Spain Park High School

Spain Park High School
Spain Park High School Exterior
Location
4700 Jaguar Drive Hoover, Alabama United States
Coordinates	33°23′32″N 86°43′44″W / 33.39222°N 86.72889°W / 33.39222; -86.72889Coordinates: 33°23′32″N 86°43′44″W / 33.39222°N 86.72889°W / 33.39222; -86.72889
Information
Type	Public
Opened	2001
School district	Hoover City Schools
Principal	Larry Giangrosso
Faculty	132
Grades	09-12
Enrollment	1,633
Student to teacher ratio	12:1
Color(s)	Carolina Blue, Black & White
Athletics	AHSAA Class 7A
Mascot	Jaguar
Newspaper	The Jag
Yearbook	The Rosette
Website	http://spainparkhigh.al.hch.schoolinsites.com/

Spain Park High School (SPHS) is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama, suburb of Hoover. It is the smaller of two high schools in the Hoover City School System. School colors are Carolina blue, black, and white, and the athletic teams are called the Jaguars. SPHS competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics.

SPHS is consistently recognized as one of the best high schools in Alabama:

Enrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 1,633 students. Approximately 65% of students are white, 24% are African-American, 5% are Asian-American, 4% are Hispanic, and 2% are multiracial. Roughly 22% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.

SPHS has a graduation rate of 92%. Ninety-eight percent of its students meet or exceed proficiency standards in both reading and mathematics. The average ACT score for SPHS students is 28.

SPHS competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics and fields teams in the following sports:

SPHS has won state championships in the following sports:

Spain Park's football team was shown on MTV's television program Two-A-Days, as an opponent of arch-rival Hoover High. The team also advanced to the "Super Six" Class 6A final game of the Alabama High School Athletic Association football championship in 2007, losing to defending champion Prattville High School (which defeated Hoover in the 2006 finals).