Spain Park High School

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Spain Park High School
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Location
Spain Park High School
4700 Jaguar Drive

Hoover
,
Alabama
35242

United States
Coordinates 33°23′32″N86°43′44″W / 33.39222°N 86.72889°W / 33.39222; -86.72889
Information
Type Public
Opened2001(23 years ago) (2001)
School district Hoover City Schools
CEEB code 010381
PrincipalAmanda Esslinger
Faculty94.45 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 09-12
Enrollment1,502 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.90 [1]
Color(s)Light Blue, Black, and White
   
Athletics AHSAA Class 7A
MascotJaguars
NewspaperThe Jag
YearbookThe Rosette
Website www.hoovercityschools.net/sphs

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 6A athletics.

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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. [7]

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. [8]

Athletics

SPHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics. [9] 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]

Notable alumni

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