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Washburn Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
8401 Xerxes Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone
(952) 681-5500
District
BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HENNEPIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
346
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.1% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Washburn Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
42%
52%
50%
45%
34%
59%
42%
52%
50%
45%
34%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
40%
51%
68%
45%
11%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
38%
50%
63%
57%
12%
43%
38%
50%
63%
57%
12%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
18
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 59 17.1%
Kindergarten 43 12.4%
Grade 1 50 14.5%
Grade 2 45 13.0%
Grade 3 47 13.6%
Grade 4 56 16.2%
Grade 5 46 13.3%
Total 346 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.9% 49.6% 66.9%
Black 33.8% 19.9% 12.5%
Hispanic 28.7% 23.0% 11.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.0% 6.7% 7.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.7% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.8% 39.0% 31.4%
Free lunch eligible 46.0% 30.9% 25.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.8% 8.1% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 89,350 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,367.6 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 37,193 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.4% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.1% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.6% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,479 $110,993,568 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $464 $4,914,688 2.4%
Staff $910 $9,638,720 4.6%
General Administration $456 $4,829,952 2.3%
School Administration $587 $6,217,504 3.0%
Operation $769 $8,145,248 3.9%
Transportation $712 $7,541,504 3.6%
Other $68 $720,256 0.3%
Total Support $3,966 $42,007,872 20.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,137 $54,411,104 26.2%
Total Expenditures $19,582 $207,412,544 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,905 $7,755,960,452 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $418 $363,966,570 2.3%
Staff $651 $567,318,922 3.6%
General Administration $433 $377,476,006 2.4%
School Administration $553 $482,069,568 3.1%
Operation $895 $779,165,160 5.0%
Transportation $802 $698,249,966 4.5%
Other $317 $276,455,586 1.8%
Total Support $4,070 $3,544,679,184 22.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,020 $4,372,647,761 27.9%
Total Expenditures $17,995 $15,673,352,758 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%