Texarkana Arkansas School District

The Texarkana Arkansas School District (TASD) is a U.S. school district founded in 1911 serving Texarkana, Arkansas. It is district No. 7, and is part of Miller County, Arkansas. TASD7 established itself as a magnet school system in 2005 at the elementary and middle school levels and later expanded its magnet school program to include North Heights Jr. High and Arkansas High School in 2006.

Texarkana Arkansas School District
Location
3435 Jefferson Avenue
Texarkana, Arkansas 71854
United States
District information
TypePublic (government funded)
GradesK-12
Established1911
SuperintendentDr. Becky Kesler
Accreditation(s)Arkansas Department of Education
Schools9 (1 high school, 1 vocational center, 1 junior high, 1 middle school, 5 elementary schools)
NCES District ID0513110[1]
Students and staff
Students4,430[1]
Teachers328.23[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.50[1]
Athletic conference6A South
Other information
Websitewww.tasd7.net

Schools

High schools
Magnet Academies: Arts, Career and Technology, International Studies, and Sciences


Middle schools
  • North Heights Junior High School (grades 7–8)
  • College Hill 6th Grade Academy (grades 6)
Magnet Academies: Arts, International Studies, and Sciences

Elementary schools
  • College Hill Elementary School (PK–5)
  • Edward R. Trice Elementary School (KG–5)
  • Fairview Elementary School (KG–5), one of the first schools in the district, built in 1919 and operating since 1920. Rebuilt in 1992.
  • Union Elementary School (PK–5)
  • Vera Kilpatrick Elementary School (PK–5)

Defunct schools
  • Fairview Ward School, built in 1919. Burned down in the late 1980s.
  • North Heights High School, built in 1939. Torn down in 2002.
  • North Heights Elementary School, building date unknown. Fate unknown.
  • Arkansas Senior High, built around the 1950s. Turned into 9th grade academy.
    NHJH in its early years.
  • The North Heights High School during its final years.

In 2007, College Hill Elementary International Studies received top honors by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in being named a National Blue Ribbon School.[2]

North Heights Elementary

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Texarkana School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. "National Blue Ribbon Schools". Arkansas Department of Education. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.


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