Cedar Ridge High School | |
Streetaddress: | 1500 North Hill Street |
City: | Newark |
State: | Arkansas |
Zipcode: | 72411 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 35.72°N -91.4467°W |
District: | Cedar Ridge School District |
Affiliation: | Arkansas Activities Association |
Superintendent: | Andy Ashley |
Principal: | Greg Thetford |
Teaching Staff: | 71.61 |
Ceeb: | 041814 |
Classes Offered: | Regular, Advanced Placement (AP) |
Act: | 19.2 (Math) 20 (Science) 19.6 (English) 19.5 (Composite) 20.5 (Reading) |
Act Year: | 2010[1] |
Schooltype: | Public comprehensive |
System: | ADE Smart Core |
Grades: | 6–12 |
Athletics Conference: | 2A Region 3 (Football) 2A Region 2 (Basketball) |
Accreditation: | ADE AdvancED (1988–) |
Mascot: | Timberwolf |
Team Name: | Cedar Ridge Timberwolves |
School Colors: | Orange and blue |
Status: | Open |
Enrollment: | 416 |
Enrollment As Of: | 2018–19 |
Ratio: | 5.81 |
Communities: | Newark, Charlotte, Oil Trough |
Main Feeder School For: | Newark Elementary School Cord-Charlotte Elementary School |
Cedar Ridge High School is an accredited comprehensive public high school located in Newark, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 6 through 12 for approximately 220mi2 of rural, distant communities of eastern Independence County, Arkansas including Newark, Cord, Charlotte, and Oil Trough. It is administered by the Cedar Ridge School District. In 2003, Cedar Ridge School District was formed resulting in the consolidation of the former Cord-Charlotte High School and Newark High School.
Cedar Ridge High School is a Title I school that is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1988.[2]
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit.
The Cedar Ridge High School mascot is the Timberwolf. The current school colors borrow from the older districts — orange from Newark, and blue from Cord-Charlotte.
The Cedar Ridge Timberwolves compete in interscholastic activities within the 2A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association.
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