Ridgway Christian School Explained

Ridgway Christian School (RCS) was a private K–12 Christian school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[1] Pine Bluff First Assembly of God is the school's parent church. The 30acres middle and high school campus was owned by the Pine Bluff Educational Endowment (PBEE);[2] This campus was known as Ridgway Christian High School (RCHS).[3]

History

In August 1997 the school opened with five employees and 17 students.[4] The First Assembly of God Church had created the school.[5]

From 2007 to 2008 the net increase of students was around 20. In that same period 15 of them stopped attending the school since they moved outside of the Pine Bluff area, which reflected the economic issues in the Arkansas Delta region.[6]

Ridgway Christian began leasing the current secondary school building in June 2013. St. Joseph Catholic School previously leased the building before its 2013 closure.[2] John Worthen of the Pine Bluff Commercial wrote that area Catholic schools were losing students as many who wanted private education came to Ridgway Christian instead.[7] Therefore, Ridgway Christian had two buildings: one primary (K-6) and one secondary (7-12).[5]

the school's expected number of students was to be 500, including 120 in grades 7–12.[2] In 2017 the school had about 300 students.[4]

In 2018 the secondary campus was repurposed as a charter school, Southeast Arkansas Preparatory High School.[8] The Christian School director announced that the plans were to discontinue the high school program and to have a single K-8 campus. According to the president of the newly established charter school, Pat Hart, the Ridgway Christian high school program encountered difficulty recruiting students.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170731091930/http://www.pbcommercial.com/article/20150522/NEWS/305229936. July 31, 2017. Dollarway parents are upset about not being allowed to transfer children to another district. The Pine Bluff Commercial. 2015-05-22. 2017-07-31. "Jefferson County has[...] one private school in Ridgway Christian School."
  2. Web site: 2013-06-26 . Ridgway Christian School leases former St. Joseph campus . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801005757/http://www.pbcommercial.com/article/20130626/NEWS/306269901 . 1 Aug 2017 . 2017-08-01 . The Pine Bluff Commercial.
  3. "Contact Us." Ridgway Christian School. Retrieved on August 1, 2017. "RCS: 3201 Ridgway Road, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603" and "RCHS: 1501 West 73rd Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603 "
  4. "About Us." Ridgeway Christian School. Retrieved on August 1, 2017.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220515051704/https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2017/apr/14/charter-school-looks-to-take-over-ridgway/. May 15, 2022. Charter school looks to take over Ridgway Christian High School. Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 2017-04-14. 2022-05-15.
  6. 2008-09-09 . HIGHER ED NUMBERS UP; PUBLIC SCHOOLS DROP . . Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
  7. Web site: Worthen. John. PB Catholic school on ropes. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 2012-04-30. 2022-05-14.
  8. Web site: Howell. Cynthia. May 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220514232328/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/aug/18/lr-2-pb-charters-win-panel-s-favor-2017/. Little Rock, 2 Pine Bluff charters win panel's favor. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 2017-08-18. 2022-05-14.

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