Mount Ida High School is a public six-year
high school
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located in
Mount Ida, Arkansas
Mount Ida is a city in and county seat of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1842, the city saw a silver boom in the 1880s bring early prosperity and economic development to the area.
Today, the economy is largely ranching, p ...
, United States. Mount Ida is one of three public high schools in
Montgomery County and the only high school of the
Mount Ida School District. For 2010–11, the school enrollment was 256 students occupying grades 7 through 12.
Academics
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the
Arkansas Department of Education
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(ADE). Students complete regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select
Advanced Placement
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(AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit. The school is accredited by the ADE.
Athletics
The Mount Ida team mascot and athletic emblem is the ''
Lion
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'' with maroon and white serving as the school colors.
For 2012–14, the Mount Ida Lions participate in the 2A Classification from the 2A Region 4 Conference, as administered by the
Arkansas Activities Association
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. The Lions compete
football
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, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance, baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls).
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Public high schools in Arkansas
Schools in Montgomery County, Arkansas
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