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Black Rock High School

Coordinates: 36°6′35″N 91°6′12″W / 36.10972°N 91.10333°W / 36.10972; -91.10333
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Black Rock High School
Address
Map
189 North St Joseph Street

,
Arkansas
72415

United States
Coordinates36°6′35″N 91°6′12″W / 36.10972°N 91.10333°W / 36.10972; -91.10333
Information
School typePublic comprehensive
StatusOpen
School districtLawrence County School District (2006-2014)
Black Rock School District (-2006)
CEEB code040215
NCES School ID050008201208[1]
Teaching staff13.81 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment136 (2010–11[1])
Student to teacher ratio9.85[1]
Education systemADE Smart Core
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement (AP)
Color(s)Red and white
  
Athletics conference1A Region 3 East
MascotZebra
Team nameBlack Rock Zebras
AccreditationADE
AffiliationArkansas Activities Association

Black Rock High School was an accredited comprehensive public high school located in Black Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school provided secondary education in grades 7 through 12 to Black Rock and nearby unincorporated communities of Lawrence County, Arkansas. The school, which closed in 2014, was one of five public high schools in Lawrence County and one of two high schools administered by the Lawrence County School District; the other, Walnut Ridge High School, is still in operation.

History

In 2013 the district closed the Black Rock schools; students now attend Walnut Ridge High.[2]

Academics

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. Black Rock High School is accredited by the ADE.

Athletics

The Black Rock High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Zebra with red and white serving as the school colors.

The Black Rock Zebras compete in interscholastic activities within the 1A Classification, the state's smallest classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Zebras play within the 1A Region 3 East Conference.

The Zebras participate in basketball (boys/girls), baseball, and softball.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Black Rock High School (050008201208)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Black Rock schools to close, students will move to Walnut Ridge". KAIT. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  3. ^ "School Profile, Black Rock High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.