Barton High School

Barton High School
Address
Map
9546 AR 85 South

Barton
,
Arkansas

United States
Coordinates34°33′8″N 90°46′2″W / 34.55222°N 90.76722°W / 34.55222; -90.76722
Information
TypePublic
School districtBarton–Lexa School District
CEEB code040105
NCES School ID050273000040[1]
DeanYancy Stephens
PrincipalScott Carpino
Head of schoolDavid Tollet
Faculty26.03 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment388 (2016-17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.64[1]
Color(s)Maroon and white
  
Athletics conference3A Region 2
MascotBear
Team nameBarton Bears
RivalMarianna
Websitewww.bartonsd.org/page/highschool

Barton High School is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 7 through 12 in Barton, Arkansas, United States. It is the sole high school administered by the Barton–Lexa School District.

The district boundary includes Lexa, Lake View, and Oneida.[3]

Academics

The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students engage in regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit.

Athletics

The Barton High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bear with maroon and white as the school colors.

For 2012–14, the Barton Bears compete in the state's 3A Classification within the 3A Region 2 Conference of the Arkansas Activities Association. The Pointers engage in numerous interscholastic activities, including football, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, speech, baseball, softball, and track (boys/girls)[4]

  • Football: The Barton Bears football team is one of the state's most storied and successful program's, winning four consecutive state championships and eight total state football championships (1978, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1997). Between 1985 and 1990 Barton won 63 consecutive games, a streak no other school in Arkansas has come close to matching. Between 1993 and 1995 Barton had another win streak of 38 consecutive victories. The teams were led by legendary coach Frank McClellan (1970-05), who won a state-record 346 games in his thirty-five years as head coach at Barton, 367 total wins in thirty-eight seasons. McClellan has since been inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and is one of only two Arkansas high school football coaches to ever be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame, along with former Little Rock Central coach Earl Quigley. All eight of McClellan's state championship teams were undefeated and untied, and he also had eleven other teams finish with only one loss.[5][6]
  • Softball: The Lady Bears won a state (slowpitch) softball championship in 1996.
  • Track and field: The boys track teams are 2-time state track champions (1994, 2001). The girls team won a state track championship in 1995.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Barton High School (050273000040)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "BARTON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Phillips County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2023. - Text list
  4. ^ "School Profile, Barton High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Trister, Noah (November 2, 2007). "Arkansas high school struggling to maintain once-unbeatable gridiron program". USA Today. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Arkansas High School Sports Record Book 2012-13" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.