NAEP -- State Profile: AR

Arkansas
	Contact Information Testing Director: Gayle Potter NAEP Coordinator: Pam Byrd Arkansas Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 476,409 Percent in Title I schools: 68.4% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 13.7% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 58.7% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 67.6% Black: 22.7% Hispanic: 7.5% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.5% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.7%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 254^* Number of schools: 1,114 Number of charter schools: 19 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,430 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.6 Number of FTE teachers: 35,089
'--' : data unavailable
^* Local school districts only (type 1, 2)
Source: Common Core of Data, 2006-2007 school year (non-adjudicated)

History of NAEP Participation and Performance
			Scale Score		Achievement Level
			State	[Nat.	Percent at or Above
Subject	Grade	Year	Avg.	Avg.]*	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Graphics

Mathematics (scale: 0-500)	4	1992ⁿ	210	[219]	47	10	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	216	[222]	54	13	1
		2000	216	[224]	55	14	1
		2003	229	[234]	71	26	2
		2005	236	[237]	78	34	4
		2007	238	[239]	81	37	4
		2009	238	[239]	80	36	5

	8	1990ⁿ	256	[262]	44	9	1
		1992ⁿ	256	[267]	44	10	1
		1996ⁿ	262	[271]	52	13	2
		2000	257	[272]	49	13	1
		2003	266	[276]	58	19	2
		2005	272	[278]	64	22	3
		2007	274	[280]	65	24	4
		2009	276	[282]	67	27	4

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	211	[215]	56	23	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		209	[212]	54	24	5
	1998		209	[213]	54	23	4
	2002		213	[217]	58	26	5
	2003		214	[216]	60	28	6
	2005		217	[217]	63	30	6
	2007		217	[220]	64	29	5

	8		1998	256	[261]	68	23	1
		2002	260	[263]	72	27	2
		2003	258	[261]	70	27	2
		2005	258	[260]	69	26	2
		2007	258	[261]	70	25	1

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	145	[145]	62	23	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		147	[149]	64	24	1

	8		1996ⁿ	144	[148]	55	22	1
		2000	142	[148]	53	22	1
		2005	144	[147]	56	23	2

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	145	[153]	82	19	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	137	[148]	77	13	0
		2002	142	[152]	79	19	0
		2007	151	[154]	85	27	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (141K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (140K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (695K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (676K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (218K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (236K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (129K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (174K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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