Hot Springs School District

Students Entering Grades 1-6

• Families should have completed and returned to school by March 19 a form that was sent home by each student’s homeroom teacher. By completing this form, families have completed all re-enrollment requirements. You can also find this form here.
• Open House is July 30 from 4 – 6 pm for the elementary schools.

Students Entering Grades 7-12

• Open House is July 29 from 4 – 6 pm for the Junior Academy and High School. 
• Camp Troy Dates:
  • Rising 7^th Graders – May 18 at the Junior Academy
  • Rising 10^th Graders – May 27 at the High School
  • Rising 12^th Graders – May 21 at the High School

2026-2027 Student Registration Packet

Pre-K Programs are offered at all four HSSD elementary schools! Click here for program and registration information.

Click here to find Kindergarten Registration information for all four HSSD Magnet Elementary Schools!

>>Click here to print the 2026-2027 Kindergarten Registration Packet.

New Student Registration Packet. 

The Hot Springs School District is pleased to offer the following enrichment camps free of charge this summer. Families will need to provide their own transportation. 

• Living Legends: The Wax Museum Experience - Mrs. Regina Lusby
  Students research influential figures, write in first person, and bring history to life through an interactive wax museum performance. 
  • June 15-25
  • M-Th 8:00-12:00
  • Incoming 4th-6th grade
• Create & Innovate: STEM & Creativity Camp (GT Focused) - Mrs. Jennifer Gray and Mrs. Allison Carter
  Advanced problem-solving, design challenges, and innovation experiences designed to extend and enrich learning for gifted students.
  • June 15-18 Incoming 3rd and 4th grade 8:00-12:00
  • June 22-25 Incoming 5th and 6th grade 8:00-12:00
• Innovation Station Camp - Leigh Bradley
  Students engage in engineering, building, and real-world problem-solving through collaborative, hands-on challenges.
  • June 15-25 M-Th 12:00-4:00
  • Incoming 4th -6th grade 
• Discovery Day Camp – Ms. Heather Williams 

Spark curiosity and ignite a passion for learning at Discovery Day Camp, where students become young scientists! Through hands-on experiments, interactive STEM activities, and creative investigation, campers explore chemistry, physics, and nature in a safe, fun, and collaborative environment, fostering lifelong critical thinking skills.

• June 15-25 M-Th 12:00-4:00
• Incoming 2nd -3rd grade

The deadline for making application to transfer under school choice for the next school year is June 1. The application (available below) must be filed with the non-resident district and a copy will be filed with the resident district.

For additional information regarding school choice transfers, please contact the Federica Langley at the HSSD District Administrative Office,  501-624-3372 or langleyf@hssd.net.

>>School Choice Application

Purpose of the Magnet Program: Magnet programs offer educational choice and a diverse array of options across HSSD Schools. They offer unique opportunities for in-depth experiences and the opportunity to focus study within specific areas of interest. Each magnet program emphasizes a specialized theme.

Choosing an Elementary Magnet: Admission is by application only. Students may attend any of the four schools if there is room for the student at the school. Students will receive assignment preference based upon when the application is filed in relation to the opening date for taking application. It is recommended that students who choose Park Magnet, an IB World School, be on grade level.

Transportation: Bus Transportation will be provided within the district boundaries for all students, provided the student lives outside the minimum distance from a school for transportation eligibility.

Application: All HSSD Schools use the same information packet, available on our Registration page. If we are not in an enrollment window and you would like more information, please call the Hot Springs District Office at: (501) 624-3372.

All Hot Springs School District Magnet Schools Will:

• Have special activities during the school day, after school, and during the summer months related to the school theme.
• Integrate the magnet theme into high quality, developmentally, appropriate programs for all children. A strong emphasis will be placed on mastery and application of the core subjects of math, science, social studies, and language arts. Mastery of the core curriculum standards will receive precedence over all other activities.
• Have in place a continuous electronic assessment of student's progress toward meeting the grade level academic standards, with regular reports of students strengths and deficiencies given to parents.
• Allocate additional time and resources for those students who are failing to meet the academic achievement standards. Students who enter a grade well below level will be assigned to foundations classrooms, where, through the application of intervention strategies, the students will achieve at the appropriate level.
• Integrate the use of technology into all areas of the curriculum. All classrooms will have a minimum of four computers. Each school will have sufficient computer lab space to allow each student to spend a minimum of thirty minutes per day in the lab.
• Have in place strong character education activities.
• Have separate behavior classrooms for those students with habitual or chronic disruptive behavior.
• Offer a low cost extended day child care program for those parents who need such a program.