Cossatot River School District

School district in Arkansas, United States

Cossatot River School District

Location

130 School Drive
Wickes, Arkansas 71973

United States
District information
Grades| PK–12
Accreditation| Arkansas Department of Education
Schools| 6[1]
NCES District ID| 0500405[1]
Students and staff
Students| 1,154[1]
Teachers| 90.31 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff| 194.31 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 13.13[1]
Athletic conference| 1A 7 West (2012–14)
District mascot| Wildcat (Umpire)
Eagles (CRHS)
Colors| Umpire Wildcats:
Blue
White
CRHS Eagles:
Black
Silver
Other information
Website| www.cossatot.us

Cossatot River School District is a public school district located along the Cossatot River and is based in Wickes, Arkansas, United States.[2] The Cossatot River School District provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 1,150 prekindergarten through grade 12 students at its six facilities.

The school district was formed by the merger of the former Wickes School District and Van–Cove School District on July 1, 2010;[3] together the Cossatot River School District encompasses 475.60 square miles (1,231.8 km2) of land,[citation needed] in Polk,[4] Sevier,[5] and Howard counties.[6]

The district serves the communities of Cove, Vandervoot, Wickes, Grannis,[4] and Umpire.[3][7]

Cossatot River School District and its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). All high schools participate in the 1A 7 West Conference as sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association.

## Schools

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Secondary schools:

* Umpire High School (Umpire, Howard County)—serving more than 50 students in grades 7 through 12.
* Cossatot River High School (Unincorporated, Polk County)—serving more than 400 students in grades 7 through 12.
* Opened in 2013[8]

Elementary schools:

* Van–Cove Elementary School (Vandervoort, Polk County)—serving more than 250 students in prekindergarten through grade 6.
* Wickes Elementary School (Wickes, Polk County)—serving more than 325 students in prekindergarten through grade 6.
* Umpire Elementary School (Umpire)

The ADE recognized Van–Cove as a 2011 High Progress Exemplary School.[9]

Former schools:

* Wickes High School and Van-Cove High School.[10]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Cossatot River School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
2. ^ Home. Cossatot River School District. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. "Cossatot River Schools 130 School Dr. Wickes, AR 71973 "
3. ^ a b "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Note the Umpire School District merged into Wickes on July 1, 2004, so that came with Wickes to form the new Cossatot River district.
4. ^ a b "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Polk County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2021. \- The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes and Van-Cove districts.
5. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Sevier County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes district.
6. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Howard County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. The map shows the boundaries of the former Wickes and Van-Cove districts.
7. ^ "General Highway Map Howard County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 7, 2021. \- See Umpire on the map.
8. ^ Dilbeck, Leanne (August 16, 2013). "New Cossatot River High School Showcased to the Community". My Pulse News. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
9. ^ "Arkansas 2011 Exemplary Schools Announced". Arkansas Department of Education. August 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
10. ^ House, Joshua (October 13, 2016). "Remembrance of Van-Cove". Mena Star. Retrieved May 23, 2018. "Since the Wickes and Van-Cove (V-C) high schools have combined,[...]"

## Further reading

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* "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Polk County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
* "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Howard County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
* "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Sevier County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)

## External links

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* Official website

* United States portal
* Schools portal

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