Arkadelphia High School

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Arkadelphia High School
Address
Arkadelphia High School
401 High School Drive

Arkadelphia
,
Arkansas
71923

United States
Coordinates 34°7′25″N93°5′57″W / 34.12361°N 93.09917°W / 34.12361; -93.09917
Information
School typeTitle I School
StatusOpen
School district Arkadelphia School District
NCES District ID 0502430 [1]
Oversight Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
CEEB code 040035
NCES School ID 050243000018 [2]
Teaching staff78.70 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment574 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio7.29 [2]
Education system ADE Smart Core curriculum
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Royal blue, red, and white
   
Athletics conference4A 7 (2012-present
Mascot Badger
Team nameArkadelphia Badgers
AccreditationADE
National rankingChallenge Index
No. 284
No. 4 (AR)
Feeder schoolsGoza Middle School
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association (AAA)
Website arkadelphiaschools.org/o/ahs

Arkadelphia High School is a comprehensive public junior/senior high school serving grades nine through twelve in the rural, fringe community of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. Located in Clark County, Arkadelphia High School is the largest of three public high schools in the county and is the sole high school managed by the Arkadelphia School District. The school has been recognized for its academic programs as a National Blue Ribbon School.

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In addition to Arkadelphia, the district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) includes Caddo Valley and Gum Springs. [3]

Academics

Curriculum

The assumed course of study at Arkadelphia High School exceeds the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams to obtain at least 26 units (graduating classes of 2012 and 2013) and 27 units (graduating classes of 2014 and 2015) beyond the 22 units required by the Smart Core curriculum. The Arkadelphia School District offers students regular or advanced diplomas, based on coursework and grade point average. Exceptional students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists and participated in Arkansas Governor's School. The school maintains a concurrent credit partnership with College of the Ouachitas community college, whereas students may receive high school and college credit simultaneously. [4]

Awards and recognition

In 1990-91, Arkadelphia High School was honored as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for the results of its academic programs. In 1991, Arkadelphia High School principal Herman Thomas was awarded the National Milken Educator Award. [5]

Arkadelphia High School was nationally recognized in the Challenge Index report presented by the Washington Post, that measures the number of college-level tests given at the school divided by the number of graduates. In 2011, Arkadelphia had an index score of 1.033 and was ranked as the No. 29 school in Arkansas. In 2012, Arkadelphia's index score jumped to 3.412 and ranking as the No. 4 school in Arkansas and No. 284 in the United States. [6]

In 2012, Arkadelphia School District and its high school were recognized in the AP District of the Year Awards program in the College Board's 3rd Annual Honor Roll that consisted of 539 U.S. public school districts (6 in Arkansas) that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader number of students and improved the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam. [7]

Athletics

The Arkadelphia High School mascot is the badger with royal blue, red, and white serving as the school colors.

For the 2012-2014 seasons, [8] the Arkadelphia Badgers participate in the 4A 3 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with the Badgers competing in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, cross country (boys/girls), football, golf (boys/girls), softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), and volleyball. [9]

The Arkadelphia Badgers have won numerous state championships, including four football, seven volleyball,seven marching band, two baseball, three tennis, two track and field, one wrestling, one golf, and one swimming and diving. [10] The 1987 Badgers football went undefeated at 14-0, won the 3A state football championship against the White Hall Bulldogs with a final score of 21-6, led by head coach John Outlaw and were ranked No. 21 in the nation by USA Today . [11] The Badgers also won state championships in 1979, also back to back 4A state championships in 2017 and 2018 defeating Warren High School and Joe T. Robinson in the title games. [12]

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  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "AHS Course Catalog, 2012-13" (PDF). Arkadelphia School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Milken Educator Awards, Arkansas". Milken Foundation. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge". Washington Post. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "AP District of the Year Awards: 3rd Annual Honor Roll" (PDF). College Board. November 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ "2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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