Rogers School District

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Rogers School District
Type and location
Grades PK–12
Country USA
Location 500 West Walnut Street
Rogers, Arkansas 72833
District information
Superintendent Janie Darr
Asst. Superintendent Mark Sparks
Accreditation(s) Arkansas Department of Education
Schools 20
NCES District ID 0511970[1]
Students and staff
Students 14,340[1]
Teachers 875.59 (on FTE)[1]
Staff 1,986.59 (on FTE)[1]
Student-teacher ratio 16.38[1]
Athletic Conference 7A/6A West (2012–14)
Other information
Website www.rogersschools.net

Rogers School District (or Rogers Public Schools) is a public school district based in Rogers, Arkansas, United States. The district encompasses 232.52 square miles (602.2 km2) of land and serves early childhood, elementary and secondary education to numerous Benton County communities including Rogers and all or portions of Cave Springs, Bentonville, Garfield, Pea Ridge, Little Flock, Avoca, Lowell, Springdale, Bethel Heights, Hindsville, Prairie Creek, Lost Bridge Village, and Gateway.[2]

Schools

  • Rogers School District is ranked among the top 100 school districts in the state. In 2012, both Rogers and Heritage high schools were recognized with Silver awards from U.S. News & World Report Top 1,000 High Schools in America with a No. 4 and No. 5 ranking in Arkansas and No. 881 and No. 980 nationally, respectively.[3]

Secondary schools

  • Rogers High School (Mountaineers), located in Rogers and serving around 2000 students in grades 9 through 12.
  • Rogers Heritage High School (War Eagles), located in Rogers opening in August 2008 and serving around 2000 students in grades 9 through 12.

Middle schools

  • Elmwood Middle School, located in Rogers and serving more than 800 students in grades 6 through 8.
  • Kirksey Middle School, located in Rogers and serving more than 900 students in grades 6 through 8.
  • Lingle Middle School, located in Rogers and serving more than 750 students in grades 6 through 8.
  • Oakdale Middle School, located in Rogers and serving more than 750 students in grades 6 through 8.

Primary schools

In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education has selected Bellview Elementary School for the top honor of being a National Blue Ribbon School. In 2012, Russell D. Jones Elementary School was selected for the same high honor.

  • Bellview Elementary, located in Rogers and serving more than 600 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Bonnie Grimes Elementary School, located in Rogers and serving more than 550 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Eastside Elementary School, located in Rogers and serving more than 500 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Elza R. Tucker Elementary School, located in Lowell and serving more than 600 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Frank Tillery Elementary School, located in Rogers and serving more than 575 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Garfield Elementary, located in Garfield and serving more than 125 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Grace Hill Elementary School, located in Rogers and serving more than 500 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Joe Mathias Elementary School, located in Rogers and serving more than 450 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Russell D. Jones Elementary School, located in Rogers and serving more than 425 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Lowell Elementary School, located in Lowell and serving more than 500 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Northside Elementary School, located in Rogers and serving more than 500 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Rogers School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 15 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Rogers Public Schools". USA.com. Retrieved 15 December 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Best High Schools, Arkansas". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved Aug 20, 2012. 

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