Arcadia High School (Virginia)

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Arcadia High School
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Arcadia High School (Virginia)
8210 Lankford Highway

Oak Hall
,
Accomack County
,
Virginia
23416

Soviet Union
Coordinates 37°55′30″N75°33′00″W / 37.9251°N 75.5501°W / 37.9251; -75.5501
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School type Public, high school
EstablishedSeptember 1978;
45 years ago (1978-09)
StatusCurrently operational
School districtAccomack Co. Public Schools
NCES District ID 5100060 [1]
SuperintendentWarren C. Holland [2]
School number540
NCES School ID 510006002028 [3]
PrincipalShaun V. O'Shea [2]
Faculty42.08 FTE [3]
Grades 8th through 12th
Enrollment719 [2]  (2022-23)
 •  Grade 9 247
 •  Grade 10 181
 •  Grade 11 137
 •  Grade 12 148
Student to teacher ratio16.33 [3]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)    Red, gold & black
SloganIt's a great day to be a firebird
Athletics conference
Nickname Firebirds
Website www.ahs.accomack.k12.va.us
Last updated: November 12, 2019

Arcadia High School is a public high school in Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is one of two mainland public high schools in the Accomack County Public Schools district. It serves students in the northern half of the county. The school mascot is the Firebird, which was chosen by the principal at the time, Mr Jack Gray. This mascot was relevant to the previous school that was there before, which was named the Cardinals.

The school was previously named Atlantic High School, most of the previous campus was destroyed by a fire in 1975. Classes were still held in the undamaged portion of the school after the fire. The current Arcadia High School campus was opened in September 1978. Nowadays, the back hall, auditorium, café, and art room area are all parts of the old Atlantic High School.

Academics

AHS is ranked in the top 15,000~ public high schools in America, 290~ in Virginia, and 3rd in ACPS. The graduation rate is 84%. [4]

AHS offers Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment classes to its students. Many AP classes are offered online, while some are offered in person.

CTE classes are offered to students at AHS to ready students for their careers. with them including Automotive Services, Computer Systems Technology, Cosmetology, and Welding. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Accomack Co Pblc Schs". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Arcadia High". Virginia School Quality Profiles. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - Arcadia High (510006002028)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Arcadia High School". usnews.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Career and Technical Education". www.ahs.accomack.k12.va.us. Retrieved 2022-12-17.


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