Arkadelphia Public School District is a public
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
North America United States
In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
located in
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,714. The city is the county seat of Clark County. It is situated at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Two universities, Henderson ...
,
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. The school district supports families with education facilities and educators from
early childhood
Early childhood is a stage in human development following infancy and preceding middle childhood. It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterward. Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood.
...
through
secondary education
Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...
.
In addition to Arkadelphia, the district includes
Caddo Valley and
Gum Springs.
In 2012, Arkadelphia Public School District and its high school were recognized in the ''AP District of the Year Awards'' program in the
College Board
The College Board is an American nonprofit organization that was formed in December 1899 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) to expand access to higher education. While the College Board is not an association of colleges, it runs a ...
'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 course
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course ...
s 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.
History
The
Okolona School District was dissolved on July 1, 1987; portions of the district were absorbed by Arkadelphia School District.
[ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]
" Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
The
Domestic Science Building is a historic site (though closed) belonging to the district.
Schools
Schools include:
*
Arkadelphia High School
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 larges ...
—serving students in grades 9–12. Honored as a
National Blue Ribbon School
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
in 1990–91.
* L. M. Goza Middle School—serving students in grades 6–8.
* J. Ed Peake Elementary School—serving students in grades 4–5.
* Central Primary School—serving students in grades 2—3
* Louisa E. Perritt Primary School—serving students in grades PreKindergarten–1. Honored as a National Blue Ribbon School in 1987–88.
* Early Childhood Center—serving students ages 6 weeks to 4 years.
References
Further reading
*
Download - Has maps of the Arkadelphia and Okolona districts
External links
*
{{Education in Clark County, Arkansas
Education in Clark County, Arkansas
School districts in Arkansas
Arkadelphia, Arkansas