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Wellstone International High

Q: Is Wellstone International High a good school?

Wellstone International High ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Minnesota high schools.

Q: How many students attend Wellstone International High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended Wellstone International High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wellstone International High?

Students at Wellstone International High are 74% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% Asian, 1% White.

Public Grades 9-12

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 0% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Wellstone International High is a public high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 141 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wellstone International High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Minnesota over the past decade, with rankings between 450-499 out of around 450-500 high schools in the state. The school has reported 0% proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments for all grades and years, significantly underperforming the district and the state. Wellstone International High has also had high dropout rates, ranging from 4.4% to 44.4% in recent years, and low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 6.9% to 84.2%. The school serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 51.77% to 81.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools within the Minneapolis Public School District, such as Harrison Education Center, Stadium View, Merc, Wellstone International High - SWS, Loring-Nicollet High, and FAIR High, Wellstone International High's performance is significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and higher dropout rates. The school's challenges highlight the need for targeted interventions and a broader examination of the district's strategies to address the educational inequities within its system.

166

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,045

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403-8888

(612) 668-5115

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

African American:

17.5%

Asian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (0% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (7% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

450^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

300^th of 446Minneapolis Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	450 of 450	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	476 of 480	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	473 of 476	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	466 of 472	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	490 of 492	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	494 of 494	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	487 of 489	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.2	487 of 489	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	499 of 504	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.4	482 of 483	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	530 of 534	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	526 of 539	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	535 of 545	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	531 of 540	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	443 of 452	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	7.7	102 of 103	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	94 of 94	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	95 of 102	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	85 of 90	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	74 of 85	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	72 of 78	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	2.8	394 of 396	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	400 of 401	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	394 of 395	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	123 of 124	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	144 of 145	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	135 of 136	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	135 of 135	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	129 of 129	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	5.1	385 of 389	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	392 of 393	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	309 of 312	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	369 of 370	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	374 of 374	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	403 of 405	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	396 of 398	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	409 of 411	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	397 of 398	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math0%-45 vs state

Reading0%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Wellstone International High	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	166	20	8.2	51.2%	2 (1.2%)	29 (17.5%)	123 (74.1%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3	450^th of 450 public high schools	0.0%		3.6	476^th of 480 public high schools	0.8%	26				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$23,045
Wellstone International High - SWS	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	39	0		51.3%	0 (0.0%)	13 (33.3%)	24 (61.5%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$10,799
Loring-Nicollet High	Public	9-12	20 South 13th Street	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-3614	57	0	141.0	66.7%	15 (26.3%)	16 (28.1%)	19 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)								(n/a)											$14,708
Loring-Nicollet High Extended	Public	9-12	20 South 13th Street	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 872-3626	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,606
FAIR High	Public	9-12	10 S 10th St	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1060	337	21	15.7	59.6%	122 (36.2%)	113 (33.5%)	45 (13.4%)	11 (3.3%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	53	239^th of 450 public high schools	46.9%		47.8	273^rd of 480 public high schools	43.1%	34				17.4	17.4				56.1	56.1	$15,811
Downtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	511 Groveland Ave	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minnesota Internship Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-1449	87	7	11.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	74 (85.1%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)								(n/a)											$19,159
Metro College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-2555	585	30	19.5	97.8%	3 (0.5%)	571 (97.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70.2	136^th of 450 public high schools	69.8%		38.4	320^th of 480 public high schools	33.3%	184	5.3	22.2	47.1	48.8	35.1	50.0	50.0	25.0	46.0	45.1	$19,659
Metro 2 Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 722-2555	373	2	186.5	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	373 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harrison Education Center	Public	9-12	501 Irving Ave N	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-2680	50	11	4.5	94.0%	6 (12.0%)	34 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)											$85,479
Stadium View	Public	6-12	510 Park Ave	Minneapolis	55415	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 348-7740	43	12	3.5	72.1%	1 (2.3%)	31 (72.1%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)											$49,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Wellstone International High

What is the racial makeup of Wellstone International High?

Students at Wellstone International High are 74% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Wellstone International High in?

Minneapolis Public School District

How many students attend Wellstone International High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended Wellstone International High.

Is Wellstone International High a good school?

Wellstone International High ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Minnesota high schools.

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