Cossatot River School District Explained

Cossatot River School District
Grades:	PK–12
Schools:	6
Students:	1,154
Teachers:	90.31 (on FTE basis)
Staff:	194.31 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:	13.13
Conference:	1A 7 West (2012–14)
Accreditation:	Arkansas Department of Education
Mascot:	Wildcat (Umpire) Eagles (CRHS)
Colors:	Umpire Wildcats: Blue White CRHS Eagles: Black Silver
Location:	130 School Drive Wickes, Arkansas 71973
Country:	USA

Cossatot River School District is a public school district located along the Cossatot River and is based in Wickes, Arkansas, United States.^[1] The Cossatot River School District provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 1,150 prekindergarten through grade 12 students at its six facilities.

The school district was formed by the merger of the former Wickes School District and Van–Cove School District on July 1, 2010;^[2] together the Cossatot River School District encompasses 475.6mi2 of land, in Polk,^[3] Sevier,^[4] and Howard counties.^[5]

The district serves the communities of Cove, Vandervoot, Wickes, Grannis,^[3] and Umpire.^[2] ^[6]

Cossatot River School District and its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). All high schools participate in the 1A 7 West Conference as sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association.

Schools

Secondary schools:

Umpire High School (Umpire, Howard County)—serving more than 50 students in grades 7 through 12.
Cossatot River High School (Unincorporated, Polk County)—serving more than 400 students in grades 7 through 12.
- Opened in 2013^[7]

Elementary schools:

Van–Cove Elementary School (Vandervoort, Polk County)—serving more than 250 students in prekindergarten through grade 6.
Wickes Elementary School (Wickes, Polk County)—serving more than 325 students in prekindergarten through grade 6.
Umpire Elementary School (Umpire)

The ADE recognized Van–Cove as a 2011 High Progress Exemplary School.^[8]

Former schools:

http://www.cossatot.us/ Home
"ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Note the Umpire School District merged into Wickes on July 1, 2004, so that came with Wickes to form the new Cossatot River district.
Web site: SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Polk County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-03-07. - The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes and Van-Cove districts.
"SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Sevier County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes district.
"SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Howard County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes and Van-Cove districts.
Web site: General Highway Map Howard County, Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Transportation. 2021-03-07. - See Umpire on the map.
Web site: Dilbeck, Leanne. New Cossatot River High School Showcased to the Community. My Pulse News. 2013-08-16. 2018-05-23.
Web site: Arkansas 2011 Exemplary Schools Announced . . 10 August 2012 . 2 February 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130219044122/http://e2.ma/message/47bob/on5omb . 19 February 2013 .
Web site: House, Joshua. Remembrance of Van-Cove. Mena Star. 2016-10-13. 2018-05-23. Since the Wickes and Van-Cove (V-C) high schools have combined,[...].