| Arlington Senior High School | |
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| , United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1996 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| School district | Saint Paul Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Phoenix |
| Website | www.arlington.spps.org |
Arlington Senior High School was a public high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was located in the city's North End neighborhood, north of Downtown Saint Paul. Arlington opened on September 3, 1996, and was the districts first new high school since Humboldt Senior High School opened twenty years earlier.[1]
By 2010, the school enrolled only 875 students in grades 9–12, despite having operated near its capacity of 2,000 most of the years it was open.[2] The school consistently served a population that was around 95% students of color, 50-60% ELL, and 90-95% students on free/reduced price lunch.[2] The school was closed after the 2010–2011 school year.
Arlington was the only high school in Saint Paul with no attendance boundaries and enrolled students from throughout the city. Beginning in the 2009 school year, the school's main educational focus was "Bio-SMART," a program that emphasizes bioscience and the use of technology in health care. The school offered several Advanced Placement classes as well as several College in the Schools classes, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota.
Following the schools closure, Washington Middle School took over the school grounds and the school is now known as the Washington Technology Magnet School, hosting grades 6-12 and continuing the Bio-SMART program, fulfilling the ultimate goal of Arlington Senior High School.
- ^ Burson, Pat (January 31, 1995), "Arlington Backed For School Name" Saint Paul Pioneer Press
- ^ a b SPPS Data Center(October 1, 2009) "Class Size - Senior High"