Armorel High School is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades seven through twelve in the distant, rural community of

Armorel, Arkansas Armorel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 312. It is in a largely rural area with most of its land devoted to forests an ...

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. It is the one of seven public high schools located in

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and the only high school administered by Armorel School District. A portion of

Blytheville Blytheville is the county seat and the largest city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is approximately north of West Memphis. The population was 13,406 at the 2020 census, down from 15,620 in 2010. History Blytheville was found ...

is zoned to Armorel High.
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Academics

This

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school is accredited by the

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(ADE) with accreditation under advisement with AdvancED since 2004. The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed the

(ADE), which requires students to complete at least 22 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular (core) and career focus courses and exams and may select

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(AP) coursework and exams that may lead to college credit.

Athletics

The Armorel High School mascot and athletic emblem is the

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with the school colors of black and orange. The Armorel Tigers participate in various interscholastic activities in the 1A Classification—the state's smallest classification—within the 1A 3 East Conference administered by the

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. Armorel's athletic activities include basketball (boys/girls), cheer, golf (boys/girls), baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls). Additionally, in 2018-2019 Armorel will field its first-ever AAA varsity swimming team.

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* {{authority control Public high schools in Arkansas Schools in Mississippi County, Arkansas