📍 3035 Cass Ave, St Louis, St. Louis city, 63106
Vashon High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in St Louis, St. Louis city. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Louis City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vashon High enrolls 568 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 562 | 99% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
565 of the school's 568 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 565 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vashon High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-10, state senate district 5, state house district 79.
Vashon High is one of 68 schools in ST. LOUIS CITY, based in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The district serves 17,933 students district-wide and employs 1,353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 568 students, Vashon High is larger than the district average of about 264 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large