ARKANSAS EDUCATION REPORT Volume 11, Issue 5 OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS: HIGHLIGHTING HIGH-ACHIEVING ARKANSAS SCHOOLS, 2014 BEATING THE ODDS – HIGH-ACHIEVING SCHOOLS SERVING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES November 19, 2014 By: Charlene A. Reid Gary W. Ritter Office for Education Policy University of Arkansas 211 Graduate Education Building Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: (479) 575-3773 Fax: (479) 575-3196 E-mail:
[email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... ii V. 2014 OEP AWARDS: BEATING THE ODDS – HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOLS SERVING LOW– INCOME COMMUNITIES ............................................................................................................ 84 V. Benchmark Math, 2014 .................................................................................................. 85 W. Benchmark Literacy, 2014 ............................................................................................ 93 X. Algebra End-of-Course Exam, 2014 ............................................................................ 100 Y. Geometry End-of-Course, 2014.................................................................................... 110 Z. Biology End-of-Course Exam, 2014 ............................................................................. 115 AA. Grade 11 Literacy End-of-Course Exam, 2014......................................................... 120 Appendix ..............................................................................................................................