2015

Exalt Academy OF Southwest Little Rock

District Report Card 2014-2015
6111 W 83rd Street | Little Rock , AR 72209
501-568-3279
Superintendent
Sonja Taylor-Larkowski

District Characteristics

Enrollment
112
Avg. Class Size
20
Avg. years teaching Experience
0
Per pupil spending
• District avg.
$10,869
• State avg.
$9,642
School Choice Transfers
---

Student Demographics

Race/Ethnicity Statistics
0, 0, 0.5267857142857142857142857143, 0, 0.4464285714285714285714285714, 0.0267857142857142857142857143, 0
0.0 % American Indian / Alaskan
0.0 % Asian
52.7 % Black / African American
0.0 % Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
44.6 % Hispanic / Latino
2.7 % White
0.0 % Two or More Races
Other Demographics
Limited English proficiency
N/D
Low-income
96 %
Students eligible to receive special education
N/D
Exalt Academy OF Southwest Little Rock - 6055700
INDICATOR: Achievement
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
Grade One Reading Comprehension --- 56 --- 55 --- 52
Grade One Math Problems --- 56 --- 55 --- 50
Grade Two Reading Comprehension --- 59 --- 58 --- 56
Grade Two Math Problems --- 58 --- 58 --- 54
Grade Three Reading --- 51 --- 50 --- ---
Grade Three Math --- 55 --- 54 --- ---
Grade Four Reading --- 53 --- 52 --- ---
Grade Four Math --- 61 --- 61 --- ---
Grade Five Reading --- 47 --- 47 --- ---
Grade Five Math --- 55 --- 54 --- ---
Grade Five Science --- 60 --- 60 --- ---
Grade Six Reading --- 46 --- 46 --- ---
Grade Six Math --- 55 --- 54 --- ---
Grade Seven Reading --- 50 --- 49 --- ---
Grade Seven Math --- 54 --- 53 --- ---
Grade Seven Science --- 61 --- 60 --- ---
Grade Eight Reading --- 53 --- 52 --- ---
Grade Eight Math --- 54 --- 53 --- ---
Grade Nine Reading Comprehension --- 50 --- 51 --- ---
Grade Nine Math Concepts and Problems --- 49 --- 47 --- ---
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INDICATOR: Achievement
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
American College Test (ACT)
Number of Students Taking Voluntary Universal ACT --- 6,692 --- 7,110 --- 8,790
District Provided Remediation for Students Taking Voluntary Universal ACT --- 48 --- 36 --- 73
Number of Students in College and Career Readiness Planning Program (CCRPP) --- 1,790 --- 1,843 --- 2,014
Number of Students Taking ACT in Grades 9-11 --- 26,174 --- 25,004 --- 27,271
Number of Students Taking ACT in Grade 12 --- 18,507 --- 18,262 --- 23,364
ACT Reading --- 21.67 --- 22.46 --- 21.35
ACT English --- 21.31 --- 21.38 --- 20.16
ACT Mathematics --- 20.73 --- 21.02 --- 20.14
ACT Science --- 21.04 --- 21.90 --- 20.85
ACT Composite --- 21.31 --- 21.24 --- 20.79
SAT® by College Board
Number of Students Taking SAT College Admission Test --- 897 --- 84 --- 952
SAT Critical Reading Mean --- 473 --- 599 --- 565
SAT Math Mean --- 472 --- 597 --- 568
SAT Writing Mean --- 459 --- 584 --- 547
Advanced Placement Courses (AP)
Number of Students Taking Advanced Placement (AP) Courses --- 24,364 --- 25,547 --- 27,646
Number of AP Exams Taken --- 42,545 --- 44,424 --- 44,951
Number of AP Exams Scored 3, 4, or 5 --- 13,296 --- 14,143 --- 14,391
Number of Students Taking International Baccalaureate Courses --- 219 --- 460 --- 1,328
College Going Rate
All Students N/A N/A --- 51.5 % --- 54.9 %
African American N/A N/A --- 46.2 % ---
Hispanic N/A N/A --- 33.2 % ---
Caucasian N/A N/A --- 50.6 % ---
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INDICATOR: Achievement
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
College Credit Accumulation Rate
All Students N/A N/A --- 79.7 % --- ---
African American N/A N/A --- 69.9 % --- ---
Hispanic N/A N/A --- 79.0 % --- ---
Caucasian N/A N/A --- 82.4 % --- ---
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INDICATOR: School Performance
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
Arkansas ESEA Accountability
Needs Improvement 0 797 0 876 0 834
Needs Improvement Priority 0 38 0 36 0 46
Needs Improvement Priority Met Year 1 Exit Criteria 0 4 0 1 0 3
Needs Improvement Focus 0 80 0 81 0 103
Needs Improvement Focus Met Year 1 Exit Criteria 0 8 0 4 0 31
Achieving 0 130 0 67 0 73
Exemplary 0 9 0 1 0 0
School Rating
School Rating
Overall Points for School Rating
Count of Schools with Rating = A ( 270 - 300 Points ) 0 162 0 10
Count of Schools with Rating = B ( 240 - 269 Points ) 0 322 0 224
Count of Schools with Rating = C ( 210 - 239 Points ) 0 365 0 564
Count of Schools with Rating = D ( 180 - 209 Points ) 0 160 0 228
Count of Schools with Rating = F ( Less than 180 Points ) 0 43 0 19
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INDICATOR: School Performance
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
District Provides Textbooks or Digital Resources for all Pupils
District Provides Textbooks or Digital Resources for all Pupils Y 100 % Y 100 % Y 100 %
Annual Accreditation Status
Annual Accreditation Status Accredited 0 783 0 790 1 784
Accredited-Cited 0 249 0 254 0 261
Accredited-Probationary 0 30 0 27 0 21
Attendance Rate (*State Goal 91.13%)
Attendance Rate Combined --- 94.1 % --- 94.4 % 99.6 % 94.4 %
Attendance Rate for Targeted Acheivement Gap Group --- 93.9 % --- 94.0 % 99.6 % 94.6 %
Attendance Rate African American --- 94.1 % --- 94.3 % 99.6 % 94.5 %
Attendance Rate Hispanic --- 94.5 % --- 94.8 % 99.7 % 95.0 %
Attendance Rate Caucasian --- 94.0 % --- 94.3 % 99.4 % 94.2 %
Attendance Rate Economically Disadvantaged --- 93.7 % --- 93.8 % 99.6 % 94.8 %
Attendance Rate Students with Disabilities --- 94.0 % --- 94.1 % 99.4 % 94.1 %
Attendance Rate Limited English Proficient --- 94.8 % --- 95.3 % 99.5 % 95.4 %
Dropout Rate
Dropout Rate --- 2.12 % --- 2.10 % --- 2.25 %
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INDICATOR: School Performance
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
Graduation Rate (*State Goal 85%)
Graduation Rate Combined --- 84.9 % --- 86.9 % --- 84.9 %
Graduation Rate for Targeted Acheivement Gap Group --- 80.5 % --- 82.9 % --- 81.9 %
Graduation Rate African American --- 78.1 % --- 81.0 % --- 77.5 %
Graduation Rate Hispanic --- 81.8 % --- 84.5 % --- 84.5 %
Graduation Rate Caucasian --- 87.8 % --- 89.3 % --- 87.4 %
Graduation Rate Economically Disadvantaged --- 80.3 % --- 82.7 % --- 81.7 %
Graduation Rate Students with Disabilities --- 80.4 % --- 83.1 % --- 81.9 %
Graduation Rate Limited English Proficient --- 80.8 % --- 84.1 % --- 85.9 %
Grade Inflation Rate (EOC) --- 2.51 % --- 7 % --- ---
Grade Inflation Rate (ACT) --- 34.40 % --- 32.70 % --- 32.80 %
College Remediation Rate --- 43.0 % --- 45.4 % --- 54.2 %
Enrollment
October 1 Enrollment --- 471,867 --- 474,995 112 476,083
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INDICATOR: School Environment
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
Discipline Policies Distributed to Parents 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Discipline Training Provided to Staff 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Parental Involvement Plan Adopted 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
District Alternative Learning Environment Compliance --- 96.89 % --- 91.05 % --- 93.31 %
Expulsions --- 471 --- 524 --- 480
Weapons Incidents --- 763 --- 843 --- 799
Staff Assaults --- 495 --- 504 4 664
Student Assaults --- 2,302 --- 2,439 3 2,562
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INDICATOR: Retention
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
Number of Students Retained at Grade 1 --- 1,416 --- 1,514 2 1,313
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 1 --- 4.00 % --- 5.00 % 9.00 % 3.00 %
Number of Students Retained at Grade 2 --- 558 --- 572 0 511
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 2 --- 2.00 % --- 3.00 % 0.00 % 1.00 %
Number of Students Retained at Grade 3 --- 240 --- 279 0 207
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 3 --- 1.00 % --- 2.00 % 0.00 % 1.00 %
Number of Students Retained at Grade 4 --- 114 --- 137 0 131
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 4 --- 0.00 % --- 2.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Number of Students Retained at Grade 5 --- 101 --- 82 0 108
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 5 --- 0.00 % --- 1.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Number of Students Retained at Grade 6 --- 135 --- 134 0 142
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 6 --- 0.00 % --- 1.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Number of Students Retained at Grade 7 --- 296 --- 315 0 316
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 7 --- 1.00 % --- 2.00 % 0.00 % 1.00 %
Number of Students Retained at Grade 8 --- 251 --- 274 0 395
Percent of Students Retained at Grade 8 --- 1.00 % --- 1.00 % 0.00 % 1.00 %
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INDICATOR: Teacher Quality
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
% Teachers Completely Certified (Licensed) --- 97.9 % --- 95.7 % 100.0 % 98.8 %
% Teachers with Emergency / Provisional Credentials --- 0.9 % --- 0.8 % 0.0 % 0.4 %
% Teachers with Bachelor's Degree --- 59.0 % --- 57.0 % 0.0 % 56.0 %
% Teachers with Master's Degree --- 40.0 % --- 41.0 % 0.0 % 41.0 %
% Teachers with Advanced Degree --- 1.0 % --- 1.0 % 0.0 % 1.0 %
HQ Teachers in High Poverty Schools
% Core Academic Classes not Taught by HQ Teachers --- 0.9 % --- 0.9 % 0.0 % 1.4 %
HQ Teachers in Low Poverty Schools
% Core Academic Classes not Taught by HQ Teachers --- 0.6 % --- 0.6 % 0.0 % 0.7 %
HQ Teachers Aggregate of All Economic Levels
% Core Academic Classes not Taught by HQ Teachers --- 0.7 % --- 0.7 % 0.0 % 0.9 %
School Board Members Hours of Training
Tim Zimmerman 6.00
Lynn Foster 6.00
Erica Fitzhugh 6.00
Marcus Montgomery 6.00
Steven Bell 6.00
Barry Jefferson 6.00
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INDICATOR: School Choice
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
Percent of Students School Choice --- 2.68 % --- 2.82 % --- 2.59 %
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INDICATOR: School Funding
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
School District State School District State School District State
Mills Voted --- 37.4 --- 37.5 0.0 37.5
Expenditure Per Student --- $9,324 --- $9,457 $10,869 $9,642
Average Teacher Salary --- $47,316 --- $48,060 $30,488 $50,978
Total Expenditures --- $5,088,669,535 --- $5,288,037,508 $1,205,319 $5,203,284,363
Instructional Expenditures --- $2,472,977,282 --- $2,500,807,896 $596,326 $2,529,267,639
Administrative Expenditures --- $312,346,508 --- $325,831,774 $116,095 $333,081,526
Extracurricular Expenditures --- $184,520,020 --- $174,851,754 --- $181,590,712
Capital Expenditures --- $531,101,753 --- $423,083,973 $79,407 $510,124,487
Debt Service Expenditures --- $235,094,970 --- $285,311,300 $0 $245,124,316
Free and Reduced Meals
Percent of Students Eligible for Free and Reduced Meals --- 60.3 % --- 60.9 % 95.5 % 61.8 %
State Free and Reduced-Price Meal Rate*** 60.7 % 61.2 % 61.1 %
National Free and Reduced-Price Meal Rate** 50.6 % 52.1 % 55.5 %
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