Sylvan Hills High School - Sherwood, Arkansas/AR

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Sylvan Hills High School

484 Bear Paw Rd, Sherwood, AR, 72120-2301 -

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Definition of Terms

Sylvan Hills High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Pulaski County, AR

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1018 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

73 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 301 students

Grade 10 - 241 students

Grade 11 - 245 students

Grade 12 - 231 students

This School

(AR) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(AR) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	3%	7%
% Black	42%	23%
% White	54%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(AR) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

24%

48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(AR) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Pulaski Co. Spec. School District

This School's Agency

(AR) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	36	3
Number of Students Managed	19,700 students	958 students
District Total Revenue	$167,744,000	$7,602,000
District Expenditure	$175,647,000	$7,548,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,515	$7,996
District Expenditure / Student	$8,916	$7,516
District Graduation Rates	67%	83%

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Sylvan Hills High School is a free secondary public school located in Sherwood, Arkansas for students in grades nine through twelve. Sylvan Hills is administered by the Pulaski County Special School District.
Academics: College preparatory offerings include Advanced Placement classes with opportunities for college credit and concurrent credit for college courses along with business and vocational offerings including building trades, cosmetology, and Cisco Systems network training which leads to certification. Sylvan Hills serves special needs students with a full range of special education courses.
Since 1962, Sylvan Hills is accreditated by the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI).
Social Sciences and Studies: Students may take courses in American History and European History.
Journalism: Sylvan Hills students may take classes in journalism and creative writing and produce an award-winning student newspaper (The Banner) and yearbook (The Bruin). Sylvan Hills is a member of the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA), which provides an opportunity to compete in individual and school contests, seminars, and workshops.
Fine Arts: Students may participate in various musical and performing arts including: band (e.g., concert band, jazz band), choir (e.g., a cappella, barbershop quartet, beautyshop quartet) and theater (e.g., competitive speech, drama, stagecraft).
Honor societies: Sylvan Hills encourages academic excellence through several honor society organizations, including math (Mu Alpha Theta); science (Science National Honor Society (SNHS)); vocal and instrumental music (Tri-M Music Honor Society); journalism (Quill and Scroll Society); and Spanish, in addition to National Honor Society and National Beta Club.
EAST Initiative: Since 2003, Sylvan Hills has participated in the E.A.S.T. Program, a project-based, service-learning class that provides students with high-end information technology that creates an educational atmosphere that allows them to gain insight into their own abilities to acquire and use information, solve problems, and gain valuable experience on their way to becoming life-long learners. The EAST Initiative began in 1996 in a single classroom in rural Arkansas and has since grown to over 230 schools in six states.
Athletics: Sylvan Hills Bears have a strong tradition in athletics with six baseball state championships, one football state championship, two girl's track and field state championship, two girl's golf state championships, one girl's slow pitch softball state championship, and several national cheerleading titles.
National and state championship seasons: 2006: WCA National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity Level 5); NCA National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity)
2005: Boys Baseball State Champion; ASC National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity)
2004: Girls Track and Field State Champion
2003: Boys Baseball State Champion; Girls Track and Field State Champion
2001: Girls Slow Pitch Softball State Champion
2000: NCA National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity)
1981: Girls Golf State Champion
1980: Class AAAA Football State Champion
1979: Girls Golf State Champion
1965: Boys Baseball State Champion.
Community: In 2003, Sylvan Hills was one of ten schools recognized as a Arkansas Weyerhaeuser Recycling Award Winner for its Be Educated About Recycling (BEAR) program.
Notable alumni: Don Baker, Ph.D., emerging political scientist.
Kevin McReynolds, former Major League Baseball player.
Terry Tiffee, Major League Baseball player.
Wes Bentley, film actor; most famous role in American Beauty.
Michael W Finnell, film actor; was mostly known for o brother where art thou and 21 Grams.
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About This Zip Code (72120)

School Zip (72120)

(AR) State Average

Population (Approximate)

27,782 people

2,446,284 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

31%

14%

Population Average Age

36 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.5 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$45,961

$33,213

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.3 rooms

5.1 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

29 years old

33 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

71% / 29%

66% / 34%

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1. Jacksonville High School - 1129 students - view location
2. North Pulaski High School - 897 students - view location
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