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School Performance
Blue Ribbon Schools and Letter Grades
Today we learned that three Arkansas schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The annual recognition is given to schools based on academic performance, or...
The “Best High Schools” for Arkansas students
Yesterday, U.S. News & World Report released their annual “Best High Schools” rankings. Here at the OEP, we want to make sure that you understand what the “Best” title is based on, and how this...
Beating the Odds Awards 2022
This week, OEP is thrilled to recognize Arkansas schools that are Beating the Odds! The final installment of this year's Outstanding Educational Performance awards, Beating the Odds award winners...
OEP Awards: 2022
This week, OEP is pleased to recognize Arkansas schools demonstrating Outstanding Educational Performance. OEP awards are different than other awards because we focus solely on student academic...
2022 Outstanding Educational Performance Awards: Highlighting High Growth Arkansas Schools
Volume 19, Issue 8November 16, 2022 This report is the OEP awards for the 2021-22 academic year, highlighting the schools around the state where students are demonstrating the greatest academic...
NAEP Nuggets 2022
NAEP results were released today, and the unsurprising takeaway is that Arkansas’ scores declined. The declines generally track with those seen nationally. The NAEP tests are given to a sample of...
A new school year, new data, and a new OEP website!
Welcome back to school! We hope that you are excited about seeing your students and looking forward to a year full of the joy of learning. Here at OEP, we are excited to be starting the school...
2018 Report Card on Pulaski County Schools
2018 Report Card on Pulaski County Schools (PDF)
2018 Report Card on Northwest Arkansas Schools
2018 Report Card on Northwest Arkansas Schools (PDF)
2017 Report Card on Northwest Arkansas Schools
2017 Report Card on Northwest Arkansas Schools (PDF)
2017 Report Card on Pulaski County Schools
2017 Report Card on Pulaski County Schools (PDF)
2017 Outstanding Educational Performance Awards: Highlighting High-Growth Arkansas Schools
Volume 14, Issue 2 May 23, 2018This report presents the OEP awards for the 2016-17 academic year, highlighting top growing schools around the state based on the 2017 ACT...
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