| Definition of Terms |
Arlington Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Ramsey County, MN |
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| Total Students |
1916 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
105 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 458 students | | Grade 10 - 555 students | | Grade 11 - 471 students | | Grade 12 - 432 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
4% |
| % Asian |
48% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
10% |
5% |
| % Black |
35% |
10% |
| % White |
6% |
75% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
80% |
20% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
10% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
St. Paul School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
134 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
41,728 students |
766 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$544,746,000 |
$7,976,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$557,123,000 |
$8,268,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,055 |
$10,413 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,351 |
$10,794 |
| District Graduation Rates |
71% |
92% |
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- Arlington Senior High School is a public high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located north of Downtown Saint Paul on Rice Street, west of Interstate 35E in the city's North End neighborhood. The school enrolls 1,825 students in grades 9-12 and has the capacity to enroll 2,000. Arlington opened on September 3, 1996 as the newest high school for the Saint Paul Public School district. The school was the first high school to be built since Humboldt Senior High School in 1976.
- Arlington is the only high school in Saint Paul with no attendance boundaries and enrolls students from throughout the city. The school has the percentage of poverty and ethnic minorities in the district. Starting in the 2009-2009 school year, the school's main educational focus will be a program dubbed "Bio-SMART". The program will emphasize bioscience and the use of technology in health care. The school currently offers several Advanced Placement classes as well as several College in the Schools classes, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota.
- History
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As early as 1991 the school district began to plan for an additional high school. Initial projections were to add 2 new high schools to the then 6 operating by 2000. However a lack of funds allowed the construction of only one high school. The increasing number of children who attend public rather than non-public schools was attributed to part of the need. In 1974, 53% of children born in St. Paul later entered kindergarten in the city public schools. In 1990, 67% of the city's children attended public schools. Overcrowding was so severe that in 1992 a citizen's group recommended moving 9th grade back into junior high buildings. The overcrowding was blamed on a surge in the birthrate in Saint Paul and a sudden influx of students from the suburbs, an unusual occurrence in an inner city school district. Plans for a "high tech" high school were put in place in as early as 1992.
- Construction
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In order to accommodate an estimated 4,000 additional students, existing commercial buildings were sought to convert into high school buildings. After scouring the city, two possible sites were chosen. One near the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and the other near the school's current location. The proposed area was the former site of an auto scrap yard. Officials were worried that the location would be polluted and would require an expensive cleanup. As a result the location was moved to a site approximately west. Of the current acre campus, roughly were from a failed housing project and the other were from homes that were bought and cleared. Some of the soil on the site was unstable and was replaced. Critics considered the location for being too close to Como Park and Johnson high schools and for being located in a residential neighborhood. Original estimates for the project cost $54.3 million and as a result the Saint Paul school district authorized a $20 million bond. Knutson Construction Co. was chosen for the project.
- Naming
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The high school was the first new high school to be built in Saint Paul or Minneapolis since the 1970s. The school district was also not expecting to build another high school for 40 years after. As a result the competition to name the school was fierce. The name Arlington High School was eventually chosen from a list of 85 suggestions. Two names, Arlington and Mechanic Arts, were quickly favored. Mechanic Arts was the initial favorite after alumni of the former school campaigned for the name to be reused after the first Mechanic Arts High School was closed down in 1976 after operating for 86 years. The alumni created a lobbying group and even enlisted the help U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, a 1925 graduate of Mechanic Arts. However, the school board's policy of naming schools after local neighborhoods and street names eventually won out with the name Arlington being chosen in a 5-2 vote. The chosen school colors, blue and white, were the colors of Mechanic Arts.
- Campus
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Before the school was built many of the high schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District were not up to date in technology. Consequently, an emphasis was placed on technology being built into the school and providing the ability to add to the existing facilities in the future. The school has extensive high tech facilities. The entire campus comprises in a residential neighborhood. The outside of the building is composed of tall narrow windows and a curving facade which has led to one architectural critic comparing it to a suburban office park. The "houses" that the freshmen and sophomores are divided into can be seen as wings projecting from the building. The houses were planned to separate the school into manageable sections so that the school does not seem as large to the students.
- Students
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Arlington is the only high school in the Saint Paul School District without an attendance boundary. Students are enrolled from throughout the city. Often the school is used to reassign students who could not be enrolled into other high schools. As of the 2006-2007 school year, Arlington enrolled 1,825 students. The plurality were Asian, at 48%, with Black, 35% and Hispanic, 11% being the other major ethnic groups. 5% of students identified as White. The school has the highest rate of poverty in high schools from the Saint Paul Public School system with 89% of students qualifying for Free and Reduced Price Lunch. Free and Reduced Price Lunch is the measure of poverty for the district. The school has a large percentage of students who have limited English proficiency (58%). 14% of students qualify for special education. The school has an Adequate Yearly Progress graduation rate of 83% while roughly three out of five students who initially enroll graduate within 4 years. 35% of students had grade level reading proficiency and 13% of students had proficiency in mathematics.
- Education
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As the first new high school built in several years, many unorthodox ideas were suggested. After many of the ideas were criticized the school district requested parental input on the direction of the school's curriculum and held meetings around the city to show their plans for the curriculum. School officials wished to create a balance of college prep classes and vocational programs. The school was planned as and is now a citywide magnet school with no attendance boundary. An emphasis on technology was integrated into the plans for the school. As a result of not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress as a part of No Child Left Behind Arlington faced restructuring. However, the school's restructuring is already underway with the biotech program.
- Extracurricular activities
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In 2006, the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network's youth department produced a short video, reporting on Arlington's diminishing financial support for its art program, a video that would win SPNN the 2007 Alliance for Community Media Hometown Video Award for Visual Art-Youth entry. Arlington is one of three schools in Minnesota and one of two in Saint Paul to have a Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit. Arlington's NJROTC unit was named a Distinguished Unit for the fifth consecutive year. Only 20 percent of units earn the Distinguished Unit recognition yearly. The Mural is the school's student published newspaper. Issues are published monthly. A number of partnerships with community organizations are offered. Local colleges such as Saint Paul College, Century College and the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. Internships with local multinational conglomerate 3M are also offered. The school also participates in Upward Bound with the University of Minnesota, Advancement Via Individual Determination Program (AVID) and Admission Possible, a program that helps low-income students attend college. The school has a Multicultural Excellence Program (MEP) that gives guidance to students of color who wish to earn a college degree.
- Athletics
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Arlington is a member of the Minnesota State High School League. The school's athletic teams compete in the Saint Paul City Conference. The first year the school opened the athletic teams only competed in junior varsity competitions. The following year the school competed fully with varsity teams. The school has won two boys Cross Country conference championships in 2001 and 2002. The school has also won three boys track and field conference championships in 1998, 2000 and 2003.
- Arlington offers nine boys' and nine girls' varsity sports. These include football (boys), wrestling (boys), tennis (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), baseball (boys), softball (girls), golf (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), volleyball (girls), badminton (girls), cross country (boys and girls) and track and field (boys and girls). Sports that are not offered at Arlington are played in co-ops with other Saint Paul City Conference members.
- External links
- Arlington High School
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| About This Zip Code (55117) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
39,578 people |
4,666,598 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
30% |
25% |
| Population Average Age |
32 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$40,132
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$49,158 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5 rooms |
5.7 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
50 years old |
43 years old |
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60% / 40% |
71% / 29% |
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