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Northwest Arkansas Report Card The 2011 NWA Report Card highlights recent test scores, achievement gaps, graduation rates, and teacher salary. Similar to our state Arkansas Report Card, The NWA Report Card was created to provide more detailed information specific to the Northwest Arkansas region such as: 1. Overview of Assessments 2. 3. NWA Characteristics District by District Performance on Standardized Assessments (Over Time) 4. Diverse Subgroups 5. Secondary and Beyond www. uark. edu/ua/oep 4

Overview of Assessments: AR Benchmark Exam & ITBS & School Characteristics www. uark. edu/ua/oep 5

Figure 1. 1: AR Benchmark Math and Literacy Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced, 2011 100% 92% 86% 80% 82% 81% 84% 81% 83% 75% 75% Siloam Springs Springdale 81% 80% 78% 77% 75% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Math NWA Big 5 NWA Rural 10 Arkansas Literacy www. uark. edu/ua/oep 6

Overview of Assessments: ITBS Figure 1. 2: Iowa Test of Basic Skills Median National Percentile Rank by District, 2011 Elementary Grades (3 -5) District Name Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale NWA Big 5 Decatur Elkins Farmington Gentry Gravette Greenland Lincoln Pea Ridge Prairie Grove West Fork NWA Rural 10 Arkansas Math Reading Language Science NPR NPR 72 65 61 75 68 61 58 71 67 55 56 69 62 47 46 66 55 43 46 58 67 55 56 69 35 37 32 54 61 54 55 66 66 61 60 71 58 51 50 60 55 54 48 66 64 53 51 57 55 49 44 57 66 54 49 71 67 60 57 74 60 56 43 74 61 54 50 66 57 51 49 61 www. uark. edu/ua/oep Middle Grades (6 -9) Math Reading Language Science NPR NPR 69 68 60 79 65 63 56 74 61 56 53 70 57 56 47 66 54 48 47 62 61 56 53 70 55 45 42 57 57 57 51 66 61 58 55 73 56 55 49 73 63 58 49 65 51 55 44 61 51 49 39 55 70 60 60 69 61 59 54 70 57 55 49 67 57 56 49 67 55 51 47 62 7

Figure 2. 1: Student Demographics and School Enrollment, 2011 Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural 10 Arkansas % White % Black % Hispanic % Other % FRL 77% 2% 7% 13% 28% 70% 10% 9% 11% 40% 52% 1% 40% 6% 59% 65% 1% 23% 12% 54% 43% 2% 41% 14% 64% 59% 3% 27% 11% 50% 86% 1% 7% 6% 51% 65% 21% 9% 5% 60% % LEP # Students # Schools 5% 13, 530 14 8% 8, 838 13 33% 14, 003 18 18% 3, 903 2 42% 18, 810 20 25% 59, 084 67 7% 14, 022 24 3 468, 066 853 Average School Size 717 540 550 927 706 641 353 397 Figure 2. 2: Average Starting Salary for First-Year Teachers (Bachelor’s Degree), 2011 $50 000 $43 220 $42 230 $41 310 $41 300 $41 232 $40 000 $38 100 $34 114 $31 592 $30 000 $20 000 $10 000 $0 Springdale Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers NWA Big 5 www. uark. edu/ua/oep Siloam Springs NWA Rural 10 Arkansas 8

District by District Performance on Standardized Assessments www. uark. edu/ua/oep

Table 3. 1: School District Performance and Characteristics for all Northwest Arkansas Districts, 2011 Elementary Math Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale NWA Big 5 Decatur Elkins Farmington Gentry Gravette Greenland Lincoln Pea Ridge Prairie Grove West Fork NWA Rural 10 Arkansas Middle Elementary Math Literacy (% Prof. /Adv. ) 92% 83% 88% 84% 78% 85% 68% 84% 89% 78% 80% 76% 81% 89% 87% 84% 83% 81% 92% 80% 78% 72% 80% 75% 83% 75% 80% 65% 62% 91% 80% 76% 77% 71% 86% 83% 86% 78% 76% 82% 62% 78% 84% 78% 79% 70% 78% 81% 82% 75% 79% 77% Middle Literacy (% Prof. /Adv. ) Enrollment www. uark. edu/ua/oep 87% 79% 83% 72% 74% 80% 71% 74% 78% 84% 81% 69% 64% 86% 79% 78% 70% % Minority % FRL % LEP 13, 530 23% 28% 5% 8, 838 30% 40% 8% 14, 003 48% 59% 33% 3, 903 35% 54% 18, 810 57% 64% 42% 59, 084 41% 50% 25% 495 43% 78% 30% 1, 151 11% 48% 4% 2, 177 10% 38% 3% 1, 431 30% 64% 11% 1, 785 13% 50% 4% 792 11% 60% 2% 1, 304 17% 71% 8% 1, 639 8% 46% 3% 1, 741 7% 46% 2% 1, 227 7% 52% 0% 13, 742 14% 52% 7% 468, 066 27% 64% 3% 10

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Figure 3. 1: AR Benchmark Math Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced 2006 -2011 www. uark. edu/ua/oep 12

Figure 3. 1: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced 2006 -2011 www. uark. edu/ua/oep 13

Diverse Subgroups: Race www. uark. edu/ua/oep 14

Figure 4. 1: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary) by Race, 2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 93% 92% 86% 87% 88% 69% 85% 89% 90% 87% 73% 72% 79% 63% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers 84% 72% 85% 77% 69% 63% Siloam Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural Arkansas Springs 10 White Hispanic Black Figure 4. 2: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle) by Race, 2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 93% 91% 88% 84% 84% 78% 76% 73% 69% 86% 80% 64%65% 70% 73% 79%77% 78% 68% 50% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs White Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural Arkansas 10 Hispanic Black www. uark. edu/ua/oep 15

Figure 4. 3: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary) by Race, 2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 87% 76% 78% 87% 86% 76% 64% 65% 71% 65% 60% 86% 84% 79% 71% 78% 69% 67% 80% 68% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs White Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural 10 Hispanic Arkansas Black Figure 4. 4: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle) by Race, 2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 94% 89% 87% 79% 88% 77% 61% 92% 84% 79% 67% 76% 64% 60% 86% 77% 69% 67% 78% 66% 54% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs White Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural 10 Hispanic Black www. uark. edu/ua/oep Arkansas 16

Diverse Subgroups: Poverty & Language Barriers www. uark. edu/ua/oep 17

Figure 4. 5: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), FRL & LEP, 2010 100% 92% 80% 89% 86% 85% 86% 87%84% 83% 70% 79% 77% 66% 85% 70% 68% 77% 83% 74% 77% 79% 70% 63% 62% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Overall FRL Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural 10 Arkansas LEP Figure 4. 6: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), FRL & LEP, 2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 92% 84% 85% 78% 73% 79% 70% 82% 73%73% 65% 80% 71% 63% 55% 60% 78% 71% 61% 72% 75% 71% 63% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Overall FRL Springdale LEP www. uark. edu/ua/oep NWA Big 5 NWA Rural 10 Arkansas 18

Figure 4. 7: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), FRL & LEP, 2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 86% 77% 82% 80% 70% 67% 76% 72% 73% 72% 62% 50% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers 57% 79% 63% 59% 63% 77% 68% 74% 67% 62% 51% Siloam Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural Springs 10 Overall FRL LEP Arkansas Figure 4. 8: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), FRL & LEP, 2010 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 88% 77% 63% 81% 66% 77% 68% 49% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers 74% 62% 54% Siloam Springs Overall 80% 73% 63% 53% 78% 69% 70% 73% 72% 58% Springdale NWA Big 5 NWA Rural 10 FRL LEP www. uark. edu/ua/oep 63% 53% Arkansas 19

Northwest Arkansas Report Card: Secondary and Beyond www. uark. edu/ua/oep

Figure 5. 1: District Performance on EOC Algebra, Geometry, Grade 11 Literacy, and Biology, Exams 2011 Figure 5. 2: High School Graduation Rates, 2008; 2011 Algebra Geometry Literacy Biology Bentonville 93% 92% 84% 74% Fayetteville 89% 87% 80% 59% Rogers 81% 80% 69% 47% Siloam Springs 88% 85% 71% 33% Springdale 76% 74% 62% 40% NWA Big 5 84% 82% 72% 52% NWA Rural 10 85% 81% 72% 44% Arkansas 78% 73% 65% 41% Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale Big 5 NWA Avg Rural NWA Arkansas US (2008) 2008 89% 81% 82% 95% 81% 84% N/A 76% 75% 2010 92% 85% 92% 84% 86% N/A 76% 75% Figure 5. 3: Average ACT Score and College Going Rate (CGR), 2011 Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale Big 5 Average Rural NWA AR US ACT Participation Rate, 2008 70. 1 68. 5 58. 6 59. 7 57. 3 56. 2 N/A 74 42 ACT Average Score, 2008 23. 1 24. 1 22. 3 22. 4 22. 7 22. 6 N/A 20. 6 21. 2 ACT Average Score, 2010 23. 5 24. 4 22. 6 22 22. 4 23 N/A 20. 3 21 www. uark. edu/ua/oep College Going Rate 55. 2 51. 4 28. 3 35. 4 41. 6 42. 38 40. 6 51. 7 N/A Graduates 652 498 868 271 996 3, 285 876 28, 939 N/A

Figure 5. 4: Average ACT Score, GPA, Retention and Graduation Rates for Northwest Arkansas Colleges and Universities, 2011 University of Arkansas, John Brown Fayetteville University NWACC ACT 25. 8 25 20. 2 GPA 3. 56 3. 6 N/A Retention 82. 7 75 59. 9 Graduation Rate 57. 9 61. 5 23. 8 www. uark. edu/ua/oep 22

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