Hillcrest School District

Hillcrest School District is a school district based in Strawberry, Arkansas, United States. The district encompasses 266.08 square miles (689.1 km2) of land in Lawrence, Independence, and Sharp counties and serves portions of Strawberry, Lynn, Smithville,[2][3][4][5] Poughkeepsie,[6] and Saffell.

Hillcrest School District
Location
146 South Main Street
Strawberry, Arkansas 72469

United States
District information
TypeComprehensive public
GradesPK–12
Accreditation(s)ADE
Schools2
NCES District ID0500071[1]
Students and staff
Students459[1]
Teachers37.75 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff83.75 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.16[1]
Athletic conference1A Region 2 (2012–14)
District mascotScreamin' Eagles
Colors  Red
  White
  Blue
Other information
Websitehillcrest.k12.ar.us

History

On July 1, 2004, the district formed as a result of the merger of the River Valley School District with the Lynn School District. On July 1, 2010, the Twin Rivers School District was dissolved. A portion of the district was given to the Hillcrest district.[6]

Schools

Hillcrest School District supports more than 450 students with more than 80 faculty and staff for its two schools:

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Hillcrest School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  2. "AGENDA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION May 10, 2010." Arkansas Board of Education. On PDF p. 89/172 there is a map showing the reallocation of Twin Rivers territory to the successor school districts in 2010. This map was prepared by GIS Program Manager Learon Dalby and released on April 5, 2010.
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Sharp County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Note this map reflects the status before the dissolution of the Twin Rivers School District.
  4. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lawrence County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
  5. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Independence County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
  6. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. Note the Poughkeepsie School District merged with the Strawberry School District to form River Valley, and that one merged with Lynn to form Hillcrest.
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