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No Child Left Behind
Mapping Educational Performance
STATE IN FOCUS
Arkansas		 Outline of Arkansas
GENERAL INFORMATION
Students enrolled   463,115
Number of schools   1,158
Per student spending   $6,895
Students per teacher   14.8
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND INFORMATION - SCHOOLS MEETING ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS GOALS
Total number of schools   1,137
Number of schools meeting AYP   829
Percentage of schools meeting AYP   73%
MORE INFORMATION
Arkansas's full Adequate Yearly Progress plan
Arkansas's State Performance Report
Arkansas Department of Education
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HOW STUDENTS COMPARE NATIONALLY
MATH READING
Grade 4 8 4 8
State Average    236    272     217     258
National Average    237    278     217     260
Scale: 0 - 500
ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL PERCENTAGE
Advanced    4.0    3.0     6.0     2.0
Proficient    34.0    22.0     30.0     26.0
Basic    78.0    64.0     63.0     69.0
Below Average    22.0    36.0     37.0     31.0
How to read these statistics
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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