Spring Hill School District
Location
633 AR 355 West
Hempstead County, Arkansas (Hope mailing address) 71801
United States
District information
GradesK–12
SuperintendentTom Wilson
AccreditationADE
AdvancED
Schools2[1]
NCES District ID0505680[1]
Students and staff
Students511[1]
Teachers44.41 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff87.41 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.51[1]
District mascotBear
Colors  Blue
  Gold
Other information
USNWR HS ranking  Silver Award
#13 (AR)
#1669 (USA)
#20 (Most Connected)[2]
Websitewww.shbears.org

Spring Hill School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States, with a Hope postal address but outside of the Hope city limits.[3][4] The school district serves more than 500 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 85 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its two schools.

The school district encompasses 70.29 square miles (182.1 km2) of land in Hempstead County.

Schools

Both schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). The schools' mascot is the Bear with blue and gold serving as the schools' colors.[5]

  • Spring Hill High School, serving more than 250 students in grades 7 through 12.
  • Spring Hill Ełementary School, serving more than 250 students in kindergarten through grade 6.

In 2012, Spring Hill was nationally recognized with the Silver Award in the U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools ranking report as the No. 13 school in the state and No. 1,669 in the nation, along with No. 20 in the report's Most Connected School ranking.[2] The school is accredited by AdvancED since 1964.[6]

Spring Hill is one of twenty high schools to be recognized with the 2012 College Readiness Award by the Arkansas ACT Council in recognition of improving the participation rate of students taking the ACT college readiness exam.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Spring Hill School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "2012 Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Home". Spring Hill School District. Retrieved February 27, 2021. 633 Highway 355 W Hope , Arkansas 71801
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hempstead County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2021. - The map shows the district does not include the city limits of Hope.
  5. ↑ "School Profile, Spring Hill High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ "School Profile, Foreman High School". AdvancED. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Arkansas High Schools Receive College Readiness Award". Arkansas Department of Education. November 13, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
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