Harding Fine Arts Academy
| Harding Fine Arts Academy | |
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| Address | |
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3333 North Shartel Avenue , , 73118 | |
| Coordinates | 35°30′14″N 97°31′34″W / 35.50389°N 97.52611°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Charter school |
| Motto | Arts, academics, achievement |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | John Lampton Belt |
| School district | Oklahoma City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Barry Schmelzenbach |
| Principal | Keith Campbell |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 390 |
| Average class size | 15-20 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Mascot | Firehawk |
| Newspaper | The Beat |
| Website | http://hardingfinearts.org/ |
Harding Fine Arts Academy (HFAA) is a college preparatory high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City Public School District.[1]
HFAA serves students from grade 9 to 12. It is a public, charter high school; there is no tuition. As a charter school, admission is open to all students with interest in the fine arts. The school also receives Title I funding. HFAA uses auditions and testing for placement, but not as a requirement for acceptance.[2] The school accepts only 150 students per school year.
The average class size is between 15 and 20 students per class. The student-teacher ratio is 12 to 1. The curriculum integrates the arts, and students are required to take 6 arts electives to graduate.[3]
Harding Fine Arts Academy was founded in 2005 by attorney John Belt. It shares a school building dating to 1924 with another charter high school, Harding Charter Preparatory High School;[4][5] the school's swimming pool has been converted into a dance studio.[3]
HFAA is a National Blue Ribbon school[5] and has been placed in the top 10 in Oklahoma by US News & World Report,[6] the top 500 for disadvantaged students nationwide by Newsweek,[7] rated A+ by the Oklahoma Department of Education and was the first school to be rated OKA+ by the University of Central Oklahoma.[4]
References
- ^ "Charter Schools". Oklahoma City Public Schools. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "About us: Frequently asked questions". Harding Fine Arts Academy. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Oklahoma City charter school converts indoor pool into dance studio". The Oklahoman. September 22, 2015.
- ^ a b Lightner, Linda (November 17, 2015). "OKC's Harding Fine Arts Academy celebrating 10th anniversary". The Oklahoman.
- ^ a b Torp, Karl (May 25, 2016). "Volunteers Help Renovate Harding Fine Arts Academy In OKC". News 9.
- ^ "Best High Schools in Oklahoma". US News & World Report. 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Beating the Odds 2015: Top High Schools for Low-Income Students". Newsweek. 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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