▁gr ades ▁ 7 ▁through ▁ 1 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁public ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁Hope ; ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁Hope ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁H emp st ead ▁County . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Spring ▁Hill ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁The ▁assumed ▁course ▁of ▁study ▁follows ▁the ▁Sm art ▁Core ▁curr icul um ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁( A DE ), ▁which ▁requires ▁students ▁to ▁complete ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 2 ▁units ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁Stud ents ▁complete ▁regular ▁courses ▁and ▁ex ams ▁and ▁may ▁self - select ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁( AP ) ▁course work ▁and ▁ex ams ▁with ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁college ▁credit . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁A DE . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Spring ▁Hill ▁was ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁with ▁the ▁Silver ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report ▁Best ▁High ▁School s ▁ranking ▁report ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 , 6 6 9 ▁in ▁the ▁nation , ▁along ▁with ▁No . ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁report ' s ▁Most ▁Con ne cted ▁School ▁ranking . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁Ad van c ED ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Spring ▁Hill ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁twenty ▁high ▁schools ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1