Arkansas Department of Education Releases Grades for School Districts
The Arkansas Department of Education said 23 more districts earned A or B grades and 12 fewer received D or F grades under the revised accountability system.
- On Thursday, the Arkansas Department of Education released 2025-26 accountability results showing improved district performance, with more schools earning A or B grades and fewer receiving D or F marks than the previous year.
- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders attributed these gains to the LEARNS Act, a 2023 education law that mandated a new grading system and increased the minimum teacher salary to $50,000.
- District results show 26 districts achieved an A and 114 received a B, marking increases from the prior year, while 17 earned a D and nine received an F.
- Arkansas Education Association President April Reisma criticized the "rigid test-based A-F system," arguing it fails to fully measure student growth and resources schools provide to children.
- Critics remain concerned about the Educational Freedom Account program, which funds private school tuition for about 50,000 students, though Education Secretary Jacob Oliva maintains the state's growth model accounts for various student demographics.
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The percentage of Arkansas schools and districts receiving failing or low grades from the state for their performance has decreased, according to data released by the state Department of Education Thursday. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and education officials touted the numbers as validation for her signature 2023 education law, the LEARNS Act. Education Secretary […]
Arkansas Education Department releases district letter grades (sort of)
The Arkansas Department of Education announced Thursday that they’ve released the official district and school letter grades for the 2025-26 school year. If you’re eager to see how your district did, though, you might need to wait a bit longer. The website where these grades are to be posted appeared to still show grades for the 2024-25 school year as the latest available around 4:45 p.m., suggesting some glitches are possibly glitching, and ma…
Arkansas school districts’ performance improved in 2025-26, according to state letter grades | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Letter grades for Arkansas schools and school districts improved in the 2025-26 school year, with more of each receiving As and Bs, and fewer receiving Fs, state officials announced on Thursday.
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