Spain Park High School Explained
Spain Park High School |
Location: | 4700 Jaguar Drive |
City: | Hoover |
State: | Alabama |
Zipcode: | 35242 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 33.3922°N -86.7289°W |
Type: | Public |
Grades: | 09-12 |
Ceeb: | 010381 |
Principal: | Amanda Esslinger |
District: | Hoover City Schools |
Enrollment: | 1,503 (2022–23)[1] |
Ratio: | 15.14 |
Faculty: | 99.28 |
Athletics: | AHSAA Class 7A |
Mascot: | Jaguars |
Colors: | Carolina blue, black, and white |
Newspaper: | The Jag |
Yearbook: | The Rosette |
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]
Recognition
SPHS is consistently recognized as one of the best high schools in Alabama:
Student Profile
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]
Athletics
SPHS competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics and fields teams in the following sports:[10]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Football
- Golf
- Indoor Track & Field
- Lacrosse
- Outdoor Track & Field
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
SPHS has won state championships in the following sports:
- Lacrosse (2011, 2012, 2015, 2016)
- Baseball (2014)
- Boys' golf (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
- Girls' golf (2009, 2017)
- Boys' indoor track and field (2012)
- Girls' soccer (2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022)
- Boys' soccer (2021)
- Boys' tennis (2007)
- Boys' bowling (2016, 2017)
- Girls' basketball (2018)
Spain Park's football team was shown on MTV's television program Two-A-Days, as an opponent of arch-rival Hoover High.[11]
Notable alumni
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Spain Park High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
- Web site: AHSAA School Classification 2014–16.
- Web site: Alabama Schools – The Washington Post. apps.washingtonpost.com. October 8, 2015.
- Web site: Alabama School Rankings. SchoolDigger. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: Best Public High Schools in Alabama – Niche. K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. October 8, 2015.
- News: Spain Park High School named national Blue Ribbon School. The Birmingham News. Ray. Tiffany. September 9, 2008.
- http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2008/2008-schools.html "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program – 2008 Schools"
- Web site: Spain Park High School. July 17, 2023. NCES.
- Web site: Spain Park High School in Hoover, AL – Niche. K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. October 8, 2015.
- Web site: Home. This is the home of spainparkathletics.org. October 8, 2015.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060828205435/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/2_a_days/series.jhtml#/ontv/dyn/2_a_days/series.jhtml Two-A-Days at MTV.com
- News: Grant . Rubin E. . Spain Park's Chris Ellis is Birmingham News Hoover/South Metro Pitcher of the Year . 23 June 2024 . Al . 8 June 2010 . en.
- News: Hallman . Wesley . Jag taken in final round of MLB Draft . 23 June 2024 . Shelby County Reporter . 8 June 2011 . en.