Fayetteville Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Fayetteville Public Schools (Fayetteville School District, or FPS) is the oldest public school district
in Arkansas
. The system was established with the creation of public schools in Arkansas in 1871, the same year as the University of Arkansas
, also located in Fayetteville, Arkansas
. It is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. The system was established with the creation of public schools in Arkansas in 1871, the same year as the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
, also located in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...
. It is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas Department of Education
The Arkansas Department of Education , headquartered in Little Rock, is the state education agency of Arkansas. Founded in 1931, its responsibilities include accrediting schools, assisting Arkansas schools and their school districts in developing their curricula, approving the textbooks used in...
.
Middle/intermediate schools
- Holt Middle School
- McNair Middle School
- Ramay Junior High School
- Woodland Junior High School
Elementary/primaryschools
- Asbell Elementary School
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Elementary School - Happy Hollow Elementary School
- Holcomb Elementary School
- Leverett Elementary School
- Root Elementary School
- Vandergriff Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
Special schools & programs
- The Owl Creek School (Pre K-7)
- Lake Fayetteville Environmental Study Center