Ashdown High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the town of

Ashdown, Arkansas Ashdown (formerly Turkey Flats and Keller) is a city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The community was incorporated in 1892 and has been the county seat since 1906. Located within the Arkansas Timberlands between the Little R ...

, United States. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 9 through 12. It is one of two public high schools in

Little River County, Arkansas Little River County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. state of Arkansas, bordering a corner with Texas and Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,026. The county seat is Ashdown. Little River County is ...

and the sole high school administered by the

Ashdown School District Ashdown School District is a public school district based in Ashdown, Arkansas, Education in the United States, United States. The Ashdown School District provides early childhood education, early childhood, elementary education, elementary and ...

Academics

Ashdown High School is accredited by the

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 ...

(ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1929. The assumed course of study follows the Common Core curriculum developed by the ADE. Students complete regular (core and elective) and career focus coursework and exams and may take

Advanced Placement 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 ...

(AP) courses and exams with the opportunity to receive college credit.

Athletics

The Ashdown High School mascot and athletic emblem is the panther with purple and gold serving as the school colors. The Ashdown Panthers compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification via the 4A Region 7 Conference, as administered by the

Arkansas Activities Association The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas. AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA). Every public secondary sch ...

. Ashdown Panthers won the 3A state championship during the 2018-19 Basketball season. The Panthers field teams in football, golf, basketball, cheer, baseball, softball, and track and field.

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* {{authority control 1915 establishments in Arkansas Educational institutions established in 1915 Public high schools in Arkansas Schools in Little River County, Arkansas