IB, Magnet Schools,  Hot Springs/Jonesboro Comparison of Scores

Jonesboro is using Hot Springs As a Model for its Magnet Schools According to Newspaper Articles

Yet Jonesboro scores significantly better in about 35 out of 40 areas

 

District Report Card Jonesboro and Hot Springs Compared 2005

Hot Springs spends $1395  more per pupil than Jonesboro and $1340 more than state average per pupil

Per pupil spending is $7,348 average in state: $7,293 in Jonesboro, and $8,688 in Hot Springs. 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Indicators

Hot Springs

Jonesboro

 

State

 

%

%

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Graduation Rate

56.4

85.7

+ 29. 3 for Jonesboro

81.3

 

 

 

 

 

Dropout Rate

11

4.6

+6. 4 for Jonesboro

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

College Remediation Rate

67

45.8

+21. 2 for Jonesboro

51.6

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Inflation Rate

36.7

26.5

+11. 2 for Jonesboro

30.3

 

 

 

 

 

 Accreditation Status

6

 9

+3 for Jonesboro

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 Atttendance Rate

 92.5

 91.3

-1.2 for Jonesboro

93.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Proficient & Above 

 

 

 

Literacy  (End of Course) 11th grade - This test covers all 11th graders

In 2006 Hot Springs did not have any students scoring Advanced, Jonesboro had 1%

 37

65

+ 28 for Jonesboro

 47

 

% Proficient & Above 

% Proficient & Above 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Three Literacy

 51

58

+ 7 for Jonesboro

 51

Grade Three Math

 60

69

+ 9 for Jonesboro

 59

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Four Literacy

45

55

+10 for Jonesboro

 52

Grade Four Math

48

54

+ 6 for Jonesboro

 51

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Five Literacy

44

53

+ 9 for Jonesboro

48

Grade Five Math

49

52

+ 7 for Jonesboro

41

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Six Literacy

50

56

+ 6 for Jonesboro

57

Grade Six Math

41

48

+ 7 for Jonesboro

44

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Seven Literacy

55

47

-8  for Jonesboro

51

Grade Seven Mathematics

52

38

- 14 for Jonesboro

43

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Eight Literacy

54

59

+ 5 for Jonesboro

58

Grade Eight Mathematics

34

35

+ 1 for Jonesboro

34

 

 

 

 

 

End of Course Albebra I

65

63

- 2 for Jonesboro

61

 

 

 

 

 

End of Course Geometry

68

53

- 15 for Jonesboro

55

 

 

 

 

 

Norm Referenced Test grade (ITBS)

 

Hot Springs

Jonesboro

 

State

 

 

 

 

National Percentile Rank

Grade 3 Reading Comprehension

62

64

+ 2 for Jonesboro

62

Grade 3 Math Concepts & Estimation

67

66

-1 for Jonesboro

61

Grade 3 Math Problem Solving & Data

62

64

+2 for Jonesboro

60

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 4 Reading Comprehension

57

62

+5 for Jonesboro

62

Grade 4 Math Concepts & Estimation

70

69

+ 1 for Jonesboro

68

Grade 4 Math Problem Solving & Data

62