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4www.uark.edu/ua/oep Northwest Arkansas Report Card 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.NWA Characteristics 3.District by District Performance on Standardized Assessments (Over Time) 4.Diverse Subgroups 5.Secondary and Beyond

Overview of Assessments: AR Benchmark Exam & ITBS & School Characteristics

Figure 1.1: AR Benchmark Math and Literacy Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced, 2011

Elementary Grades (3-5)Middle Grades (6-9) District Name Math NPR Reading NPR Language NPR Science NPR Math NPR Reading NPR Language NPR Science NPR Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale NWA Big Decatur Elkins Farmington Gentry Gravette Greenland Lincoln Pea Ridge Prairie Grove West Fork NWA Rural Arkansas Figure 1.2: Iowa Test of Basic Skills Median National Percentile Rank by District, 2011 Overview of Assessments: ITBS

% White% Black% Hispanic% Other% FRL% LEP# Students# Schools Average School Size Bentonville77%2%7%13%28%5%13, Fayetteville70%10%9%11%40%8%8, Rogers52%1%40%6%59%33%14, Siloam Springs65%1%23%12%54%18%3, Springdale43%2%41%14%64%42%18, NWA Big 559%3%27%11%50%25%59, NWA Rural 1086%1%7%6%51%7%14, Arkansas65%21%9%5%60%3468, Figure 2.1: Student Demographics and School Enrollment, 2011 Figure 2.2: Average Starting Salary for First-Year Teachers (Bachelor’s Degree), 2011

District by District Performance on Standardized Assessments

10 Elementary Math (% Prof./Adv.) Middle Math (% Prof./Adv.) Elementary Literacy (% Prof./Adv.) Middle Literacy (% Prof./Adv.) Enrollment% Minority% FRL% LEP Bentonville92% 86%87%13,53023%28%5% Fayetteville83%82%83%79%8,83830%40%8% Rogers88%80%86%83%14,00348%59%33% Siloam Springs84%78% 72%3,90335%54%18% Springdale78%72%76%74%18,81057%64%42% NWA Big 585%80%82%80%59,08441%50%25% Decatur68%70%62%71%49543%78%30% Elkins84%75%78%74%1,15111%48%4% Farmington89%83%84%78%2,17710%38%3% Gentry78%75%78%84%1,43130%64%11% Gravette80% 79%81%1,78513%50%4% Greenland76%65%70%69%79211%60%2% Lincoln81%62%78%64%1,30417%71%8% Pea Ridge89%91%81%86%1,6398%46%3% Prairie Grove87%80%82%79%1,7417%46%2% West Fork84%76%75%79%1,2277%52%0% NWA Rural 1083%77%79%78%13,74214%52%7% Arkansas81%71%77%70%468,06627%64%3% Table 3.1: School District Performance and Characteristics for all Northwest Arkansas Districts, 2011

District by District Performance on Standardized Assessments

Figure 3.1: AR Benchmark Math Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced

Figure 3.1: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced

14 Diverse Subgroups: Race

15 Figure 4.1: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary) by Race, 2010 Figure 4.2: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle) by Race, 2010

Figure 4.3: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary) by Race, 2010 Figure 4.4: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle) by Race, 2010

17 Diverse Subgroups: Poverty & Language Barriers

Figure 4.5: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), FRL & LEP, 2010 Figure 4.6: AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), FRL & LEP, 2010

Figure 4.7: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), FRL & LEP, 2010 Figure 4.8: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), FRL & LEP, 2010

Northwest Arkansas Report Card: Secondary and Beyond

AlgebraGeometryLiteracyBiology Bentonville93%92%84%74% Fayetteville89%87%80%59% Rogers81%80%69%47% Siloam Springs88%85%71%33% Springdale76%74%62%40% NWA Big 584%82%72%52% NWA Rural 1085%81%72%44% Arkansas78%73%65%41% Figure 5.1: District Performance on EOC Algebra, Geometry, Grade 11 Literacy, and Biology, Exams Bentonville89%92% Fayetteville81%82% Rogers82%85% Siloam Springs95%92% Springdale81%84% Big 5 NWA Avg84%86% Rural NWAN/A Arkansas76% US (2008)75% Figure 5.2: High School Graduation Rates, 2008; 2011 ACT Participation Rate, 2008 ACT Average Score, 2008 ACT Average Score, 2010 College Going RateGraduates Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale Big 5 Average ,285 Rural NWAN/A AR ,939 US N/A Figure 5.3: Average ACT Score and College Going Rate (CGR), 2011

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville John Brown UniversityNWACC ACT GPA N/A Retention Graduation Rate Figure 5.4: Average ACT Score, GPA, Retention and Graduation Rates for Northwest Arkansas Colleges and Universities, 2011

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