a minimum of 21.5 credits and Total students: 1682 successfully complete the following core requirements to earn a Washburn diploma: Seniors 404 English 4 History/Social Science 3.5 Electives 5 Juniors 424 Mathematics 3 Physical Education .5 Fine Arts 1 Sophomores 460 Science 3 Health Education .5 Freshmen 394 GRADING SCALE Special Education 9.8 % 504 Plans 9.6 % ELL 10.1% A 4.00 B- 2.67 D+ 1.33 CR Pass in Pass/Fail Course Highest unweighted GPA in Class of 2022: 4.00 (9) FRL/Reduced Lunch 31.3% A- 3.67 C+ 2.33 D 1.00 NC Fail in a Pass/Fail Course Updated: 9/1/2021 B+ 3.33 C 2.00 F 0.00 White 60.8% B 3.00 C- 1.67 Black/African American 21.3% Unless dictated by an IEP or extenuating circumstances, all courses are taken for a letter grade Hispanic 12.1% (except “Teacher Aide”). Students may opt to take one elective class on a CR/NC basis once per Asian 4.3% quarter. GPA’s are re-calculated on a quarterly basis. Washburn does not rank students. Minneapolis Native American 1.5% Public Schools does not allow for weighted grades however, the rigor of an individual student’s curriculum is ranked on the five-point Common Application scale embedded into the Common Application Student Report by utilizing a rating system developed by Washburn’s Academic Languages spoken at home: 25 Committee. All courses taken at Washburn are designated on the transcript under “SCHL” as “IJ”

• Courses taken through Minnesota’s PSEO program are applied to a Washburn are translated “as is” CURRICULUM SNAPSHOT (un-weighted) from the University’s or College’s transcript. AVID • Transfer student grades are applied to a Washburn transcript with fidelity from the sending domestic institution. Career and Technical Education • Transcripts from international schools are typically interpreted according to scale provided by school Project Lead The Way • All grades earned in summer school or in our credit recovery program are valued the same as those earned during the school year. English • High School courses completed during middle school (e.g., Intermediate Algebra and Geometry) may English Language Learners be listed on transcripts and are applied toward graduation requirements. Grades earned are Fine Arts averaged into a student’s cumulative GPA.

Music, Theater, Visual Arts CLASS OF 2020 DECILE RANK DISTRIBUTION Mathematics Decile GPA Distribution Decile GPA Distribution Physical Education and Health 1 3.967 - 4.000 6 3.236 - 3.463 Science 2 3.897 - 3.966 7 2.874 - 3.235 3 3.805 - 3.896 8 2.471 - 2.873 Special Education 4 3.662 - 3.804 9 2.025 - 2.470 Collaborative Resource Instruction 5 3.464 - 3.661 10 0.000 - 2.024

Special Program for Students with Socio-emotional and Behavior ADVANCED ACADMIC INFORMATION Needs (SPAN) AP Exams % Scoring 3+ IB Exams IB Diploma Recipients PSEO Students Autism Program (ASD)

World Language 2016 466 68.0 456 9 81 2017 495 60.3 623 8 85 American Sign Language, Arabic, French, Spanish 2018 578 57.1 647 21 108 2019 642 59.5 468 11 81 COLLEGE ACCESS AND 2021 685* 43.2 429 10 95 ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS *76% of these students were 9th and 10th graders Project Success

ACT TEST SCORES

% Testing WHS Mean (All) WHS Mean (4 year bound) Class of 2015 93.2 22.58 24.49 (57.5%) Class of 2016 94.7 22.20 24.08 (52.8%) $-Class Year ofColle 2017 94.0 22.51 24.87 (51%) FORClass MORE of 2018 FOR 97.7 23.25 27.00 (50.6%) Class of 2019 92.5 23.09 26.16 (58.9%) FORMMORE INFORMATION Class of 2021 60.0 24.06 25.78 (63.8%) ABOUT WASHBURN, VISIT: www.mpls.k12.mn.us

POST SECONDARY PLANS (2021) 4-Year College: 64% 2-Year College: 17% Working 17% Other: 2% CLASS of 2021 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMITTED SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENT *At least one student enrolled

Academy of Art University Loyola University Maryland The University of Tampa AMDA College of the Performing Arts Loyola University New Orleans* The University of Texas* American University Luther College* Tufts University* Appalachian State University Macalester College* University at Buffalo Arizona State University-Tempe* Manhattan College University of Aberdeen* Augsburg University* Marquette University* University of Amsterdam* Augustana University* Massachusetts College of Pharmacy University of British Columbia Bard College Mayville State University University of Calgary Barnard College McGill University* University of California-Irvine Baylor University* Metropolitan State University University of California-Los Angeles* Beloit College Michigan State University* University of California-San Diego* Bennington College Michigan Technological University* University of California-Santa Barbara* Bethel University* Middlebury College University of California-Santa Cruz Boston Conservatory at Berklee* Midland University University of Chicago* Boston University Minneapolis College of Art and Design University of Cincinnati* Bradley University Minnesota State University Moorhead University of Colorado Boulder* Brock University Minnesota State University-Mankato* University of Colorado (Denver) Bryn Mawr College* Missouri State University University of Connecticut Carleton College Montana State University* University of Denver* Carnegie Mellon University* Mount Holyoke College University of Evansville* Carolina University* Muhlenberg College University of Idaho Case Western Reserve University New York Film Academy University of Illinois at Chicago Chapman University* North Carolina State University University of Illinois Clarkson University North Central College* University of Iowa* Colby College University of Kansas* College of Charleston North Dakota State University* University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Saint Benedict Northeastern University* University of Maine College of the Atlantic* Northern Illinois University University of Manitoba College of the Holy Cross Northern Michigan University* University of Massachusetts-Amherst Colorado College Northland College University of Massachusetts-Boston Colorado School of Mines Northwestern University* University of Miami Colorado State University Oberlin College University of Michigan* Columbia College Chicago* Occidental College University of Minnesota-Crookston Concordia College at Moorhead Ohio State University University of Minnesota-Duluth* Concordia University - Montreal Ohio Wesleyan University University of Minnesota-Morris Concordia University-Saint Paul Oklahoma City University University of Minnesota-Rochester Concordia University-Wisconsin Oklahoma State University University of Minnesota-Twin Cities* Cornell College Oregon State University University of New Hampshire Creighton University Pace University, New York City University of New Mexico Crown College Pennsylvania State University University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dartmouth College* Point Park University University of North Dakota Denison University* Portland State University University of Oregon* DePaul University* Purdue University University of Pennsylvania* DePauw University Quincy University University of Portland Drake University* Reed College University of Puget Sound* Earlham College Rhodes College University of San Diego Eckerd College* Rochester Institute of Technology University of San Francisco* Elon University Roosevelt University University of Sioux Falls Emerson College Rutgers University University of South Carolina* Emory University Saint Cloud State University University of South Dakota Endicott College Saint Johns University* University of Southern California* Fordham University* Saint Louis University University of St. Thomas* Franklin College Saint Louis University University of the Pacific George Washington University Saint Mary's College of California University of Toronto Gonzaga University Saint Mary's University of Minnesota University of Utah* Goucher College* San Diego State University* University of Vermont* Grand View University Santa Clara University University of Victoria* Grinnell College* Sarah Lawrence College University of Virginia Gustavus Adolphus College* Savannah College of Art and Design* University of Washington Hamline University* School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Waterloo Harvey Mudd College* Seattle Pacific University University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire* Haverford College Seattle University* University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Hawaii Pacific University* Seton Hall University University of Wisconsin-Madison* Illinois Institute of Technology Smith College University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee* Indiana University South Dakota State University* University of Wisconsin-River Falls* Indiana University-Purdue University Southern University* University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point* Iona College Southwest Minnesota State University University of Wisconsin-Stout* Iowa State University* St Catherine University* Vassar College Ithaca College St Olaf College* Villanova University Jacksonville University St. John's University - Manhattan Wartburg College Jacobs University Bremen St. Lawrence University* Washington State University Kalamazoo College* Stevens Institute of Technology Washington University in St Louis Kansas State University Suffolk University Wayne State University Kenyon College Syracuse University Webster University Knox College Temple University Wesleyan University* Lake Forest College Texas A & M University Western Michigan University* Lawrence University The College of Saint Scholastica* Western University* Lehigh University The College of Wooster Western Washington University* Lewis & Clark College* The Evergreen State College Whitman College* Louisiana State University The University of Alabama Whittier College Loyola Marymount University* The University of Arizona Willamette University Loyola University Chicago* The University of Montana Winona State University