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Public school in Hoover, Alabama, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spain Park High School (SPHS) is 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.[2]
Spain Park High School | |
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Location | |
4700 Jaguar Drive , 35242 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°23′32″N 86°43′44″W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Opened | 2001 |
School district | Hoover City Schools |
CEEB code | 010381 |
Principal | Amanda Esslinger |
Faculty | 99.28 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 09-12 |
Enrollment | 1,503 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.14[1] |
Color(s) | Light Blue, Black, and White |
Athletics | AHSAA Class 7A |
Mascot | Jaguars |
Newspaper | The Jag |
Yearbook | The Rosette |
Website | www |
SPHS is consistently recognized as one of the best high schools in Alabama:
Enrollment in grades 9–12 for the 2022-23 school year was 1,634 students. Approximately 61% of students are white, 22% are African-American, 6% are Asian-American, 6% are Hispanic, and 5% are multiracial. Roughly 18% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.[8]
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 24.[9]
SPHS competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics and fields teams in the following sports:[10]
SPHS has won state championships in the following sports:[citation needed]
Spain Park's football team was shown on MTV's television program Two-A-Days, as an opponent of arch-rival Hoover High.[11]
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