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Tartan High School
Tartan High School
	Main entrance of Tartan Senior High School (2015)
Location
	828 Greenway Avenue North; Oakdale, Minnesota; 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
Teaching staff	95.75 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,743 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	18.20
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.

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% White, 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

Bill Young (died 2014), comedian
Patricia Mueller (born 1981), politician and educator
Kaycyy (Born 1997), Singer & Songwriter
Tou Xiong (born 1989 or 1990), politician^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tartan Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ "Tartan Senior High". SchoolDigger. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "Tartan Senior High School". Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Fellner, Carrie (June 15, 2018). "Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ Shaw, Bob (May 19, 2007). "Ailing, and blaming the water". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ Winter, Deena (January 23, 2023). "Lawmakers rush to introduce bills cracking down on 3M chemicals so cancer victim can testify • Minnesota Reformer". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved September 13, 2024.