Each Arkansas high-school test (Grade 9 ELA, Grade 10 ELA, Grade 9 Math, Grade 10 Math, Grade 9 Science, Grade 10 Science, Algebra I, Geometry and Biology) is scored on its own scale and sorted into performance levels. Pick a test to see the score range for every level, year by year, plus how students scored statewide.
Look up a high-school percentile →Each test's newest score scale and proficiency line, and every year we have.
| Test | Score scale | The proficiency line | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 ELA | 1000–1118 | Level 3 from 1060 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2026 (ranges changed in 2024) |
| Grade 10 ELA | 1000–1117 | Level 3 from 1060 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2026 (ranges changed in 2024) |
| Grade 9 Math | 400–460 | Ready from 428 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2023 |
| Grade 10 Math | 400–460 | Ready from 432 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2023 |
| Grade 9 Science | 400–449 | Ready from 430 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2023 |
| Grade 10 Science | 400–449 | Ready from 432 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2023 |
| Algebra I | 1000–1115 | Level 3 from 1060 | 2024 to 2026 |
| Geometry | 1000–1110 | Level 3 from 1060 | 2024 to 2026 |
| Biology | 1000–1120 | Level 3 from 1060 | 2024 to 2026 |
These numbers are the Arkansas public-school students with results at their school. From 2018 to 2023 every student in grade 9 and grade 10 took ACT Aspire in English language arts, math and science. From 2024 every student in grade 9 and grade 10 takes the ATLAS English language arts test, and students take the Algebra I, Geometry and Biology tests in the year they take the course, in any grade: middle-school students who take Algebra I early are included, counted at their middle school. Arkansas reports each grade separately and leaves out any group of fewer than 10 students, so a school's course total can miss a few students.
More on who is counted, and how: see how we count.