The Fayetteville Public Schools (Fayetteville School District, or FPS) is the first public

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chartered in

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. The system was established with the creation of public schools in Arkansas in 1871, the same year as the

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, also located in

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. It is accredited by the

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. The Fayetteville school district's public schools would successfully integrate in 1954, three years before the

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. In addition to the majority of Fayetteville, the district also serves most of Goshen and

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and portions of Elkins and

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.
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/ref> In 2013, the district was awarded as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School.

List of schools

High/Secondary Schools

* Fayetteville High School

Middle/intermediate schools

* Holt Middle School * McNair Middle School * John L. Colbert Middle School * Ramay Junior High School * Woodland Junior High School

Elementary/PrimarySchools

Asbell Elementary School

Butterfield Trail Elementary School

Happy Hollow Elementary School

Holcomb Elementary School

Leverett Elementary School

Root Elementary School

Vandergriff Elementary School

Washington Elementary School
In 2009, Vandergriff Elementary School received top honors from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in being named a

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Special Schools & Programs

Owl Creek School
(Pre K-7) * Lake Fayetteville Environmental Study Center

Administration

Th
Fayetteville School Board
consists of seven members who are elected to five year terms. The members of the board meet regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5 pm Central Time in the Adams Leadership Center.

References

External links

FayAR.net
- Official Website {{Fayetteville, Arkansas School districts in Arkansas Education in Fayetteville, Arkansas Education in Washington County, Arkansas 1871 establishments in Arkansas School districts established in 1871