I love Watershed because I am an individual, not just a face in a crowd;
because I am important, but not favored; and, most of all, because I am
lifted gently forward.

-Rachel W., Watershed student

School Profile
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History
Watershed High School has been a public charter school since 2002. Previously a private Waldorf high school with a successful five-year history, the school continues to draw from its original curriculum and standards.

Mission

Watershed High School seeks to nurture the intellect, stimulate the will, and embrace the creative potential of youth in a balanced environment that engenders reverence, respect, and responsibility for nature and the needs of other human beings.

We realize our mission through encouraging discussion and reflective inquiry in the classroom. Curriculum is designed to help students find an active role in the world through community involvement, and to stimulate the active will through form, discipline, and hands-on experiences.

ACADEMICS

Grades are based on a 4.0 system. The lowest passing grade is a D-.
A - Excellent: 4 points
B - Good: 3 points
C - Average: 2 points
D - Below Average: 1 point
F - Failure: 0 points

-Watershed does not compute class rank for graduating seniors; small class sizes do not allow for a meaningful calculation.

-Average SAT scores for the class of 2006 are
  Reading: 595;  Writing: 567;  and Math: 517.

-The average composite ACT score for the class of 2006 is 20.

Student Body

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Of the approximately 110 students enrolled at Watershed, just over half reside within the city of Minneapolis, and about 30 percent live in the city’s suburbs. Around 10 percent of students come from St. Paul and its surrounding communities.

The Watershed community is about 75 percent white and becoming more diverse each year. Approximately 10 percent are of African-American descent, 7 percent Hispanic, 3 percent American Indian, and 1 percent Asian.

Post Graduation
Students from the graduating class of 2006 have gone on to: College of Visual Arts, St. Paul; Concordia University, Wisconsin; McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Minneapolis Community & Technical College; University of Minnesota; and the University of St. Thomas. Some have elected to take a gap year, to travel, and/or to work.

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