Haas Hall Academy

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Haas Hall Academy
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Haas Hall Academy
3155 North College Avenue

,
72703

United States
Coordinates 36°6′30.1″N94°8′45.7″W / 36.108361°N 94.146028°W / 36.108361; -94.146028 Coordinates: 36°6′30.1″N94°8′45.7″W / 36.108361°N 94.146028°W / 36.108361; -94.146028
Information
Type Charter school
MottoEvery Scholar, Every Day — College Bound!
Established2004 (2004)
School districtHaas Hall Academy
NCES School ID 050007801078 [1]
PrincipalMartin W. Schoppmeyer
Teaching staff28.50 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment466 (2018-2019) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.35 [1]
Color(s)Blue and gold   
Athletics conference Arkansas Activities Association 3A West Conference [2]
MascotMastiff
Nickname Mastiffs [2]
NewspaperHaas Hall Herald
YearbookVeritas
Website www.haashall.org

Haas Hall Academy is a charter school in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. It was established in 2004 [3] and in 2018, it was ranked No. 1 in the state (and No. 50 in the nation) by 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools ranking program. [4]

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Academics

Haas Hall Academy's curriculum is an accelerated college preparatory academic program. Accredited by AdvancED and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Haas Hall Academy holds membership in The College Board and the Science National Honor Society. Students engage in coursework including Advanced Placement (AP), courses with concurrent college credit provided a local university (for example, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), and the school encourages students to take college courses at local colleges and universities. Since its inception in 2004, Haas Hall has achieved Adequate Yearly Progress.

Haas Hall Academy has been recognized with the College Readiness Award by the Arkansas ACT Council four consecutive years in recognition of improving the participation rate of students taking the ACT college readiness exam. [5] Out of 16,200 schools considered [6] by Newsweek for their America's Top High Schools list, [7] Haas Hall Academy Ranked #50 in the nation. Haas Hall Academy has been recognized for four consecutive years in a row as the #1 ranked public high school in Arkansas by U.S. News and World Report. [8]

Athletics

The Haas Hall Mastiffs participate in various interscholastic activities in the 3A West Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The school athletic activities include basketball (boys/girls), bowling (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls) and swimming (boys/girls). [2]

Clubs and traditions

The school's FIRST Robotics Competition team, Apophis 5006, has gone to the FIRST Championship in 2014 and 2015, winning the Rookie All-Star Award in 2014. [9]

Diversity concerns

The Arkansas Board of Education has pressed Haas Hall to address a lack of diversity in their student body. [10]

In April 2019, Haas Hall was allowed by the Arkansas Board of Education to address the issue by attending local festivals and events, advertising, and minority-targeted mailers sent twice yearly. [11]

As of the 2018–2019 school year, 0.0% of Haas Hall students were eligible to receive special education. [12]

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