Hampton Township School District

Hampton Township School District covers Hampton Township, Western Pennsylvania, USA. There are five schools educating around 3,100 students in grades K-12. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/pa/district_profile/237/ "Hampton Township School District"] , Greatschools.net, "accessed 8 February 2008"] The district graduated its first class in 1943. In 2006 it was ranked third in the Pittsburgh Business Times "Honor Roll ranking of top districts", out of over 100 districts. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2006/05/08/daily45.html "Upper St. Clair No. 1 in PBT's ranking of school districts"] , Pittsburgh Business Times, May 12, 2006] The school district states that "three of the five schools have earned National Blue Ribbon status in recent years. Hampton has also been recognized twice by The PA Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, for implementing best practices for inclusive education in the regular education classroom." [ [http://www.schoolmatch.com/search/system.cfm?lea=4211400 "Hampton Township SD"] , Schoolmatch.com, "accessed 9 February 2008"]

The mission statement is "A 'Tradition of Excellence' is more than just the District’s slogan. It embodies the character of Hampton’s staff, students and community. It signifies that Hampton provides the means for students to grow both academically and personally so that they may realize their full potential and become assets to the community, country and world.".

Hampton's mascot is the talbot, which is an extinct hunting dog. It is also the only high school in the United States with the Talbot as their mascot.Fact|date=March 2008

chools

High Schools

* Hampton High School, a Blue Ribbon School for 1994-96. In a 2007 US News and World Report article titled "America's Best High Schools", Hampton received a silver ranking, making it among the top 3% of US High Schools. [ [http://www.usnews.com/sections/education/high-schools/ "Best High Schools"] , usnews.com, "accessed 9 February 2008"] [ [http://www.usnews.com/directories/high-schools/index_html?state_id=PA&name=hampton&county=&sort=alpha&page_number=1&page_size=10 "Best High Schools 2008 Search"] , usnews.com, "accessed 9 February 2008"]

Middle Schools

* Hampton Middle School

Elementary Schools

* Central Elementary School
* Poff Elementary School
* Wyland Elementary School

District statistics

Students per teacher: 19 (State average is 15).Fact|date=March 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.htsd.k12.pa.us/default.aspx Official site]