Arcadia High School is a public high school in Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is one of three mainland high schools in the

Accomack County Public Schools Accomack County Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Accomac, Virginia, serving Accomack County, Virginia. The district is led by Warren "Chris" Holland. Schools The schools in this district are: Elementary schools *Accawmacke ...

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%. AHS offers

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and Duel 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.

References

Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Accomack County, Virginia {{Virginia-school-stub