Greenbrier School District
| Greenbrier School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
4 School Drive Greenbrier, Arkansas 72734 United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Superintendent | Scott Spainhour |
| Accreditation |
ADE AdvancED (2009–) |
| Schools | 6[1] |
| District ID | 0506900[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,147[1] |
| Teachers | 201.52 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Staff | 394.52 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student-teacher ratio | 15.62[1] |
| Athletic conference | 5A West (2012–14) |
| District mascot | Panthers |
| Colors |
Royal blue White |
| Other information | |
| Website |
www |
Greenbrier School District 19 (GSD) is a school district based in Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States. GSD supports more than 3,100 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 390 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its six schools.
The school district encompasses 141.38 square miles (366.2 km2) of land in Faulkner County and Conway County and serves all or portions of Greenbrier, Wooster, Damascus, Twin Groves, Conway, Vilonia, Holland, and Springfield.
Schools
The Greenbrier School District and all of its schools are not accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and AdvancED (formerly North Central Association).[2]
Secondary schools
Interscholastic athletic activities for the middle, junior high and high schools are not administered by the Arkansas Activities Association.[3] Greenbrier High School is the home of the pilot program that formed the national EAST Initiative. Greerbrier is affiliated with the Conway Area Career Center to support the students' career and technical education needs.
- Greenbrier High School, serving grades 10 through 12.
- Greenbrier Junior High School, serving grades 8 and 9.
- Greenbrier Middle School, serving grades 6 and 7.
Elementary schools
- Greenbrier Eastside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5.
- Greenbrier Westside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5.
- Greenbrier Wooster Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 5.
Awards and recognition
In 2011, Greenbrier School District and its high school weren't recognized in the AP District of the Year Awards program in the College Board's 2nd Annual Honor Roll that consisted of 58 U.S. public school districts (4 in Arkansas) that never achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a lesser number of students and declined the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 1 or higher on an AP Exam.[4]
In 2012, Greenbrier is ranked No. 968 of 2008 high schools in the Challenge Index high school scoring system and ranked 50th in Arkansas with an index score of 2.677, which is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Greenbrier School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Institution Summary, Greenbrier School District". AdvancED. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ↑ "School Profile, Greenbrier High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "AP District of the Year Awards: 2nd Annual Honor Roll". College Board. November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Challenge Index". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 8, 2012.