Westside Consolidated High School | |
Streetaddress: | 1630 Hwy 91 W |
City: | Jonesboro |
State: | Arkansas |
Zipcode: | 72404 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 35.8561°N -90.8028°W |
District: | Westside Consolidated School District |
Oversight: | Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) |
Affiliation: | Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) |
Faculty: | 47.60 (on FTE basis) |
National Ranking: | No. 149 of 2,008[1] |
Classes Offered: | Regular, Advanced Placement, Concurrent |
Ratio: | 12.54 |
System: | ADE Smart Core curriculum |
Grades: | 8–12 |
Campus Type: | Rural |
Conference: | 4A Region 3 (2012–14) |
Accreditation: | ADE |
Mascot: | Warrior |
Team Name: | Westside Consolidated Warriors |
School Colors: | Scarlet and white |
Status: | Open |
Enrollment: | 591 |
Enrollment As Of: | 2010–11 |
Grade8: | 117 |
Grade9: | 131 |
Grade10: | 129 |
Grade11: | 108 |
Grade12: | 106 |
Feeders: | Westside Elementary School |
Westside High School is a comprehensive public junior/senior high school serving grades eight through twelve in unincorporated Craighead County, Arkansas, United States, in a rural area near Jonesboro.[2] [3] Westside High School is one of eight public high schools in the county and is the sole high school managed by the Westside Consolidated School District. The school is alternatively referred to as Jonesboro Westside or Westside Consolidated.
The school district, and therefore the school's attendance zone, occupies sections of Craighead and Lawrence counties.[4] [5] It principally serves Bono, Cash, and Egypt,[6] [7] and it also serves portions of Jonesboro.[4]
The assumed course of study at Westside High School is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams to obtain at least 24 units before graduation. Students also have the choice of participating in any of two possible concurrent courses. Exceptional students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists and participated in Arkansas Governor's School.
Westside is associated with Cultural Academic Student Exchange (CASE) and hosts foreign exchange students almost every year from all around the world.
The Westside High School mascot is the warrior with scarlet and white serving as the school colors.
For the 2012-2014 seasons,[8] the Westside Warriors participate in the 4A 3 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with the Warriors competing in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), bowling, cheer, football, soccer (boys/girls), softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), volleyball, and Marching Band.[9]