Tartan Senior High School Explained

Tartan High School
Location:828 Greenway Avenue North
Oakdale, Minnesota
Zipcode:55128
Country:United States
Coordinates:44.9603°N -92.9719°W
District:ISD 622
Principal:Bethany DeCent
Faculty:83.75 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:20.10
Enrollment:1,683 (2022–23)
Type:Public
Grades:9-12
Conference:Metro East
Mascot:Titan
Colors:Black, White and Royal Blue
Established:1971
Homepage:Tartan High School Home

Tartan Senior High School is a public 4-year secondary school in Oakdale, Minnesota, United States. It is a member of Independent School District 622.

Demographics

Since its opening in 1971, Tartan has grown to more than 1,800 students supported by 120-plus teachers, administrators, aides, custodians, administrative assistants and other support staff.[1]

Tartan's racial makeup is 32.2% caucasian, 20.8% Hispanic, 20.2% Asian, 18.5% African American, 7.4% of two or more races, and 0.8% American Indian students. A total of 56.5% of its students are on free or discounted lunch.[2]

Performance

Tartan is ranked 60 for schools in Minnesota, 53 in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, and 3581 nationally. It has a graduation rate of 88%. It has a science proficiency of 46%, a mathematics proficiency of 55%, and a reading proficiency of 58%.[3]

Cancer cluster

The quality of Washington County's drinking water, poisoned by chemicals from 3M, has been blamed for an outbreak of cancer and other diseases at the school.[4] [5]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tartan Senior High . January 31, 2021 . National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. Web site: Tartan Senior High . 2024-04-09 . SchoolDigger . en.
  3. Web site: Tartan Senior High School . 2024-04-08.
  4. Web site: Fellner. Carrie. 2018-06-15. Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210405171900/https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/toxic-secrets-the-town-that-3m-built-where-kids-are-dying-of-cancer-20180613-p4zl83.html. 2021-04-05. 2021-05-19. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
  5. Web site: Shaw. Bob. 2007-05-19. Ailing, and blaming the water. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519200511/https://www.twincities.com/2007/05/19/ailing-and-blaming-the-water/. 2021-05-19. 2021-05-19. Pioneer Press. en-US.