Cedar Ridge High School (Arkansas)

Cedar Ridge High School
Location
1500 North Hill Street

,
Arkansas
72411

United States

35°43′12″N 91°26′48″W / 35.72000°N 91.44667°W / 35.72000; -91.44667
Information
School typePublic comprehensive
StatusOpen
School district
Cedar Ridge School District
SuperintendentRodger Reid
CEEB code041814
NCES School ID
050007000768[1]
Principal
Colyn Bowman
Teaching staff
81.30 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades6–12[1]
Enrollment359[1] (2023–2024[1])
Student to teacher ratio
4.42[1]
Education system
ADE Smart Core
Classes offered
Regular, Advanced Placement (AP)
ColorsOrange and blue
  
Athletics conference
2A Region 3 (Football)
2A Region 2 (Basketball)
MascotTimberwolf
Team nameCedar Ridge Timberwolves
AccreditationADE
AdvancED (1988–)
Communities served
Newark,
Charlotte,
Oil Trough
Feeder to
Newark Elementary School
Cord-Charlotte Elementary School
AffiliationArkansas Activities Association
Websitewww.cedarwolves.org

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 220 square miles (570 km2) 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.

Academics

Cedar Ridge High School is a Title I school that is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1988.[2]

Curriculum

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.

Athletics

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.

  • Basketball: The boys basketball team won its back-to-back Class 2A state basketball championships in 2013 and 2014. In 2016, the Timberwolves collected their third state championship and first 3A title.

Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public Schools - Cedar Ridge High School (050007000768)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "School Profile, Cedar Ridge High School". AdvancED. Retrieved October 29, 2012.