Honors and Awards
Highest Level of Quality
The Park Hill School District is a Quality Texas Foundation Regional Program (QTFRP) Highest Level of Quality Award winner. The award recognizes organizations based on best business practices following the National Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.
The honor, which advances organizational excellence and competitiveness in the region, is the highest-level quality award in the district’s history. Park Hill is the first K-12 public school district to receive the regional distinction in 12 years. The district won the state-level Missouri Quality Award in 2009 and 2015, becoming the first public school district to win the award twice.
Park Hill Proud
More than 500 Park Hill students and staff members earned prestigious national, state and local awards and recognitions last year. From nationally recognized schools and students to teachers of the year, our people make us Park Hill proud!
Best ACT Scores in Kansas City
Our 21.6 district-wide ACT composite score is the highest in the Kansas City, Missouri area for districts that provide the test to every student.
Top High Schools
According to U.S. News & World Report, Park Hill and Park Hill South High Schools rank as the top two traditional public high schools on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro area.
Statewide, Park Hill ranks 10th and Park Hill South ranks 12th among Missouri high schools.
LEAD Innovation Studio student performance is included in their home high schools and is reflected in this recognition as well.
Three Perfect ACT Scores
Three Park Hill School District students earned a perfect score (36) on the ACT. Congratulations to Park Hill South students Gavin Fritts, Tarun Venkatesh and Jacob Bartels on achieving perfect ACT scores of 36. According to ACT, this accomplishment is achieved by less than one-quarter of the top one percent of test-takers nationwide!
National Merit
Each year, we have several high school students named National Merit Scholars, National Merit Finalists and National Merit Commended students.
Award-Winning Buildings
The architects who designed Walden Middle School and our support services facilities won awards for making them efficient and sustainable.
Budget Award
Every year, we earn the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials International for our transparency.