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Washburn Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 8401 Xerxes Ave S, Bloomington, Hennepin County, 55431

351
Pupils
12.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Washburn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bloomington, Hennepin County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bloomington Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Washburn Elementary enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Male students
160 (46%)
Female students
191 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.4
Student-teacher ratio
12.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% Black or African American, 28% White and 26% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American9928%
White9828%
Hispanic or Latino9026%
Two or more races4413%
Asian195.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

249 of the school's 351 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Washburn Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-30, state senate district 50.

School district: Bloomington Public Schools

Washburn Elementary is one of 24 schools in Bloomington Public Schools, based in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 10,442 students district-wide and employs 594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Washburn Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.

10,442
District students
24
Schools
594
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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