Bradley High School (Arkansas)


Bradley High School is a comprehensive public junior/senior high school located in Bradley, Arkansas, United States. For the 2017-2018 school year, BHS serves more than 24 students in grades 7 through 12 and is supported by more than 15 educators on a full time equivalent basis. Bradley High is the smaller of two public high schools in Lafayette County and draws students from Bradley. It is one of three high schools of the Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District.

History

Initially it was a part of the Bradley School District. On July 1, 2013 it consolidated with the Emerson-Taylor School District to form the Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District.

Academics

The high school is fully accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education. The assumed course of study for students is to complete the ADE Smart Core curriculum that requires at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit prior to high school graduation.
The Adequate Yearly Progress measures for Bradley High School using the Augmented Benchmark Examinations are as follows:
The Bradley High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bear with purple and gold serving as the school colors. The Future Farmers of America, is the most popular club. The Nursery/Landscape Team has 2 state championships, and the Forestry Team has 2 as well.

Athletics

For 2018-Present, the Bradley Bears participate in the 1A Classification—the state's smallest classification—within the 1A 8 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Bears compete in boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball. The Senior Girls basketball team has six state championships and the Senior Boys basketball team has one. The baseball team also has one state championship. Even though the boys and girls track and field teams were discontinued, the boys have five state championships.