Spain Park High School

Spain Park High School

Spain Park High School Exterior
Location
4700 Jaguar Drive
Hoover, Alabama
United States
Coordinates 33°23′32″N 86°43′44″W / 33.39222°N 86.72889°W / 33.39222; -86.72889Coordinates: 33°23′32″N 86°43′44″W / 33.39222°N 86.72889°W / 33.39222; -86.72889
Information
Type Public
Opened 2001
School district Hoover City Schools
Principal Larry Giangrosso
Faculty 132
Enrollment 1,633
Student to teacher ratio 12:1
Color(s) Carolina Blue, Black & White
            
Athletics AHSAA Class 7A
Mascot Jaguar
Website http://spainparkhigh.al.hch.schoolinsites.com/

Spain Park High School (SPHS) s a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama, suburb of Hoover. It is the smaller of two high schools in the Hoover City School System. School colors are Carolina blue, black, and white, and the athletic teams are called the Jaguars. SPHS competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics.[1]

Recognition

SPHS is consistently recognized as one of the best high schools in Alabama:

Student Profile

Enrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 1,633 students. Approximately 65% of students are white, 24% are African-American, 5% are Asian-American, 4% are Hispanic, and 2% are multiracial. Roughly 22% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.[7]

SPHS has a graduation rate of 92%. Ninety-eight percent of its students meet or exceed proficiency standards in both reading and mathematics. The average ACT score for SPHS students is 28.[8]

Athletics

SPHS competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics and fields teams in the following sports:[9]

SPHS has won state championships in the following sports:[10]

Spain Park's football team was shown on MTV's television program Two-A-Days, as an opponent of arch-rival Hoover High.[11] The team also advanced to the "Super Six" Class 6A final game of the Alabama High School Athletic Association football championship in 2007, losing to defending champion Prattville High School (which defeated Hoover in the 2006 finals).

The Spain Park High School Lacrosse program produced the state's first Division 1 lacrosse recruit in Trent Chrane, who plays at the Naval Academy. The Spain Park Lacrosse team won the GBYLA Alabama State Championship in 2011 and 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "AHSAA School Classification 2014-16" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Alabama Schools - The Washington Post". apps.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Alabama School Rankings". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Best Public High Schools in Alabama - Niche". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  5. ↑ Ray, Tiffany (2008-09-09). "Spain Park High School named national Blue Ribbon School". The Birmingham News.
  6. ↑ "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program - 2008 Schools", U.S. Department of Education
  7. ↑ "Spain Park High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  8. ↑ "Spain Park High School in Hoover, AL - Niche". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  9. ↑ "Home". This is the home of spainparkathletics.org. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  10. ↑ "List of Alabama High School Athletic Association championships".
  11. ↑ Two-A-Days at MTV.com

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