School Profile
Board of Education, District 2, Angie Bates
- Accredited by Cognia
- 1,300+ Students
- 80 Certified Employees
- 1 Principal
- 4 Assistant Principals
- 2 Library-Media Specialists
- 4 Guidance Counselors
- 1 School Resource Officer
- 6 National Board Certified Teachers
- 43 Support Employees
Awards and Recognitions
- Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School of Excellence (2011 & 2018)
- Blue Ribbon Point of Light School (2010)
- U.S. Dept. of Education National Blue Ribbon School (2001)
- America's Most Challenging High Schools (Washington Post) (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award (2024)
Academic Profile
Courses
- World Languages
- Fine Arts
- 15+ Advanced Placement Courses
Programs and Initiatives
- Work-Based Learning: Co-Op program
- Culinary Academy
- AgriScience
- JROTC
About BHS
School Colors- Blue and Gold
Mascot- Bucks
Buckhorn is located at the site of the American Civil War Skirmish of Buckhorn Tavern, fought on October 12, 1863, between General Phillip D. Roddey's Alabama Cavalry Brigade and a Union cavalry brigade commanded by General Robert Mitchell.
By tradition, the tavern took its name "Buckhorn" in 1858 when William L. Fanning killed a buck near the site and presented its antlers to the innkeeper. The antlers are now displayed at Buckhorn High School. The Madison County Board of Education bought land on November 19, 1956, from Annie Bruce Walker Short to construct a school.
On August 29, 1958, as a result of the consolidation of New Market and Riverton High School, Buckhorn High School opened with approximately 200 students. William Loyd Fanning presented the original horns to Buckhorn High School on December 12, 1958.
To accommodate the rapid growth of New Market and the school, additions have been added over a span of 20 years, including a new library, 2 gyms, a technology wing, new science classrooms and labs, a new dining hall, a music wing, and the front atrium.