2011-12 Bentonville School District Characteristics and Performance

2011-12 Bentonville School District Characteristics and Performance

November 19, 2012Gary W. Ritter

DirectorOffice for Education Policy

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Overview of Today’s Presentation• Introduction to the OEP.• A brief look back at the 2011 Northwest AR

Report Card, with a focus on Bentonville student subgroup performance.

• Highlighting 2012 Bentonville School District Subgroup Performance (Elem & Middle Grades).

• Introduction to OEP’s Similar Schools/Districts Group & the Similar Schools/Districts Rating.

• Comparing Bentonville Schools to Similar Schools.• Solicitation of feedback.

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2011 Northwest Arkansas Report Card

The 2011 NWA Report Card highlighted test scores, achievement gaps, graduation rates, and teacher salary for the 2010-11 academic year. 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

Assessments2. NWA Characteristics3. District by District

Performance on Standardized Assessments (Over Time)

4. Diverse Subgroups5. Secondary and Beyond

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AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary) by Race, 2010

AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle) by Race, 2010

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Diverse Subgroups: Poverty & Language Barriers


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AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), FRL & LEP, 2010

AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), FRL & LEP, 2010


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Overall FRL LEP

AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), FRL & LEP, 2010

AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), FRL & LEP, 2010


2012 Northwest Arkansas Report Card

The 2012 NWA Report Card also highlights test scores, achievement gaps, graduation rates, and teacher salary for the 2011-12 academic year. However, some additional variables are presented in this year’s Report Card such as economic indicators, and higher education data. However, today we will only highlight Bentonville Schools

2012 NWA Report Card: Focus on Bentonville SD


On the Arkansas Benchmark Exam, the Bentonville School District scored high among other Northwest AR districts with:

91% of students P/A in Math

90% of Students P/A in Literacy



On the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the Bentonville School District scored high among other Northwest AR school districts scoring at the 69th National Percentile Rank


Next, we will look at how subgroups within the “Big 5” School Districts performed on the 2011-

12 Benchmark Exams in Math and Literacy

Specifically, we look at performance of:• FRL students• Non-FRL Students• African American Students• Hispanic Students


AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), Select Subgroups, 2012

AR Benchmark Math Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), Select Subgroups, 2012

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75% 79% 76%93% 93% 95% 95% 92% 93% 92%

Black Hispanic FRL Non-FRL


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71% 73% 75% 73%

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87%94% 94% 90% 91% 88% 92% 87%

White Hispanic FRL Non-FRL


AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Elementary), Select Subgroups, 2012

AR Benchmark Literacy Exam % Proficient or Advanced (Middle), Select Subgroups, 2012


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White Hispanic FRL Non-FRL

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On the End of Course Exams, Bentonville School District students outscored all other Northwest AR districts.

Bentonville SD also boasts the highest graduation rate in NWA.


Snapshot: Bentonville Schools - Demographics

SchoolGrad

esEnro

ll.%

FRL

% Whit

e

% Hispa

nic

% Blac

k

% Other Races

% Min.

% G/T

% Spec.

Ed. % LEPApple Glen Elem. K-4 566 35% 67% 13% 4% 16% 33% 3% 11% 10%R.E. Baker Elem. K-4 624 18% 83% 8% 2% 7% 17% 3% 12% 3%Centerton Gamble Elem. K-4 731 37% 75% 15% 2% 8% 25% 3% 8% 8%Central Park At Morning Star K-4 937 9% 78% 7% 2% 13% 22% 5% 9% 4%Cooper Elem. K-4 724 28% 91% 1% 1% 7% 9% 2% 11% 0%Elm Tree Elem. K-4 636 12% 77% 7% 3% 13% 23% 4% 9% 3%Mary Mae Jones Elem. K-4 617 55% 61% 19% 4% 17% 39% 3% 10% 14%Sugar Creek Elem. K-4 643 45% 76% 10% 3% 12% 24% 2% 14% 5%Thomas Jefferson Elem. K-4 594 35% 76% 8% 4% 12% 24% 3% 13% 5%Old High Middle 5-6 753 28% 86% 5% 2% 8% 14% 7% 10% 3%Ruth Barker Middle 5-6 775 27% 70% 12% 2% 16% 30% 7% 11% 10%Spring Hill Middle 5-6 777 32% 75% 12% 2% 11% 25% 5% 12% 6%

Lincoln Junior High 7-81,08

8 33% 75% 11% 3% 11% 25% 5% 8% 5%

Washington Junior High 7-81,06

9 23% 77% 9% 3% 11% 23% 5% 8% 5%

Bentonville High School 9-123,58

9 24% 76% 12% 3% 9% 24% 6% 9% 4%

Bentonville SD K-1214,1

23 28% 76% 10% 3% 11% 24% 5% 10%


Snapshot: Bentonville Schools – Benchmark and ITBS Test Scores

2012 Benchmark Exam 2012 ITBS Exam

School NameGrades

%P/A

Bench

Mth

Bench

Math

GPA

%P/A Bench

Lit

Bench Lit GPA

School Overal

l GPA

Read.

NPR

Math.

NPR

Lang.

NPRSci. NPR

Overall

School

NPR

Overall

School

NCEApple Glen Elem. K-4 89% 3.54 84% 3.39 3.46 62 71 64 -- 66 58R.E. Baker Elem. K-4 92% 3.64 88% 3.50 3.57 70 76 67 -- 71 62Centerton Gamble Elem. K-4 90% 3.54 85% 3.41 3.48 62 72 60 -- 65 58Central Park At Morning Star K-4 96% 3.81 95% 3.73 3.77 77 83 81 -- 80 68Cooper Elem. K-4 95% 3.71 90% 3.59 3.65 71 77 69 -- 72 63Elm Tree Elem. K-4 93% 3.66 94% 3.71 3.68 77 80 82 -- 80 68Mary Mae Jones Elem. K-4 90% 3.48 81% 3.28 3.38 64 72 69 -- 69 60Sugar Creek Elem. K-4 86% 3.40 81% 3.24 3.32 57 63 52 -- 58 54Thomas Jefferson Elem. K-4 92% 3.58 88% 3.48 3.53 63 66 57 -- 62 57Old High Middle 5-6 90% 3.52 90% 3.47 3.50 64 70 59 73 66 58Ruth Barker Middle 5-6 94% 3.66 92% 3.58 3.62 66 75 65 79 70 61Spring Hill Middle 5-6 88% 3.46 88% 3.41 3.44 63 70 61 75 66 59Lincoln Junior High 7-8 91% 3.47 94% 3.57 3.52 68 67 61 79 68 60Washington Junior High 7-8 93% 3.58 94% 3.60 3.59 71 72 62 82 71 61Bentonville High 9-12 -- -- -- -- -- 68 65 -- -- 67 59Bentonville SD K-12 91% 3.56 90% 3.51 3.53 68 72 65 78 69 61Northwest Arkansas - 82% 3.25 85% 3.33 3.29 56 61 55 68 58 54Arkansas Overall - 78% 3.14 82% 3.23 3.18 52 57 51 61 54 52


The Similar Schools Group• Because it makes little sense to compare performance of Bentonville High to, say, KIPP

Delta, the OEP developed a school grouping procedure to compare similar schools.

• For example, we grouped schools according to the grades served: (1=primary, 2=elementary, 3=middle, 4=junior high) AND the fraction of economically disadvantaged students at the school (measured by the number of students receiving a free or reduced-price lunch – FRL) grouped into three categories: (1 = low economic disadvantage, 2 = middle economic disadvantage, and 3 = high economic disadvantage).

• Let’s say, we want to compare how Randall G. Lynch Middle School in Farmington performs on the benchmark to other schools that “look like” Randall G. Lynch Middle. How do we do that? We find other middle schools with similar percentages of FRL students.• Randall G. Lynch is a “middle school,” thus it is classified as a “3”• Randall G. Lynch has a low FRL%, thus it is classified as a “1”• Therefore, Randall G. Lynch is in the similar schools group 3.1• We can now compare Lynch with all other schools that are in the 3.1 grouping


Snapshot: Bentonville Schools – Comparison to Similar Schools

School Name

Similar Schools Group

%P/A Bench Math

Bench Math GPA

Similar Schools

Index (Bench Math)

%P/A Bench

Lit

Bench Lit

GPA

Similar Schools

Index (Bench Lit)

Apple Glen Elem. 2.1 89% 3.54 +0% 84% 3.39 -6%R.E. Baker Elem. 2.1 92% 3.64 +3% 88% 3.50 -2%Centerton Gamble Elem. 2.1 90% 3.54 +1% 85% 3.41 -5%Central Park At Morning Star 2.1 96% 3.81 +7% 95% 3.73 +5%Cooper Elem. 2.1 95% 3.71 +6% 90% 3.59 +0%Elm Tree Elem. 2.1 93% 3.66 +4% 94% 3.71 +4%Mary Mae Jones Elem. 2.1 90% 3.48 +1% 81% 3.28 -9%Sugar Creek Elem. 2.1 86% 3.40 -3% 81% 3.24 -9%Thomas Jefferson Elem. 2.1 92% 3.58 +3% 88% 3.48 -2%Old High Middle 2.1 90% 3.52 +1% 90% 3.47 +0%Ruth Barker Middle 2.1 94% 3.66 +5% 92% 3.58 +2%Spring Hill Middle 2.1 88% 3.46 -1% 88% 3.41 -2%Lincoln Junior High 4.1 91% 3.47 +11% 94% 3.57 +7%Washington Junior High 4.1 93% 3.58 +13% 94% 3.60 +7%Bentonville SD 1.1 91% 3.56 +4% 90% 3.51 +2%Northwest Arkansas -- 82% 3.25 -- 85% 3.33 --Arkansas Overall -- 78% 3.14 -- 82% 3.23 --


Comparing Bentonville Middle Schools

School Name Grades District Name

Total % P/A

MathMath

GPATotal %

P/A Lit.Lit.

GPA

School Overall

GPA

Similar School Group

Math SSR (%

P/A)

Lit. SSR

(% P/A)

Overall SSR

(School GPA) Enroll.

% FRL

% White

% Hisp.

% Black

% Min.

Apple Glen Elementary K-4 Bentonville SD 89% 3.54 84% 3.39 3.46 2.1 +0% -6% -0.04 566 35% 67% 13% 4% 33%

Holcomb Elem. K-4 Fayetteville SD 88% 3.51 89% 3.51 3.51 2.1 -1% -1% +0.01 569 41% 60% 15% 9% 40%

Jefferson Elem. P-5 Little Rock SD 88% 3.55 92% 3.59 3.57 2.1 -1% +2% +0.07 378 29% 76% 1% 20% 24%

Center Valley Elem. K-4 Russellville SD 94% 3.69 92% 3.65 3.67 2.1 +5% +2% +0.17 373 50% 82% 7% 1% 18%

School Name Grades District NameTotal %

P/A MathMath

GPATotal %

P/A Lit.Lit.

GPA

School Overall

GPA

Similar School Group

Math SSR (%

P/A)Lit. SSR (% P/A)

Overall SSR

(School GPA) Enroll. % FRL

% White

% Hisp.

% Black

% Min.

Ruth Barker Middle 5-6 Bentonville SD 94% 3.66 92% 3.58 3.62 2.1 +5% +2% +0.12 775 27% 70% 12% 2% 30%

Harrison Middle 5-6 Harrison SD 85% 3.38 89% 3.49 3.43 2.1 -4% -1% -0.07 438 54% 93% 3% 0% 7%

Northridge Middle 5-6 Van Buren SD 79% 3.17 84% 3.22 3.20 2.1 -10% -6% -0.30 480 50% 76% 8% 2% 24%

Ruth Doyle Interm. 5-6 Conway SD 92% 3.59 94% 3.61 3.60 2.1 +3% +4% +0.10 788 34% 70% 7% 19% 30%

Comparing Bentonville Elementary Schools


Snapshot: Bentonville Schools – Accountability Status, 2010

School Name

2012 Accountability Status

2010-11

Math Bench

P/A

2011-12

Math Bench

P/A

% P/A Growth

in Math

2010-11 Lit Bench

P/A

2011-12 Lit Bench

P/A

% P/A Growth

in Lit

Apple Glen Elem.Needs Improvement 92% 89% -3% 86% 84% -2%

R.E. Baker Elem.Needs Improvement 91% 92% +1% 89% 88% -1%

Centerton Gamble Elem.Needs Improvement 96% 90% -6% 93% 85% -8%

Central Park At Morning Star Achieving 91% 96% +5% 82% 95% +13%Cooper Elem. Achieving 94% 95% +1% 87% 90% +3%Elm Tree Elem. Achieving 95% 93% -2% 92% 94% +2%

Mary Mae Jones Elem.Needs Improvement 92% 90% -2% 77% 81% +4%

Sugar Creek Elem.Needs Improvement 82% 86% +4% 80% 81% +1%

Thomas Jefferson Elem.Needs Improvement 93% 92% -1% 83% 88% +5%

Old High MiddleNeeds Improvement 92% 90% -2% 84% 90% +6%

Ruth Barker Middle Achieving 93% 94% +1% 88% 92% +4%

Spring Hill MiddleNeeds Improvement 92% 88% -4% 82% 88% +6%

Lincoln Junior High Achieving 92% 91% -1% 88% 94% +6%Washington Junior High Achieving 92% 93% +1% 89% 94% +5%


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