Cave City to transition middle school to charter school Cave City to transition middle school to charter school By Logan Whaley | May 18, 2021 at 5:48 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 7:02 PM CAVE CITY, Ark. (KAIT) - Many high schools in the state are charter schools, but one Region 8 school will become just the sixth charter middle school in the state. Cave City administrators say they want to prepare students not just for high school but also for the workplace. Officials say the program has been a success at the high school, and now, it will be extended all the way down to the middle school level.