Little Rock Southwest High School Explained

Little Rock Southwest High School
Established:2020
Type:Public
Principal:George Maxey
Coordinates:34.6622°N -92.3858°W
Enrollment:2,154 (2021-2022)
Staff:157(FTE)
Grades:9–12
Streetaddress:9715 Mabelvale Pike
City:Little Rock
State:Arkansas
Country:United States
Zipcode:72103
District:Little Rock School District
Colors: Purple White Kelly Green
Mascot:Gryphons
Conference:7A Central
Website:https://www.lrsd.org/o/lrsw/

Little Rock Southwest High School, also known as Little Rock Southwest Magnet High School, is a public high school in southwest Little Rock, Arkansas.

Groundbreaking occurred in 2017. It replaced J. A. Fair Systems Magnet High School and McClellan Magnet High School.[1] Additionally it took over the attendance area for Hall High School, which was converted into Hall STEAM Magnet High School, a magnet only school.[2]

It has 400000square feet of space. There are 65 classrooms, with each having 900square feet of space.[3] It opened as scheduled in 2020.[4] It had 1,930 students in September 2020.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ground Broken On New High School In Southwest Little Rock . KUAR. October 3, 2017. June 17, 2018.
  2. Web site: Hall. Cynthia. LRSD enrollment. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. September 20, 2020. February 28, 2021.
  3. Web site: Mershon. Matthew. Little Rock Southwest High School set to be ready by fall 2020. KATV. June 22, 2019. February 28, 2021.
  4. Web site: Howell. Cynthia. Southwest ready for first students; Little Rock's newest high school called a game changer for area. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. August 7, 2020. February 28, 2021.