** Red Wing School District #256** is a pre-K through grade 12 district located in Red Wing, Minnesota (population 16,000). Red Wing is located in the Mississippi River Valley, fifty miles southeast of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.

History

Early days (1835–1915)

The early history included the following school buildings: South End School, 1854–1891 and 1893–1937, replaced by Hancock School Central Building, 1865–1917, replaced by Central High School West End School, 1869–1917, replaced by Jefferson School East End School, 1869–1937, replaced by Colvill School

Expansion and annexation (1916–1968)

Vocational Campus and Twin Bluff Middle School (1969–1991)

Red Wing High School and continued growth (1992–present)

Buildings, facilities and district programs

Approximately 2,500 students K-12 are educated with over 450 staff members; 200 are full or part-time teachers. Approximately 90% of the district graduates continue their education beyond high school.

Colvill Family Center

Colvill Family Center is a partnership between the school district and other county agencies. Services are offered in one location for preschool children and their families.

Sunnyside Elementary (grades K-1)

Kindergarten through 1st grade students attend classes at Sunnyside Elementary, the primary grade level center. Kindergarten is offered all day, every day.

Burnside Elementary (grades 2-4)

Burnside Elementary serves children grades two through four.

Twin Bluff Middle School (grades 5-7)

Twin Bluff Middle School uses an "instructional team" approach, dividing the student body into smaller groups to help students more easily make the transition from elementary to middle school settings. Several co-curricular activities are offered: Mathcounts, speech, yearbook and the school musical, as well as a variety of sports programs.

Red Wing High School (grades 8-12)

Red Wing High School is a comprehensive, liberal arts, public high school located on the edge of town in the Mississippi River Valley, fifty miles southeast of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The school serves as the high school for Red Wing, Minnesota and surrounding communities. As of the 2010-11 academic year, the school had an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students and 55 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of roughly 20:1. Approximately 90% of the district graduates continue their education beyond high school. Red Wing High School is well known for its hockey team, as well as its accomplished band and chorus programs, active student council - including council regional and state-elected representatives - and the school's award-winning, nationally recognized FFA chapter. The school offers a wide variety of co-curricular, academic, arts, music and athletic programs designed to challenge the interests and abilities of all students.

Tower View Alternative High School (ALC)

Tower View Alternative Center offers programs for students between the ages of 16 and 21 who are experiencing difficulty in the traditional high school setting or have dropped out of school.

Community education

Community education programs serve people of all ages from infants through senior citizens. Community education focuses on connecting the community, schools and businesses. Programs and activities are designed to link the community and educational systems which enhance personal growth and community development.

Students

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