RISON - Students in the Cleveland County School District once again had some the best performances in the region on the ACT Aspire achievement tests last year, school officials revealed during the district’s annual Report to the Public.
The annual Report to the Public was held before the Sept. 12 meeting of the Cleveland County School Board in the Rison Elementary auditorium.
Superintendent Craig Dupuy, Rison High School Principal Davy King, Rison Elementary Principal Tish Johnson and Cleveland County Head Start Director Laura Burns all gave reports on how the 2021-22 school year went and plans for the current school year.
Both King and Johnson reported that their students performed well, overall, on the ACT Aspire tests that were given last spring. The tests are given to students in the third through 10th grades each year. The purpose of the tests is to see how well students comprehend the material that was taught during the school year.
Students score one of four ways on the tests: “exceeding, ready, close or in need of support.” The students who score exceeding or ready are considered to have learned the material. The tests are given in four subject areas: English, math, science and reading.
Success is generally measured by the percentage of students who scored “exceeding” or “ready” on each test.
The Cleveland County School District ranked third among the 15 school districts that make up the Southeast Arkansas region. This was the second consecutive year for the district to finish among the top three after Cleveland County was rated as the top district in the region for the 2020-21 school year.
The 15 districts included in the Southeast Arkansas region are Cleveland County, Crossett, Dermott, DeWitt, Drew Central, Dumas, Fordyce, Hamburg, Hermitage, Lake Villlage, McGehee, Monticello, Star City, Warren and Woodlawn.
Overall, Cleveland County students exceeded the sta...
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