Hillcrest School District Explained

Hillcrest School District
Type:	Comprehensive public
Grades:	PK–12
Country:	USA
Location:	146 South Main Street Strawberry, Arkansas 72469
Accreditations:	ADE
Schools:	2
Students:	459
Teachers:	37.75 (on FTE basis)
Staff:	83.75 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:	12.16
Conference:	1A Region 2 (2012–14)
Mascot:	Screamin' Eagles
Colors:	Red White Blue

Hillcrest School District is a school district based in Strawberry, Arkansas, United States. The district encompasses 266.08mi2 of land in Lawrence, Independence,^[1] and Sharp counties,^[2] and serves portions of Strawberry, Lynn, Smithville,^[3] Poughkeepsie,^{[4] [5]} and Saffell.^[6]

History

On July 1, 2004, the district formed as a result of the merger of the River Valley School District with the Lynn School District. On July 1, 2010, the Twin Rivers School District was dissolved. A portion of the district was given to the Hillcrest district.^[4]

Schools

Hillcrest School District supports more than 450 students with more than 80 faculty and staff for its two schools:

• Hillcrest Elementary School, located in Lynn and serving prekindergarten through grade 6.
• Hillcrest High School, located in Strawberry and serving grades 7 through 12.

Further reading

• Web site: Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Lawrence County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download) - Boundaries of the predecessor districts
• Web site: Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Sharp County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download) - Boundaries of the predecessor districts
• AGENDA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION May 10, 2010 ." Arkansas Board of Education. On PDF p. 89/172 there is a map showing the reallocation of Twin Rivers territory to the successor school districts in 2010. This map was prepared by GIS Program Manager Learon Dalby and released on April 5, 2010.

Notes and References

1. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Independence County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
2. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Sharp County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Note this map reflects the status before the dissolution of the Twin Rivers School District.
3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lawrence County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. For Saffel compare to the highway map.
4. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. Note the Poughkeepsie School District merged with the Strawberry School District to form River Valley, and that one merged with Lynn to form Hillcrest.
5. Web site: General Highway Map Sharp County, Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Transportation. 2021-03-06. - See Poughkeepsie on the map.
6. Web site: General Highway Map Lawrence County, Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Transportation. 2021-03-06. - See Saffel on the map.