Arkansas State Summary Report
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Arkansas Department of Education   Website http//ArkansasEd.org
Commissioner of Education Dr. T. Kenneth James Email Ken.James@arkansas.gov
Address Four State Capitol Mall, Room 304 A Phone (501) 682-4204
  Little Rock, AR 72201-1071 Fax (501) 682-1079

 

 

Grade Range PreK - 12 No. of Schools Accredited 752
Total Enrollment 466,391 No. of Schools Accredited-cited 276
State Percent of Students Eligilble for Free/ Reduced Meals 54.2 No. of Schools Accredited-probation 37

 

  2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008
Attendance Rate 94.3 94.3 94.3  
Graduation Rate 71 76 68.2  
Dropout Rate 3.2 3.6 3.3  
*State rate calculated using NGA formula since 2006		  

 

AYP Indicators

   2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
No. of Schools in Year One of School Improvement 107 114 104
No. of Schools in Year Two of School Improvement 80 63 88
No. of Schools in Year Three of School Improvement 90 NA 58
No. of Schools in Year Four of School Improvement 28 NA 124
No. of Schools in Year Five of School Improvement 3 NA NA
No. of Schools in Year Six of School Improvement 1 NA NA
Corrective Action NA 73 NA
Restructuring NA 79 NA

 

  2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008
Percent Teachers Completely Certified 99 98.9 98.4  
Percent Teachers with Bachelors 63.8 65.2 62.4  
Percent Teachers with Masters 34.7 33.8 35.2  
Percent Teachers with Advanced Degree 0.6 0.56 0.6  
Percent of Teachers Not Highly Qualified Teaching in High Poverty Schools NA 2.58 9.6  
Percent of Teachers Not Highly Qualified Teaching in Low Poverty Schools NA 0.75 2.7  
Percent of Teachers Not Highly Qualified at all School Economic Levels NA 1.56 1.56