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Cedar Ridge High School
Address

1500 North Hill Street Newark , Arkansas 72411 United States
Coordinates	35°43′12″N 91°26′48″W / 35.72000°N 91.44667°W / 35.72000; -91.44667
Information
School type	Public comprehensive
Status	Open
School district	Cedar Ridge School District
Superintendent	Andy Ashley
CEEB code	041814
NCES School ID	050007000768^[1]
Principal	Greg Thetford
Teaching staff	71.61 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	6–12^[1]
Enrollment	416 ^[1] (2018–19^[1])
Student to teacher ratio	5.81^[1]
Education system	ADE Smart Core
Classes offered	Regular, Advanced Placement (AP)
Color(s)	Orange and blue
Athletics conference	2A Region 3 (Football) 2A Region 2 (Basketball)
Mascot	Timberwolf
Team name	Cedar Ridge Timberwolves
Accreditation	ADE AdvancED (1988–)
Communities served	Newark, Charlotte, Oil Trough
Feeder to	Newark Elementary School Cord-Charlotte Elementary School
Affiliation	Arkansas Activities Association
Website	www.cedarwolves.org

Cedar Ridge High School is an accredited comprehensive public high school located in Newark, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 6 through 12 for approximately 220 square miles (570 km²) of rural, distant communities of eastern Independence County, Arkansas including Newark, Cord, Charlotte, and Oil Trough. It is administered by the Cedar Ridge School District. In 2003, Cedar Ridge School District was formed resulting in the consolidation of the former Cord-Charlotte High School and Newark High School.

Academics

Cedar Ridge High School is a Title I school that is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1988.^[3]

Curriculum

The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit.

Athletics

The Cedar Ridge High School mascot is the Timberwolf. The current school colors borrow from the older districts — orange from Newark, and blue from Cord-Charlotte.

The Cedar Ridge Timberwolves compete in interscholastic activities within the 2A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association.