Park Hill School District
The Park Hill School District encompasses most of southern Platte County, Missouri, in the Northland region of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. There are eight cities and towns that are partly or entirely within the district boundaries, including Parkville, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Platte Woods, Lake Waukomis, Houston Lake, Northmoor and Kansas City, Missouri.
District Leadership
The current superintendent is Dr. Jeanette Cowherd. Before that, the most recent superintendents were Dr. Scott Springston from 2012 to 2015, Dr. Dennis Fisher from 2005 to 2012 and Dr. Gayden Carruth from 1994 to 2005.
Schools
Park Hill has two high schools, three middle schools (including a sixth-grade center), ten elementary schools, a day school, an early childhood education program and a community education program.
Elementary (grades K-5)
- Chinn Elementary
- English Landing Elementary
- Graden Elementary
- Hawthorn Elementary
- Line Creek Elementary
- Prairie Point Elementary
- Renner Elementary
- Southeast Elementary
- Tiffany Ridge Elementary
- Union Chapel Elementary
Middle Schools
- Plaza Middle School (grade 6)
- Congress Middle School (grades 7-8)
- Lakeview Middle School (grades 7-8)
High Schools (grades 9-12)
Other
- Russell Jones Education Center
- Gerner Family Early Education Center
- Park Hill Aquatic Center
Notable Alumni
- Crystal Allen - TV News Anchor
- Tommy Hottovy - MLB Pitcher - Graduated in 2000
- Andy Ashby, former MLB baseball player
- Ondre Pipkins (Class of 2012), American football player
- Katheryn Shields, Jackson County Executive who attended
- Steven Clark, American football player (Auburn University)
- Wes Scantlin (Class of 1990), American musician and lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of Kansas City born Puddle of Mudd
External links
- http://www.parkhill.k12.mo.us/ Park Hill School District website
Coordinates: 39°14′46″N 94°40′10″W / 39.24617°N 94.66952°W