Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Public school in Austin, Texas · Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired · Grades 3–12
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired serves 129 students in grades 3–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is the only school in Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired. By enrollment it is the 281st largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Special Education School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | 3–12 |
| District | Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480025209536 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 129 | 129 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | – | – | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69% | 69% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in context
Size
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is the only school in Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired, so its 129 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 9 miles away and have a median of 457 students, so Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 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 59 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 1, against an average of 13 per grade. This year grade 12 has 1,867% more students than grade 3 (59 against 3). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 45.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 34.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
NCES reports no teacher count for Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
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 school is Rosedale, 2.6 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 2 schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 45.7% |
| White | 34.9% |
| Black | 12.4% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
42.6% of students are girls and 57.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 3 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 9 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 7 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 15 |
| Grade 12 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1100 W 45th St, Austin, TX 78756
Phone: (512)206-9167
Website: tsbvi.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 179 | 6.5 | 38% |
| Texas School for the Deaf | Texas School for the Deaf | 4.2 mi | 500 | – | 50.6% |
| Texas Empowerment Academy | Texas Empowerment Academy | 8.6 mi | 413 | 17.4 | 98.8% |
| Chaparral Star Academy | Chaparral Star Academy | 9.0 mi | 364 | 14.5 | – |
| Valor North Austin | Valor Education | 9.0 mi | 1,134 | 20.6 | 20.9% |
| Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center) | University of Texas University Charter School | 9.6 mi | 57 | 5.3 | – |
| Harmony School of Endeavor Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 11.1 mi | 1,000 | 18 | 31.7% |
| Compass Rose Destiny | Compass Rose Public Schools | 12.9 mi | 730 | 17.3 | 49.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.