Testing
Performance Report
The goal of the Arkansas School Performance Report (Report Card) is to disseminate statistical performance information to students, parents and interested community members so that they can work with their schools to ensure that Arkansas provides every student with access to an extraordinary education.
View Performance Reports
From the NORMES School Performance site, you can view an on-line version of the performance report for the state, or view and compare by district or school. After selecting the state report or a specific district or school report on the NORMES site, click on the Report Card link in the gray box on the left to view report card information.
State Trends and Methodology
Click here for graphics showing Arkansas's progress on numerous testing categories. This document also provides an explainer on how to read the 2011 Arkansas School Performance Report and the Act 35 accountability law in Arkansas and how school ratings are calculated.
Making the Grade: Arkansas Ranks 5th Nationally
Arkansas's public education system placed fifth nationally in the 2012 Quality Counts analysis by Education Week, a nationally respected journal of education policy.
"I am excited by Arkansas's continued rise in the Education Week rankings, but there is more hard work ahead of us," Gov. Mike Beebe said. "We've come a long way as a state in our pursuit of academic excellence, and we'll continue making improvements that help our students and our state's future."
Arkansas ranked sixth last year and 10th the previous two years in Education Week's annual calculations. The analysis ranks states on six education policy and performance categories.
"We're very pleased about the latest sign of Arkansas's advancement in education," said Arkansas Education Commissioner Dr. Tom Kimbrell. "To be ranked fifth in the nation indicates that good things are happening in Arkansas schools. Educators and policy makers across the country are taking notice. These are OUR kids. We take very seriously our responsibility to serve each and every child in Arkansas."
Overall, Arkansas scored 81.6, which placed it behind only Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia.
Of particular note, Arkansas tied for first with Maryland in the "Transitions and Alignment" category.
Arkansas placed second in the "Teaching Profession" category. It placed sixth in the "Standards, Assessment and Accountability" category. Other categories scored were "School Finance," "K-12 Achievement," and "Chance for Success."
The analysis was compiled by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center. It surveyed the country's chief state school officers on a wide range of programs and policy and then independently evaluated the responses.
For more information, please contact:
John Hoy, Assistant Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Academic Accountability
Four Capitol Mall, Room 205-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-1298
Or, contact your local school administrator.
