Education
Grade 3 Reading
Source: Arkansas Department of Education
Grade 3 Reading Proficiency
2022
Alma School District31%
Alpena School District37%
Arkadelphia School District25%
Armorel School District55%
Ashdown School District50%
Atkins Public Schools26%
Augusta School District30%
Bald Knob School District25%
Barton-Lexa School District19%
Batesville School District29%
Bauxite School District28%
Bay School District32%
Bearden School District26%
Beebe School District33%
Benton School District40%
Bentonville Public Schools51%
Bergman School District44%
Berryville Public Schools31%
Bismarck Public Schools56%
Blevins School District17%
Blytheville School District16%
Booneville School District27%
Bradford School District13%
Brinkley School District12%
Brookland School District37%
Bryant Public Schools43%
Buffalo Island Central School District55%
Cabot Public Schools46%
Caddo Hills School District29%
Calico Rock School District46%
Camden Fairview School District17%
Carlisle School District30%
Cave City School District42%
Cedar Ridge School District24%
Cedarville School District28%
Centerpoint School District28%
Charleston School District47%
Clarendon School District9%
Clarksville School District33%
Cleveland County School District31%
Clinton School District43%
Concord Public Schools48%
Conway Public Schools42%
Corning Public Schools40%
Cossatot River School District43%
Cotter School District43%
County Line School District35%
Cross County School District32%
Crossett School District18%
Cutter-Morning Star School District35%
Danville School District53%
Dardanelle Public Schools40%
De Queen School District49%
Decatur School District10%
Deer/Mount Judea School District16%
Dermott School District21%
Des Arc Public Schools61%
DeWitt School District40%
Dierks School District25%
Dover School District45%
Drew Central School District20%
Dumas School District13%
Earle School District8%
East End School District43%
East Poinsett County School District35%
El Dorado School District42%
Elkins School District42%
Emerson-Taylor School District56%
England School District22%
Eureka Springs School District59%
Farmington School District42%
Fayetteville School District47%
Flippin School District33%
Fordyce School District29%
Foreman School District24%
Forrest City School District17%
Fort Smith Public Schools28%
Fouke School District32%
Fountain Lake School District24%
Genoa Central School District51%
Gentry Public Schools38%
Glen Rose School District42%
Gosnell School District38%
Gravette School District33%
Green Forest School District32%
Greenbrier School District57%
Greene County Technical School District34%
Greenland Public Schools33%
Greenwood School District47%
Gurdon School District30%
Guy-Perkins Schools37%
Hackett Public Schools26%
Hamburg School District43%
Hampton School District16%
Harmony Grove School District54%
Harrisburg School District41%
Harrison School District44%
Hazen School District28%
Heber Springs School District42%
Hector School District31%
Helena-West Helena School District16%
Hermitage School District36%
Highland School District38%
Hillcrest School District37%
Hope School District16%
Horatio School District35%
Hot Springs School District26%
Hoxie School District29%
Huntsville School District34%
Izard Cty Consolidated Schools27%
Jackson County School District31%
Jasper School District32%
Jessieville School District52%
Jonesboro Public Schools27%
Junction City School District26%
Kirby School District39%
Lafayette County School District13%
Lake Hamilton School District36%
Lakeside School District49%
Lamar School District32%
Lavaca Public Schools38%
Lawrence County School District21%
Lead Hill School District36%
Lee County School District13%
Lincoln School District34%
Little Rock School District29%
Lonoke School District26%
Magazine Schools29%
Magnet Cove School District28%
Magnolia School District19%
Malvern Special School District18%
Mammoth Spring Schools39%
Manila School District49%
Mansfield School District40%
Marion School District27%
Marked Tree School District17%
Marmaduke School District36%
Marvell School District0%
Mayflower School District42%
Maynard School District30%
McCrory School District52%
McGehee School District34%
Melbourne School District42%
Mena Public Schools37%
Midland School District16%
Mineral Springs School District21%
Monticello School District33%
Mount Ida School District25%
Mount Vernon-Enola School District25%
Mountain Home School District38%
Mountain Pine School District20%
Mountain View School District38%
Mountainburg Schools47%
Mulberry School District41%
Murfreesboro School District49%
Nashville School District34%
Nemo Vista School District39%
Nettleton School District21%
Nevada School District31%
Newport School District28%
Norfork Schools33%
North Little Rock School District23%
Omaha School District46%
Osceola School District12%
Ouachita River School District50%
Ouachita School District50%
Ozark Mountain School District25%
Ozark School District35%
Palestine-Wheatley School District19%
Pangburn School District29%
Paragould School District38%
Paris School District34%
Parkers Chapel School District39%
Pea Ridge School District41%
Perryville School District39%
Piggott School District35%
Pine Bluff School District16%
Pocahontas School District19%
Pottsville Public Schools55%
Poyen School District33%
Prairie Grove School District42%
Prescott School District26%
Pulaski County Special School District40%
Quitman School District36%
Rector School District7%
Riverside School District42%
Riverview School District23%
Rogers Public Schools42%
Rose Bud School District31%
Russellville Schools35%
Salem School District23%
Scranton School District45%
Searcy County School District33%
Searcy School District39%
Sheridan School District45%
Shirley School District24%
Siloam Springs Schools41%
Sloan-Hendrix School District19%
Smackover School District29%
South Conway County School District37%
South Mississippi County School District32%
South Side-Bee Branch School District36%
Southside School District42%
Spring Hill School District48%
Springdale School District31%
Star City School District20%
Strong School District5%
Stuttgart School District18%
Texarkana School District29%
Trumann Schools18%
Two Rivers School District14%
Valley Springs School District57%
Valley View School District59%
Van Buren School District35%
Vilonia School District40%
Viola School District31%
Waldron School District25%
Warren School District22%
Watson Chapel School District21%
West Fork School District31%
West Memphis School District16%
West Side School District39%
Western Yell County School District38%
Westside Consolidated School District35%
Westside School District26%
White County Central School District15%
White Hall School District47%
Wonderview School District44%
Woodlawn School District40%
Wynne Public Schools37%
Yellville-Summit School District35%

Source: Arkansas Department of Education




Number of Students Proficient in Grade 3 Reading
2022
Alma School District71
Alpena School District11
Arkadelphia School District33
Armorel School District16
Ashdown School District51
Atkins Public Schools14
Augusta School District9
Bald Knob School District19
Barton-Lexa School District8
Batesville School District63
Bauxite School District36
Bay School District13
Bearden School District8
Beebe School District76
Benton School District186
Bentonville Public Schools767
Bergman School District32
Berryville Public Schools38
Bismarck Public Schools38
Blevins School District6
Blytheville School District22
Booneville School District22
Bradford School District5
Brinkley School District4
Brookland School District83
Bryant Public Schools302
Buffalo Island Central School District27
Cabot Public Schools356
Caddo Hills School District12
Calico Rock School District12
Camden Fairview School District21
Carlisle School District13
Cave City School District28
Cedar Ridge School District13
Cedarville School District15
Centerpoint School District21
Charleston School District29
Clarendon School District3
Clarksville School District55
Cleveland County School District14
Clinton School District37
Concord Public Schools15
Conway Public Schools320
Corning Public Schools19
Cossatot River School District26
Cotter School District20
County Line School District15
Cross County School District12
Crossett School District21
Cutter-Morning Star School District19
Danville School District26
Dardanelle Public Schools62
De Queen School District77
Decatur School District4
Deer/Mount Judea School District4
Dermott School District3
Des Arc Public Schools25
DeWitt School District38
Dierks School District11
Dover School District44
Drew Central School District16
Dumas School District9
Earle School District2
East End School District18
East Poinsett County School District13
El Dorado School District119
Elkins School District40
Emerson-Taylor School District47
England School District11
Eureka Springs School District20
Farmington School District74
Fayetteville School District396
Flippin School District18
Fordyce School District13
Foreman School District9
Forrest City School District24
Fort Smith Public Schools278
Fouke School District20
Fountain Lake School District22
Genoa Central School District44
Gentry Public Schools41
Glen Rose School District27
Gosnell School District30
Gravette School District38
Green Forest School District36
Greenbrier School District166
Greene County Technical School District96
Greenland Public Schools19
Greenwood School District141
Gurdon School District12
Guy-Perkins Schools7
Hackett Public Schools17
Hamburg School District45
Hampton School District8
Harmony Grove School District43
Harrisburg School District34
Harrison School District102
Hazen School District11
Heber Springs School District51
Hector School District16
Helena-West Helena School District12
Hermitage School District9
Highland School District43
Hillcrest School District10
Hope School District28
Horatio School District21
Hot Springs School District84
Hoxie School District16
Huntsville School District55
Izard Cty Consolidated Schools9
Jackson County School District19
Jasper School District17
Jessieville School District34
Jonesboro Public Schools139
Junction City School District14
Kirby School District11
Lafayette County School District4
Lake Hamilton School District119
Lakeside School District116
Lamar School District33
Lavaca Public Schools22
Lawrence County School District16
Lead Hill School District8
Lee County School District7
Lincoln School District28
Little Rock School District480
Lonoke School District31
Magazine Schools9
Magnet Cove School District15
Magnolia School District36
Malvern Special School District26
Mammoth Spring Schools16
Manila School District33
Mansfield School District23
Marion School District73
Marked Tree School District6
Marmaduke School District14
Marvell School District0
Mayflower School District26
Maynard School District12
McCrory School District24
McGehee School District25
Melbourne School District28
Mena Public Schools47
Midland School District3
Mineral Springs School District6
Monticello School District36
Mount Ida School District9
Mount Vernon-Enola School District10
Mountain Home School District104
Mountain Pine School District10
Mountain View School District48
Mountainburg Schools16
Mulberry School District12
Murfreesboro School District27
Nashville School District39
Nemo Vista School District18
Nettleton School District57
Nevada School District8
Newport School District23
Norfork Schools10
North Little Rock School District138
Omaha School District17
Osceola School District11
Ouachita River School District25
Ouachita School District19
Ozark Mountain School District11
Ozark School District40
Palestine-Wheatley School District10
Pangburn School District17
Paragould School District84
Paris School District23
Parkers Chapel School District28
Pea Ridge School District80
Perryville School District25
Piggott School District18
Pine Bluff School District36
Pocahontas School District26
Pottsville Public Schools73
Poyen School District11
Prairie Grove School District70
Prescott School District18
Pulaski County Special School District318
Quitman School District21
Rector School District3
Riverside School District25
Riverview School District20
Rogers Public Schools470
Rose Bud School District18
Russellville Schools136
Salem School District13
Scranton School District13
Searcy County School District20
Searcy School District125
Sheridan School District134
Shirley School District9
Siloam Springs Schools125
Sloan-Hendrix School District12
Smackover School District23
South Conway County School District70
South Mississippi County School District20
South Side-Bee Branch School District10
Southside School District71
Spring Hill School District22
Springdale School District490
Star City School District20
Strong School District1
Stuttgart School District21
Texarkana School District88
Trumann Schools19
Two Rivers School District7
Valley Springs School District41
Valley View School District120
Van Buren School District153
Vilonia School District79
Viola School District11
Waldron School District23
Warren School District19
Watson Chapel School District26
West Fork School District20
West Memphis School District59
West Side School District13
Western Yell County School District9
Westside Consolidated School District40
Westside School District16
White County Central School District8
White Hall School District110
Wonderview School District14
Woodlawn School District14
Wynne Public Schools75
Yellville-Summit School District24

Source: Arkansas Department of Education



STATE TREND

Maintaining


35%

2022
1% = 353
Students

What does this measure?

The percentage of students scoring as proficient ("Ready" or "Exceeding") on the ACT Aspire 3rd grade reading exam.

Why is this important?

Early literacy skills are critical to a successful school experience. Third grade is considered an important milestone in a student's career in terms of reading proficiency and is correlated to whether a student will graduate high school.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2022, 35% of 3rd graders were proficient on the state exam, 3 points below the level in 2019, the last year for which results were available. Females outperformed males, with 36% of girls achieving proficiency, compared to 34% of boys. Economically disadvantaged students had a lower proficiency rate at 27%.

In addition, there were racial and ethnic disparities in proficiency, with 20% of Black/African American students, 28% of Hispanic or Latino students, 41% of white students and 60% of Asian students achieving proficiency in 2022. All rates were several points lower than they had been pre-pandemic.

Responsive Ed Solutions NW Arkansas Classical Academy had the highest proficiency rate at 65%, while a few districts had rates in the single digits. In the state's largest district, Little Rock, 29% of 3rd graders were proficient.

Notes about the data

As assessments vary among states, it is not possible to include comparable data for the nation or other areas in this indicator. Economically disadvantaged students are those who are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunches. Results for prior years are not comparable as the state adjusted the test.




Source: Arkansas Department of Education


Grade 3 Reading Proficiency
20162017201820192022
Arkansas35%37%38%38%35%

Source: Arkansas Department of Education




Number of Students Proficient in Grade 3 Reading
20162017201820192022
Arkansas13,23113,97914,01313,81712,341

Source: Arkansas Department of Education






Source: Arkansas Department of Education


Grade 3 Reading Proficiency by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas36%34%

Source: Arkansas Department of Education




The number of students tested who scored Ready or Exceeding on the Grade 3 ACT Aspire Reading exam by gender.
FemaleMale
Arkansas

Source: Arkansas Department of Education





Source: Arkansas Department of Education


Grade 3 Reading Proficiency by Student Subgroup
Economically Disadvantaged StudentsEnglish Language LearnersGifted StudentsHomelessMigrant StudentsParent in MilitarySection 504Students with Disabilities
Arkansas27%14%86%24%17%47%20%10%

Source: Arkansas Department of Education




Grade 3 Reading Proficiency by Student Subgroup.
Economically Disadvantaged StudentsEnglish Language LearnersGifted StudentsHomelessMigrant StudentsParent in MilitarySection 504Students with Disabilities
Arkansas

Source: Arkansas Department of Education









INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Access to Quality Seats for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Access to Quality Childcare Seats for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Grade 3 Reading Not Applicable
Grade 8 Math Not Applicable
Graduation Rate Not Applicable
Remediation Rate Not Applicable
Adults with a High School Degree Not Applicable
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Not Applicable
Adults Pursuing Further Education Not Applicable
Infant Mortality Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care Not Applicable
Overweight or Obese Students Not Applicable
Student Drug Usage Not Applicable
Overweight or Obese Adults Not Applicable
Physically Inactive Adults Not Applicable
Smoking Rate Not Applicable
Flouridated Water Not Applicable
Insurance Coverage Rates Not Applicable
Oral Health Not Applicable
Life Expectancy Not Applicable
Routine Check-ups Not Applicable
Births to Teens Not Applicable
Female-headed Households Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Not Applicable
Elderly Living in Poverty Not Applicable
Median Household Income Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate Not Applicable
Child Abuse and Neglect Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services Not Applicable
Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate Not Applicable
Homelessness Not Applicable
Change in Total Jobs Not Applicable
Housing Affordability - Owning Not Applicable
Housing Affordability - Renting Not Applicable
Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Not Applicable
Charitable Giving Not Applicable
Volunteering Not Applicable
Group Participation Not Applicable
Connection to Neighbors Not Applicable
Local Voting Not Applicable
Change in Population Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Adults with a High School Degree Not Applicable
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Not Applicable
Female-headed Households Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Not Applicable
Elderly Living in Poverty Not Applicable
Median Household Income Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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