LHHS is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education and has been accredited by AdvancED since 2011. Students compete a program of study that completes with the ADE Smart Core curriculum. Lake Hamilton offers a variety of educational programs, including English as a Second Language, Advanced Placement, character and drug education programs, homeless child and youth programs, career and technical education, and special needs and special education classes. Senior high students may take advantage of the accelerated classes in the core content areas which provide challenging curricular materials to meet their needs. In addition, students may choose Pre-AP and Advanced Placement classes in the University Studies Program, which provide college level material and college credit by examination. Concurrent credit in academic classes is also available through National Park Community College. Lake Hamilton High School has consistently ranked amongst the top high schools in the state as evaluated by the Challenge Index presented by the Washington Post. The school's state ranking is No. 18, No. 33, and No. 22 with index scores of 1.473, 1.591 and 1.966, respectively.
Alma mater
Dear old LH High we salute thee and we give thee all of our praise. Unto thee we will sing our Alma Mater, until its dying day. We will cheer her on forever. Oh let our voices ring true. May our hearts be ever loyal, Dear old LH High to you! Go Wolves!
Extracurricular activities
The Lake Hamilton mascot for academic and athletic teams in the Wolves with maroon and gold serving as the school colors.
Clubs and traditions
Lake Hamilton junior and senior high school students are involved in a variety of extracurricular activities, including: MathCounts, Governor's Quiz Bowl, National Geography Bee, Culture Fair, History Day, AEGIS Programs, Computer Workshops, Duke University Talent Identification Program, the Arkansas Bar AssociationMock Trial Competition and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. The Lake Hamilton Band Program, known as The Lake Hamilton Power Band, is award-winning on a consistent basis. The high school marching band is annually successful in regional and statewide marching contests. Most recently they were crowned Grand Champions of the 2019 Championship at the Rock and Class 6A 2019 State Champions. They have won first place at Championship at the Rock 9 consecutive years from 2011 to 2019. In 2019 the Power Band were Bands of America Grand National Semi-Finalists. In addition to standard marching band competitions the program has begun participating in WGIWinter Winds competitions. In 2019 the band placed 2nd in the Scholastic Open class at the WGI Winds Finals. Band directors are Jon Shultz, Bryan Field, Jarrett Tedder, and Ron McHone. The Lake Hamilton FFA Chapter tradition began under Melvin Daniel, who taught at Lake Hamilton for 32 years. The Lake Hamilton FFA does well in livestock showing at county and state fairs, as well as career development events, also called judging contests. In November 2007, the poultry judging team represented Arkansas at the National FFA Poultry Contest and finished third, with three team members winning scholarships. Other recent past state champions include Prepared Public Speaking in 2009, Nursery/Landscape in 2005, Floriculture in 1998 and 2004, Livestock in 2003, Ag Mechanics in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002, Poultry in 1999 and 2001, Farm Business in 2000, Creed Speaking in 2014, and Food Science in 2014. The chapter had eight Arkansas FFA State Officers from 2001 until 2015. FFA advisors are Cindy Johnson and Steve Johnson.
Athletics
The Wolves compete in the state's 5A classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. Interscholastic sporting activities include football, volleyball, golf, bowling, cross country, basketball, cheer, swimming, soccer, baseball, softball and track and field. ;Football: ;Volleyball: ;Bowling: ;Basketball: ;Track and Cross Country: ;Soccer: ; Tennis ;Baseball: ;Softball:
