Address | |
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1 Pioneer Drive Batesville, Arkansas 72501 United States |
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Type | Public |
Opened | 1915 |
School district | Batesville Public Schools |
NCES District ID | 0500019 |
Superintendent | Mr. Gary Anderson |
CEEB code | 040115 |
NCES School ID | 050001900043 |
Principal | Mr. David Campbell |
Grades | 10-12 |
Color(s) |
Orange Black |
Athletics | football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, cheerleading, cross country, track and field, soccer, volleyball, archery |
Athletics conference | 5A East (2012-2014) |
Team name | Pioneers |
Accreditation | AdvancED (since 1924) |
USNWR ranking | Bronze Award |
Yearbook | The Pioneer |
Affiliations | Arkansas Activities Association |
Website | website |
Front building of Batesville High School |
Batesville High School is one of the two public secondary schools that are located in the city of Batesville, Arkansas, in Independence County. Their mascot for the school is the Pioneer. The school colors are orange and black. Batesville High has been awarded National Blue Ribbon School status.
The original facility created as Batesville High School has ties to the city's School Addition Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The assumed course of study at Batesville 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 prior to graduation. Batesville is a charter member and accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1924.
In addition to its 2008 National Blue Ribbon School designation, Batesville High School was recognized nationally with the Bronze Award from the U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools ranking program. In 2006, student Ticy P. Browny was honored as a Scholar of the Presidential Scholars Program.
Batesville High School competes in football, girls' basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, swimming, softball, track, soccer, skeet shooting, archery, the sport in which the Jr. High has been the state champions for two years in a row, and volleyball, among others. In most sports, the Pioneers compete in the 5A-East Conference (2012–14) as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association.