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Arkansas Algebra I: what a high-school score means

On Arkansas's ATLAS end-of-course tests, Algebra I is reported on a scale from 1000 to 1115 (2024 to 2026), and each score falls into one of 4 performance levels. Reaching Level 3, at 1060 or above, is the state's proficiency line.

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Score ranges by performance level (2024 to 2026)

LevelScore rangeWhat it meansStatewide 2026
Level 11000–1047The lowest level, well below the state standard33%
Level 21048–1059Approaching the state standard30%
Level 31060–1068Meeting the state standard (the proficiency line)19%
Level 41069–1115The highest level, above the state standard18%

How Arkansas students scored (2026)

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Statewide in 2026, about 37% of the students counted for Algebra I reached Level 3 or Level 4. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest).

Who takes this test

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.

Is a particular score good?

A score's meaning depends on where it lands in the ranges above, and on how it compares to other students who took the same test. Our free tool turns an Algebra I score into an estimated percentile versus the school, district, county and the whole state, so you can see where a score stands, not just its level.

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State Test Scores is an independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by any state education department or agency. Score ranges are the state's own published cut scores; percentiles are statistical estimates from public performance-level data published by Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (ATLAS / ACT Aspire, high school), not official rankings.
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