MO School for the Blind - HS
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · MO School for the Blind · Grades 9–12
MO School for the Blind - HS serves 35 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is the only school in MO School for the Blind. By enrollment it is the 526th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 11.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Special Education School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | MO School for the Blind |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290002103038 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | MO School for the Blind | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 35 | 43 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 3 | 2.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 8.6% | 8.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
MO School for the Blind - HS in context
Size
MO School for the Blind - HS is the only school in MO School for the Blind, so its 35 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 397 students, so MO School for the Blind - HS is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as a special education school, one that focuses mainly on students with disabilities.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 17 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 4, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 12 has 143% more students than grade 9 (17 against 7). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 65.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Missouri public schools (66.9%). Black students are next, at 28.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
8.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
MO School for the Blind - HS has 11.49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 35 students would have about 2.9 teachers, so MO School for the Blind - HS has 8.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Roosevelt High School, 0.7 miles away in St. Louis City School District. There are 21 high schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.7% |
| Black | 28.6% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
| Hispanic | 2.9% |
57.1% of students are girls and 42.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3815 Magnolia Ave, St Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314)776-4320
Website: msb.dese.mo.gov
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: MO School for the Blind - HS. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt High School | St. Louis City | 0.7 mi | 734 | 12.1 | 100% |
| McKinley Class. Leadership Ac. | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 610 | 14.5 | 100% |
| Collegiate School of Med/Bio | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 332 | 14.4 | 100% |
| Central Visual/Perf. Arts High School | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 314 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Kairos High School | Kairos Academies | 1.6 mi | 287 | 11 | 59.9% |
| Gateway High School | St. Louis City | 1.6 mi | 860 | 9.2 | 100% |
| Gateway Science Academy High School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 1.8 mi | 461 | 13.2 | 57.7% |
| Metro High School | St. Louis City | 2.3 mi | 317 | 13.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.