State Information
http://ArkansasEd.org
| Commissioner of Education: |
Dr. Tom W. Kimbrell |
| Address: |
Four State Capitol Mall, Room 304 A, Little Rock, AR 72201-1071 |
| Phone: |
(501) 682-4204 |
| Fax: |
(501) 682-1079 |
| Grade Range |
K - 12 |
| Total Enrollment |
468 |
| State Percent of Students Eligible for Free/ Reduced Meals |
60 |
| No. of Schools Accredited |
853 |
| No. of Schools Accredited-cited |
183 |
| No. of Schools Accredited-probation |
27 |
No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
|
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
| Achieving Standards |
|
|
335 |
| First Year Not to Meet Standards (Alert) |
175 |
|
256 |
| Year One of Targeted School Improvement |
48 |
|
32 |
| Year Two of Targeted School Improvement |
57 |
|
19 |
| Targeted Corrective Action |
33 |
|
19 |
| Targeted Intensive School Improvement |
18 |
|
11 |
| Targeted Restructuring |
11 |
|
5 |
| Year One of Whole School Improvement |
51 |
|
110 |
| Year Two of Whole School Improvement |
30 |
|
69 |
| Whole School Corrective Action |
32 |
|
46 |
| Whole School Intensive Improvement |
33 |
|
39 |
| Whole School Intensive Restructuring |
32 |
|
28 |
| State Directed |
57 |
|
102 |
Gains and Status
Improvement School Rating (Gains) [+]
|
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
| 1-Schools in Need of Immediate Improvement |
75 |
115 |
214 |
| 2-Schools Approaching Standards (Alert) |
193 |
252 |
251 |
| 3-Schools Meeting Improvement Standards |
315 |
313 |
311 |
| 4-Schools Exceeding Improvement Standards |
209 |
244 |
183 |
| 5-Schools of Excellence for Improvement |
67 |
93 |
49 |
Performance School Rating (Status) [+]
|
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
| 1-Schools in Need of Immediate Improvement |
|
7 |
6 |
| 2-Schools Approaching Standards (Alert) |
|
19 |
16 |
| 3-Schools Meeting Improvement Standards |
|
246 |
187 |
| 4-Schools Exceeding Improvement Standards |
|
506 |
496 |
| 5-Schools of Excellence for Improvement |
|
260 |
321 |
Achievement
Attendance, Graduation and Dropout Rates
|
| 2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
| Attendance Rate |
% |
% |
94.7% |
| Graduation Rate |
% |
% |
79.6% |
| Dropout Rate |
% |
% |
2.6% |
State Participation
Participation in State Assessments
|
|
2008/2009 |
2008/2009 |
2009/2010 |
2009/2010 |
2010/2011 |
2010/2011 |
| Subject |
|
Students with Disabilities |
Limited English Proficient Students |
Students with Disabilities |
Limited English Proficient Students |
Students with Disabilities |
Limited English Proficient Students |
Literacy |
Percent Tested |
98.2 |
99.5 |
98.8 |
99.5 |
98.7 |
99.5 |
|
Total Number Tested |
28,298 |
14,508 |
28,312 |
15,183 |
28,207 |
16,214 |
|
Total Number Enrolled |
28,819 |
14,585 |
28,669 |
15,265 |
28,588 |
16,292 |
|
Math |
Percent Tested |
98.1 |
99 |
97.4 |
99.2 |
98.5 |
99.4 |
|
Total Number Tested |
31,223 |
16,543 |
30,706 |
17,105 |
30,068 |
18,303 |
|
Total Number Enrolled |
31,835 |
16,705 |
31,522 |
17,236 |
30,519 |
18,420 |
Number of Recently Arrived LEP Students Not Assessed in Literacy
|
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
| Grade Three |
51 |
41 |
0 |
| Grade Four |
77 |
37 |
0 |
| Grade Five |
63 |
40 |
RV |
| Grade Six |
62 |
25 |
0 |
| Grade Seven |
87 |
41 |
0 |
| Grade Eight |
67 |
26 |
0 |
| Grade Eleven |
17 |
10 |
RV |
| Total |
424 |
220 |
RV |
Financial Summary
|
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
| State Expenditure Per Student |
8,308 |
9,112 |
9,315 |
| State Average Teacher Salary |
45,862 |
46,601 |
46,663 |
| Total Expenditures |
4,712,965,626 |
5,056,580,160 |
5,171,678,766 |
| Total Instructional Expenditures |
2,371,355,396 |
2,483,470,898 |
2,508,579,625 |
| Administrative Expenditures |
302,869,927 |
91,475,493 |
97,063,107 |
| Extracurricular Expenditures |
132,971,947 |
165,716,258 |
165,701,106 |
| Debt Service Expenditures |
235,246,569 |
219,949,737 |
226,232,300 |
| Percent of Students Eligible for Free and Reduced Meals |
56.7 |
59.1 |
60 |
| State Free and Reduced-Price Meal Rate |
55.9 |
58.2 |
59.7 |
| National Free and Reduced-Price Meal Rate |
49.2 |
51.2 |
51.49 |
Teacher Quality
|
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
| Percent Teachers Completely Certified |
|
|
95.7 |
| Percent Teachers with Bachelors |
|
|
51.1 |
| Percent Teachers with Masters |
|
|
46.1 |
| Percent Teachers with Advanced Degree |
|
|
2 |
| Percent of Teachers Not Highly Qualified Teaching in High Poverty Schools |
|
|
1.4 |
| Percent of Teachers Not Highly Qualified Teaching in Low Poverty Schools |
|
|
0.9 |
| Percent of Teachers Not Highly Qualified at all School Economic Levels |
|
|
1.2 |
*RV: Restricted Vale. *NA: Not Available.
