Tartan High School | |
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![]() Main entrance of Tartan Senior High School (2015) | |
Location | |
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55128 United States | |
Coordinates | 44°57′37″N 92°58′19″W / 44.96028°N 92.97194°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1971 |
School district | ISD 622 |
Principal | Bethany DeCent |
Faculty | 83.75 (on FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,683 (2022–23) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.10 [1] |
Color(s) | Black, White and Royal Blue |
Athletics conference | Metro East |
Mascot | Titan |
Website | 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.
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]
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]
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]