Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva (center) discusses assessment scores at the July 10, 2025 state education board meeting as members Randy Henderson and Adrienne Woods listen. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
The Arkansas Education Department released public school ratings Friday that were calculated using a new accountability formula for the first time.
The goal of the revised formula, which still assigns schools a rating of A-F, is “to provide a clearer and more meaningful picture” of student achievement, year-to-year growth and postsecondary readiness, according to a news release…