Charleston High School (Arkansas)

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Charleston High School
Address
Charleston High School (Arkansas)
125 West Main Street

Charleston
,
Arkansas
72933

United States
Coordinates 35°17′43″N94°3′32″W / 35.29528°N 94.05889°W / 35.29528; -94.05889
Information
School type Public, Comprehensive
StatusOpen
School district Charleston School District
NCES District ID 050420 [1]
Oversight Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
CEEB code 040420
NCES School ID 050420000158 [2]
PrincipalShane Storey
Teaching staff54.87 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades7–12
Enrollment418 (2023–2024 [2] )
 •  Grade 7 53
 •  Grade 8 63
 •  Grade 9 83
 •  Grade 10 94
 •  Grade 11 59
 •  Grade 12 66
Student to teacher ratio7.62 [2]
Education system ADE Smart Core curriculum
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement
Campus typeRural [2]
Color(s)Black and gold
  
Athletics conference3A Region 5 (2012-14)
Mascot Tiger
Team nameCharleston Tigers
Accreditation ADE
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association (AAA)
Website tigers.wsc.k12.ar.us/highschool.htm

Charleston High School is an accredited comprehensive public secondary school for students in grades 7 through 12, located in the city of Charleston, Arkansas, one of two county seats in Franklin County. The school is the sole high school managed by the Charleston School District.

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Academics

Charleston High School is Title I school fully accredited by the ADE that is meeting standards and is an Achieving school under Adequate Yearly Progress requirements of NCLB. [3] The assumed course of study for students follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units to graduate. Students engage in regular courses and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams with the opportunity for college credit.

Athletics

The Charleston High School mascot is the tiger with black and gold serving as the school colors.

The Charleston Tigers are members of the 3A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association competing in the 3A Region 4 Conference for interscholastic sporting activities. The Tigers participation includes: football, volleyball, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls).

Football

The Tigers football team has won six state championships (2005 at Class 2A; 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2022 at Class 3A).

Basketball

The Lady Tigers basketball team won the 2009 & 2018 Class 3A state championship. The boys basketball team were state finalists and runners-up in the 2012 and 2013 Class 3A.

Notable people

The following are notable people associated with Charleston High School. If the person was a Charleston High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included:

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Charleston School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public Schools - Charleston High School (050420000158)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "School Improvement Status". Charleston School District. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "July 14, 2011: Steve Cox". Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
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