| Beaumont High School | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Beaumont_High_School_2.jpg) Signage and front of Beaumont High School, July 2010 | |
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°39′45″N 90°13′19″W / 38.6626°N 90.2219°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Closed | 2014[1][2] |
| School district | St. Louis Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Kelvin Adams |
| Principal | Michael Brown |
| Faculty | 35.20 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 357 (2019-20)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.14[3] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Bluejacket |
| Newspaper | Beaumont Speaks |
| Yearbook | Caduceus |
| Website | School website |
Beaumont High School was a public high school in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It has been converted to a technical school, hosting a number of CTE programs today. It is part of the St. Louis Public Schools. It was closed as a high school after the final graduating class on May 14, 2014, but continues its career training mission. [1] After Beaumont was founded in 1926, it became noted for producing several Major League Baseball players in the 1940s and 1950s. During the Civil Rights Movement, the high school's integration was featured in a documentary film that was nominated for an Academy Award. After the closure of Little Rock Central High School after its integration crisis, three members of the Little Rock Nine completed coursework at Beaumont. After the 1970s, however, the school re-segregated as an all-black school, and from the 1970s through the 1990s, the school suffered deteriorating physical conditions, security, and academics.
After a renovation in the early 1990s, the school's physical condition improved, but gang violence at the school led to several incidents, including a classroom invasion by a group of armed youth in 1994. The school continued to struggle with a high dropout rate and low standardized test scores. As of 2010, the school offered its nearly 800 students a variety of athletics and activities, including football, basketball, cross country and track, Future Business Leaders of America, Health Occupation Students of America, and job shadowing programs. It also had several notable alumni, including more than a dozen Major League Baseball or NFL players, and a variety of political and education leaders. For the 2011–2012 school year, Beaumont was converted into a 10th through 12th grade technical high school and no longer accepted 9th grade students.
- ^ a b "Beaumont High School graduates its final class". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Impending closure of Beaumont High tells a larger story". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "BEAUMONT CTE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 13, 2021.