Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience

Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience is a magnet high school in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It was established in 2013 and is part of the St. Louis Public Schools district.

Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience
Address
1547 S. Theresa Avenue

St. Louis
,
Missouri
63104

United States
Coordinates38.619012°N 90.237119°W / 38.619012; -90.237119
Information
TypeMagnet high school
Established2013 (2013)
School districtSt. Louis Public Schools
NCES School ID292928003231[1]
PrincipalFrederick Steele
Teaching staff17.05 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment259 (2018-2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.19[1]
Color(s)Blue and white   
Websitewww.slps.org/collegiate

History
Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience in 2020.

In 2013, SLPS set up the school after a demand for a magnet high school oriented towards medical professions was raised by community members. The school's funding came from an advisory board of 14 members, most of whom are executives from major industries in the Greater St. Louis area. The board pushed to move the school into its current location in the Tiffany neighborhood within the St. Louis University Medical District. The board has paid for multiple fees of its students such as bus passes, college application fees, PSAT fees and money for field trips for its students. The board has also secured internships for its students from a variety of companies and businesses in St. Louis such as St. Louis University, St. Louis Zoo, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Danforth Plant Science Center. CSMBHS is currently trying to raise $13 million to create a science wing with 6 laboratories, a greenhouse and a gymnasium. Currently most science classes are held in mobile labs behind the school.[2]

Academics

The school requires all of its students do 100 hours of community service. First aid and CPR certification is required before entering the 11th grade. All seniors must complete an internship or capstone project in a bioscience field before graduating. Its auditorium regularly hosts guest speakers from nearby Washington University in St. Louis and St. Louis University. The average ACT score is 24 and the average SAT is 1210. The student teacher ratio is 15 to 1. 87% of its student body is proficient in reading.[3] All 44 seniors of its 1st graduating class went to university and the school continues to rival other magnet schools such as McKinley Classical Leadership Academy and Metro High School, often ranked among the top schools in the nation.[4]

Awards

In 2018, Collegiate won first place in a World Wide Technology Hack-A-Thon contest.[5]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO (292928003231)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. Taketa, Kristen (May 22, 2017). "Magnet School in St. Louis Celebrates Milestone: its 1st graduates". stltoday. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  3. "Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School". niche. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. Camille Philips (May 21, 2017). "St. Louis Magnet School Shows Early Promise". news.stlpublicschool.org. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. Schenk, Alexander (March 2, 2018). "World Wide Technology Hack-a-Thon – Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience". mddiversity. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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