Hot Springs School District

Hot Springs School District
Type and location
Grades	PK–12
Country	USA
Location	400 Linwood Ave Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913
District information
Accreditation	ADE
Schools	8^[1]
NCES District ID	0507890^[1]
Students and staff
Students	3,718^[1]
Teachers	276.35 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Staff	582.35 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Student-teacher ratio	13.45^[1]
Other information
Website	www.hssd.net

Hot Springs School District is a public school district based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. The Hot Springs School District encompasses 33.15 square miles (85.9 km²) of land including all or portions of Garland County communities including Hot Springs, Hot Springs National Park, Piney, and Lake Hamilton.

The school district provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 3,700 prekindergarten through grade 12 at its eight schools, which are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

Schools

Hot Springs High School—IB Diploma Programme (IB DP World School) grades 9 through 12.
Hot Springs Middle School—IB Middle Years Programme (IB MYP World School) grades 7 and 8.
Hot Springs Intermediate School—IB Middle Years Programme (IB MYP World School) grades 5 and 6.

Gardner Magnet School—kindergarten through grade 4; serves as a Math, Science & Technology magnet school.
Lankston Magnet School—prekindergarten through grade 4; serves as an Aerospace & Environmental magnet school.
Oaklawn Magnet School—kindergarten through grade 4; serves as a Visual & Performing Arts magnet school.
Park Magnet School—IB Primary Years Programme (IB PYP World School) kindergarten through grade 4. Park Magnet School has received numerous accolades including:

2009 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education (ED).
2011 High Performance Exemplary School by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).^[2]
2012 Arkansas High Performing School by the National Center of Educational Achievement (NCEA), a department of ACT, Inc.^[3]