The Fayetteville Public Schools (Fayetteville School District, or FPS) is the first public
school district
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North America United States
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chartered in
Arkansas
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.
The system was established with the creation of public schools in Arkansas in 1871, the same year as the
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...
, also located in
Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is accredited by the
Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osa ...
. The Fayetteville school district's public schools would successfully
integrate in 1954, three years before the
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering ...
.
In addition to the majority of Fayetteville, the district also serves most of
Goshen and
Johnson
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and portions of
Elkins and
Farmington
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Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
* Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
*Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
* ...
.
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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 National Blue Ribbon School
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
.
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.
See also
* List of school districts in Arkansas
This is the list of school districts in Arkansas.
Background
The proposed school consolidation came as a result of education reform measures spearheaded by the Arkansas Education Association (AEA),Ledbetter, p. 47. which was prompted by a 1921 ...
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