Tel:
(412)621-0100
- The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, located in the heart of Oakland, Pennsylvania, is an educational facility committed to training visually impaired students with additional disabilities.
- Founded more than 100 years ago as a facility to provide the best education for boys and girls who were blind, the School has never wavered from this mandate.
- As a private institution chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the School educates approximately 175 students annually from 242 school districts within western Pennsylvania.
- Students may enroll at age three and they can continue until 21.
- The curriculum emphasizes the acquisition of life skills. Teachers and therapists collaborate on planning and implementing effective, individualized educational programs.
- Residential facilities are available for those students who live in outlying districts.
- Some pre-school age students have the single disability of blindness and their early training will prepare them for eventually completing their education in a public school.
School Overview
| School Type | Special Education School |
| Grades Offered | n/a |
Student Body
| Total Students | 166 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 25%
State avg.: 22% |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 31 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 5:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Nearby Private Schools
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The nearest high school is Oakland Catholic High School (0.2 miles away)
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The nearest elementary school is Falk Laboratory School (0.4 miles away)
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The nearest preschool is University Child Development Center (0.4 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
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PittsburghGrades: 9-12 | 579 students
0.2 miles
144 North Craig Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412)682-66330.29-12
579 -
PittsburghCentral Catholic High SchoolAll-boys (Roman Catholic)Grades: 9-12 | 840 students
0.3 miles
4720 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412)621-81890.39-12
840 -
PittsburghGrades: KG-8 | 352 students
0.4 miles
4060 Allequippa St
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412)624-80200.4KG-8
352 -
PittsburghSmall Wonders At UpmcDaycare / PreschoolGrades: KG | 5 students
0.4 miles
425 N Craig St Ste 401
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412)687-36770.4KG
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PittsburghUniversity Child Development CenterDaycare / PreschoolGrades: NS-K | 15 students
0.4 miles
635 Clyde Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412)383-21000.4NS-K
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