1. OEP is a research center within the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas that specializes in Education Research and Policy. www.uark.edu/ua/oep AR Education Reports Policy Briefs Report Cards Newsletters Data Resources

2. www.uark.edu/ua/oep Refer to menu bar at the top left of the OEP homepage. www.uark.edu/ua/oep www.uark.edu/ua/oep OEP Data Resources OEP Homepage OEP Data Resources has multiple databases at both school and district levels. Under OEP Outreach, click on OEP Data Resources Accessing Data Resources through the OEP

3. www.uark.edu/ua/oep Accessing Report Cards, Education Reports and Policy Briefs through the OEP Refer to menu bar at the top left of the OEP homepage. Refer to menu bar at the top left of the OEP homepage. www.uark.edu/ua/oep www.uark.edu/ua/oep OEPublications leads to options such as Report Cards, Education Reports and Policy Briefs. Remember to sign up for our weekly e-mail, OEP Web Links (OWL), to get updated on current education news across the state and nation. Please e-mail oep@uark.edu to sign up.oep@uark.edu

4. 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

5. www.uark.edu/ua/oep5 Overview of Assessments: AR Benchmark Exam & ITBS & School Characteristics

6. www.uark.edu/ua/oep6 Figure 1.1: AR Benchmark Math and Literacy Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced, 2011

7. www.uark.edu/ua/oep7 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 Bentonville7265617569686079 Fayetteville6861587165635674 Rogers6755566961565370 Siloam Springs6247466657564766 Springdale5543465854484762 NWA Big 56755566961565370 Decatur3537325455454257 Elkins6154556657 5166 Farmington6661607161585573 Gentry5851506056554973 Gravette5554486663584965 Greenland6453515751554461 Lincoln5549445751493955 Pea Ridge665449717060 69 Prairie Grove6760577461595470 West Fork6056437457554967 NWA Rural 106154506657564967 Arkansas5751496155514762 Figure 1.2: Iowa Test of Basic Skills Median National Percentile Rank by District, 2011 Overview of Assessments: ITBS

8. www.uark.edu/ua/oep8 % White% Black% Hispanic% Other% FRL% LEP# Students# Schools Average School Size Bentonville77%2%7%13%28%5%13,53014717 Fayetteville70%10%9%11%40%8%8,83813540 Rogers52%1%40%6%59%33%14,00318550 Siloam Springs65%1%23%12%54%18%3,9032927 Springdale43%2%41%14%64%42%18,81020706 NWA Big 559%3%27%11%50%25%59,08467641 NWA Rural 1086%1%7%6%51%7%14,02224353 Arkansas65%21%9%5%60%3468,066853397 Figure 2.1: Student Demographics and School Enrollment, 2011 Figure 2.2: Average Starting Salary for First-Year Teachers (Bachelor’s Degree), 2011

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

10. www.uark.edu/ua/oep 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

11. www.uark.edu/ua/oep11 District by District Performance on Standardized Assessments

12. www.uark.edu/ua/oep12 Figure 3.1: AR Benchmark Math Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced 2006-2011

13. www.uark.edu/ua/oep13 Figure 3.1: AR Benchmark Literacy Exam: Percent Proficient and Advanced 2006-2011

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

15. www.uark.edu/ua/oep 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

16. www.uark.edu/ua/oep16 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. 17 www.uark.edu/ua/oep Diverse Subgroups: Poverty & Language Barriers

18. www.uark.edu/ua/oep18 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

19. www.uark.edu/ua/oep19 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

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

21. www.uark.edu/ua/oep 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 2011 20082010 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 Bentonville70.123.123.555.2652 Fayetteville68.524.124.451.4498 Rogers58.622.322.628.3868 Siloam Springs59.722.42235.4271 Springdale57.322.722.441.6996 Big 5 Average56.222.62342.383,285 Rural NWAN/A 40.6876 AR7420.620.351.728,939 US4221.221N/A Figure 5.3: Average ACT Score and College Going Rate (CGR), 2011

22. www.uark.edu/ua/oep22 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville John Brown UniversityNWACC ACT25.82520.2 GPA3.563.6N/A Retention82.77559.9 Graduation Rate57.961.523.8 Figure 5.4: Average ACT Score, GPA, Retention and Graduation Rates for Northwest Arkansas Colleges and Universities, 2011

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