Cossatot River School District

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Cossatot River School District
Location
130 School Drive
Wickes, Arkansas 71973
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
Accreditation Arkansas Department of Education
Schools6 [1]
NCES District ID 0500405 [1]
Students and staff
Students1,154 [1]
Teachers90.31 (on FTE basis) [1]
Staff194.31 (on FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.13 [1]
Athletic conference1A 7 West (2012–14)
District mascotWildcat (Umpire)
Eagles (CRHS)
ColorsUmpire Wildcats:
  Blue
  White
CRHS Eagles:
  Black
  Silver
Other information
Website www.cossatot.us

Cossatot River School District is a public school district located along the Cossatot River and is based in Wickes, Arkansas, United States. [2] The Cossatot River School District provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 1,150 prekindergarten through grade 12 students at its six facilities.

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The school district was formed by the merger of the former Wickes School District and Van–Cove School District on July 1, 2010; [3] together the Cossatot River School District encompasses 475.60 square miles (1,231.8 km2) of land,[ citation needed ] in Polk, [4] Sevier, [5] and Howard counties. [6]

The district serves the communities of Cove, Vandervoot, Wickes, Grannis, [4] and Umpire. [3] [7]

Cossatot River School District and its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). All high schools participate in the 1A 7 West Conference as sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association.

Schools

Secondary schools:

Elementary schools:

The ADE recognized Van–Cove as a 2011 High Progress Exemplary School. [9]

Former schools:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Cossatot River School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. Home. Cossatot River School District. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. "Cossatot River Schools 130 School Dr. Wickes, AR 71973 "
  3. 1 2 "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Note the Umpire School District merged into Wickes on July 1, 2004, so that came with Wickes to form the new Cossatot River district.
  4. 1 2 "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Polk County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 7, 2021. - The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes and Van-Cove districts.
  5. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Sevier County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes district.
  6. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Howard County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes and Van-Cove districts.
  7. "General Highway Map Howard County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation . Retrieved March 7, 2021. - See Umpire on the map.
  8. Dilbeck, Leanne (August 16, 2013). "New Cossatot River High School Showcased to the Community". My Pulse News . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  9. "Arkansas 2011 Exemplary Schools Announced". Arkansas Department of Education. August 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  10. House, Joshua (October 13, 2016). "Remembrance of Van-Cove". Mena Star . Retrieved May 23, 2018. Since the Wickes and Van-Cove (V-C) high schools have combined,[...]

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