Clarke Preparatory School
Location
Grove Hill, Alabama
Coordinates31°44′05″N 87°45′50″W / 31.7348221°N 87.7637912°W / 31.7348221; -87.7637912
Information
Former nameGrove Hill Academy (1970-1996)
TypePrivate
Founded1970
GradesPK-12
Enrollment298
Websitewww.cpsgators.com

Clarke Preparatory School is a private PK-12 school in Grove Hill, Alabama.

History

Grove Hill Academy was founded in 1970 by the Clarke School Foundation Inc. as a segregation academy.[1] In 1972, Grove Hill was accredited by the Alabama Private School Association, which had been founded to accredit segregation academies. The school attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama[1] The school's sponsor, the Clarke School Foundation Inc. was granted tax exempt status in September 1995.[2] The school initially operated out of the abandoned Grove Hill Hospital. The old hospital building where the school stood burned on April 7, 1996.[3] The name was changed from Grove Hill Academy to Clarke Preparatory School in the 1999-2000 school year.[4] The school's teams were initially known as the Rebels, but later renamed the Gators.

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Clarke School Foundation Inc. Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Grove Hill Academy's main building catches fire". Ledger-Enquirer. Coumbus, Georgia. April 9, 1996. p. 10.
  4. ↑ https://www.cpsgators.com/about/history.cfm
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