Table of contents
•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
State Profiles
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•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (1,601K)

State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I

Arkansas
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$4,956

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

310

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
574	188	327	4	1,119

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
13,386	6,519	10,098	125	31,381

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	314,617	315,269
9-12 (CCD)	125,801	132,874
Total (CCD)	444,271	450,984
Pre-K (by state definition)	1,248	1,425

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	1,432	2,099
	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	2,957	3,834
	1%	1%
Black	105,595	105,771
	24%	23%
Hispanic	3,955	13,651
	1%	3%
White	330,332	325,630
	74%	72%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
43,956	49,220
10%	11%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
4,002	10,599
1%	2%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
11,344	n/a
3%	—

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)

For 0 to 34%, 280 schools; 35% to 49%, 284 schools; 50% to 74%, 409 schools; 75% to 100%, 146 schools.

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Statewide Accountability Information
(Collected from States, January 2002 for 2001-2002 school year)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
100 percent students proficient in 10 years

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Yearly progress to meet 100% in 10 years

Indicators for School Accountability
CRT scores

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Same as statewide

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	394	389	783
	50%	50%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	127	151	278
	32%	39%	36%
School in Need of Improvement	267	238	505
	68%	61%	64%

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-2000)

$86,475,611

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	23%	23%
Basic level and above	55%	68%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	14%	14%
Basic level and above	57%	52%

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Arkansas Benchmark Exam
State Definition of "Proficient"	None Provided

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading
		At or Above Proficient
All Students		47%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools


Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Mathematics
		At or Above Proficient
All Students		41%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools


Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Middle School

Grade 8

Reading
		At or Above Proficient
All Students		24%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools


Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Mathematics
		At or Above Proficient
All Students		16%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools


Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

High School

Reading
		At or Above Proficient
All Students		%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools


Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Mathematics
		At or Above Proficient
All Students		%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools


Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	5%	6%
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	12,535	15,083
	50%	56%

Sources

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