Status Open CEEB code 041800 Mascot Rattlesnake Lowest grade Seventh grade Highest grade Twelfth grade | NCES District ID 0510320 NCES School ID 051032000755 Number of students 246 (2010–2011) Student to teacher ratio 8.7 Colors White, Red | |
School type Public (government funded) Authority District Murfreesboro School District | ||
Murfreesboro High School is an accredited comprehensive public high school serving students in grades seven through twelve in the rural community of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, United States. It is one of three public high schools in Pike County. With more than 200 students, it is the sole high school of the South Pike County School District.
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Academics
The school is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). For the 2009–10 school year, Murfreesboro High School is rated by the ADE at Whole School Improvement - Achieving Year 2 in Adequate Yearly Progress.
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students to complete at least 24 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular (core) and career focus courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that may lead to college credit.
Murfreesboro High School is listed Unranked in the Best High Schools Report 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.
Extracurricular activities
The Murfreesboro High School mascot and athletic emblem is the rattlesnake stylized as the Rattlers with the school colors of red and white.
Athletics
The Murfreesboro Rattlers participate in various interscholastic activities in the 2A Classification within the 2A Region 7 (Football) Conference and 2A Region 7 (Basketball) Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Rattlers school athletic activities include football, basketball (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls).