Arkansas School for the Deaf | |
Streetaddress: | 2400 West Markham Street |
County: | Pulaski County |
State: | Arkansas |
Zipcode: | 72205 |
Country: | USA |
Ceeb: | 041416 |
Coordinates: | 34.7525°N -92.2981°W |
District: | Arkansas School for the Deaf |
Principal: | Rayburn Boland |
Affiliations: | Arkansas Association of the Deaf (AAD) National Association of the Deaf (NAD) |
Grades: | PK-12 |
Superintendent: | Gretchen Cobb |
Enrollment: | 129 (district) |
Enrollment As Of: | 2010–11 |
Ratio: | 4.03 |
Sports: | Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Cheer |
Team Name: | Arkansas School for the Deaf Leopards |
Colors: | Blue and gold |
Conference: | GPSD and AACS |
Campus: | 40acres |
Founded in 1850, the Arkansas School for the Deaf (ASD) is a state-run public school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, serving deaf and hard of hearing students through residential, day school, and part-time enrollment programs. The school offers preschool through high school, and is affiliated with the Arkansas Association of the Deaf (AAD) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).
The school is located near the Arkansas School for the Blind (ASB) and both are administered by a five-member panel known as the Board of Trustees ASB-ASD.
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) classifies it as a school district.[1]
The campus includes dormitory facilities.[2]
Located within the same 40acres campus are the following schools:
The Leopards are members of the National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) and two different athletic conferences:
The ASD Leopards compete in football, volleyball, cheer, basketball, soccer and Special Olympics. Throughout its history, ASD has competed against other Arkansas public and private schools administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA).
ASD won a state basketball championship in 1949.