Dr. Gary Ritter and Michael CrouchOffice for Education Policy

Northwest Arkansas Report CardHow are we doing?

Presentation Outline Community Profiles Standardized Tests Demographics School Finance Program Spotlights How Do We Compare? Graduation Rates ESEA Labels Questions and Contact

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Community Profiles

Standardized Tests

DemographicsDistrict Name Bachelor's Degree

Pay, 0 yrs.Master's Degree

Pay, 0yrs.Top of the Schedule

Number of Teachers in Districts

Teacher-Student Ratio

Benton Co. School of the Arts $33,000 $35,750 $49,750 56 1:13.9 Bentonville $43,612 $46,708 $69,694 954 1:15.6 Decatur $31,100 $35,225 $46,725 46 1:11.4 Elkins $32,976 $35,976 $55,551 78 1:14.3 Farmington $37,000 $39,500 $55,920 171 1:13.4 Fayetteville $41,310 $44,778 $70,176 638 1:14.3 Gentry $33,300 $37,832 $54,068 125 1:11.2 Gravette $39,500 $42,845 $62,635 122 1:14.9 Greenland $31,508 $35,230 $49,530 74 1:10.5 Haas Hall Academy $32,500 $35,000 $47,250 20 1:16.0 Lincoln $34,000 $37,000 $52,000 103 1:12.0 Pea Ridge $36,125 $38,675 $56,975 109 1:15.5 Prairie Grove $36,488 $38,635 $54,424 128 1:14.4 Rogers $43,500 $45,946 $72,039 890 1:16.2 Siloam Springs $38,600 $40,800 $57,307 259 1:15.3 Springdale $44,570 $47,094 $73,070 1,247 1:16.2 West Fork $34,507 $37,107 $54,457 86 1:13.9

School Finance

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-1238.00

39.00

40.00

41.00

42.00

43.00

44.00

45.00

46.00

Millage by District, 2005-12

Bentonville School District Fayetteville School District Rogers School DistrictSiloam Springs School District Springdale School District Northwest Arkansas Average

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 $2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

$4,500

Foundation Funding Per Pupil, 2005-12

Bentonville School District Fayetteville School District Rogers School DistrictSiloam Springs School District Springdale School District Northwest Arkansas Average

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 $6,500.00

$7,000.00

$7,500.00

$8,000.00

$8,500.00

$9,000.00

$9,500.00

$10,000.00

$10,500.00

$11,000.00

$11,500.00

Per Pupil Expenditures, 2005-12

Bentonville School District Fayetteville School District Rogers School DistrictSiloam Springs School District Springdale School District Northwest Arkansas Average

Program Spotlights

How Do We Compare?

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Attainment: Cohort Grad Rates in NWA 2012-13 (pre)All 15 Schools

12-13

Mean Rate 88% Big 5 86% Little 10 89%TAGG 85% Big 5 79% Little 10 88%Econ. Disadv.

84%

Big 5 78% Little 10 87%

** 4 year adjusted cohort graduation rate

Graduation Rates – 12 and 13

District Name

Overall Rate

(2013)

Hispanic Rate

(2013)

African-American

Rate (2013)

Economic Disadvantage Rate (2013)

TAGG Rate

(2013)

Overall Rate

(2012)

Hispanic Rate

(2012)

African-American

Rate (2012)

Economic Disadvantage Rate (2012)

TAGG Rate

(2012)

Bentonville 86% 84% 75% 76% 78% 85% 76% 65% 70% 72%Decatur 76% RV RV 89% 86% 80% 75% - 86% 82%Elkins 99% RV RV 100% 100% 94% 100% 100% 94% 92%Farmington 95% RV RV 92% 90% 95% 88% 100% 92% 93%Fayetteville 86% 81% 73% 72% 72% 87% 73% 84% 73% 74%Gentry 92% 100% RV 92% 92% 83% 75% - 78% 79%Gravette 78% RV RV 66% 73% 88% 83% 100% 87% 84%Greenland 95% RV RV 91% 91% 88% 50% 100% 84% 85%Lincoln 93% 100% RV 88% 89% 88% 100% 100% 84% 84%Pea Ridge 89% RV RV 85% 86% 91% 75% - 87% 84%Prairie Grove 88% RV RV 81% 81% 88% 67% - 87% 86%Rogers 88% 85% 100% 84% 84% 83% 75% 91% 78% 78%Siloam Springs 90% RV RV 86% 88% 88% 81% 100% 86% 85%Springdale 78% 76% 74% 74% 73% 82% 79% 77% 78% 77%West Fork 88% RV RV 88% 87% 88% 67% - 83% 80%

ESEA Accountability Labels

District NameTotal Number of

Schools in District

Achieving School

Percent Achieving

Needs Improvement

School

Needs Improvement Focus School

Needs Improvement

Priority School Benton Co. School of the Arts 2 0 0% 2 0 0Bentonville 17 5 29% 12 0 0Decatur 2 0 0% 2 0 0Elkins 4 0 0% 4 0 0Farmington 5 1 20% 4 0 0Fayetteville 14 6 43% 7 1 0Gentry 4 0 0% 4 0 0Gravette 4 0 0% 4 0 0Greenland 3 0 0% 3 0 0Haas Hall Academy 1 1 100% 0 0 0Lincoln 4 1 25% 3 0 0Pea Ridge 4 0 0% 4 0 0Prairie Grove 4 0 0% 4 0 0Rogers 20 5 25% 15 0 0Siloam Springs 5 0 0% 5 0 0

Springdale 27 8 30% 12 6 1West Fork 3 0 0% 3 0 0

All Districts but 1 given label of “Needs Improvement District”

State Rating System??% in Each Category Stat

e Wide

Schools Achieving 13% Needs Improvement

75%

Focus 9% Priority 4%Districts Achieving 4% Needs Improvement

96%

• How informative is this rating?

• Background data are perhaps useful.

Achievement: % Prof/Adv NWA 2012-13

All 15 Schools

12-13

Math Average 79% Big 5 83% Little 10 77%Math - TAGG 71% Big 5 75% Little 10 70%Literacy Average 81% Big 5 85% Little 10 79%Literacy - TAGG 73% Big 5 76% Little 10 71%

Big 5 - math

All TAGG

Bentonville 89% 78%Fayetteville 87% 76%Rogers 83% 77%Siloam Springs

80% 72%

Springdale 77% 72%

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