Hot Springs High School (Arkansas)
Hot Springs World Class High School (HSWCHS) is a public magnet secondary school located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. HSWCHS is one of seven public high schools in Garland County and the sole high school of the Hot Springs School District. The school's 1914 facility is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and its academic programs include Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. It was a segregated school and Hot Springs refused to integrate for more than a decade after Brown v. Board of Education and when it finally did it made Langston High School refuse to provide busing to Hot Springs High School from African American neighborhoods, and largely excluded African American faculty from Langston and limited the activities of African American students.
| Hot Springs World Class High School | |
|---|---|
Entrance of Hot Springs High School | |
| Address | |
701 Emory Street , Arkansas 71913 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°28′33″N 93°4′12″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public charter |
| Established | 1887 |
| School district | Hot Springs School District |
| NCES District ID | 0507890 |
| CEEB code | 041145 |
| NCES School ID | 050789000509 |
| Principal | Kiley Simms |
| Grades | 9−12 |
| Enrollment | 959 (2019-2020) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.20 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics conference | 5A South (2012−14) |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Hot Springs Trojans |
| Accreditation | ADE AdvancED (1924–) |
| USNWR ranking | No. 9 (AR) No. 1,385 (USA) No. 102 (Magnet) |
| National ranking | No. 1,708 (Challenge Index) |
| Yearbook | The Old Gold Book |
| Affiliation | Arkansas Activities Association |
| Website | hs |