Norfork high school achieves top state ranking for achievement

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The University of Arkansas Office for Education Policy has released their rankings of high achieving schools serving low income communities for the 2015-16 school year with Norfork High School placing at the top of the 10 highest performing schools in the state based on overall ACT Aspire achievement. Also ranking in the top 10 high schools in the state were Timbo of Mountain View at number two and Omaha at number 6.
In addition to their top overall ranking in the state, Norfork ranked 1st in the state for ACT Aspire science achievement and 3rd in the state for English language arts. Of the top five schools in the Northwest region of the state, Norfork ranked first in math and science and second in English language arts.
Recently Norfork High School placed 11th in the top 20 schools in the state for the 2015-16 school year by the Office for Education Policy for overall performance on ACT Aspire exams with Timbo in 15th place and Salem at number 19.
Norfork Schools have been the recipient of numerous awards at the state and national level in recent years, including the 2008 Arkansas Golden Apple, the 2016 Best High Schools by U. S. News and a National Blue Ribbon from the U. S. Department of Education in 2014.
This award, for achievment by schools serving low income communities, is especially significant, according to Bobby Hulse, Principal at Norfork High School, who says percentage of the nearly 500 students in Norfork schools, who are considered “at risk” are on the free or reduced school lunch program.
Bobby Hulse, Principal at Norfork High School, says these awards mean a great deal to everyone connected with Norfork schools and the community.


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In addition to placing second in the state, Timbo High School placed third in the state for math and science and fourth for English language arts. Of the Top 5 high schools in the Northeast Region, Timbo placed first in math, second in English language arts and first in science.
Omaha, who placed sixth in the state overall, placed seventh in math, third in science. In the top five ranking of schools in the Northwest region, Omaha placed third in mathand second in scienve.
Oark High in Jasper placed fifth of the top 10 schools in science, eighth in English language arts and ninth in math. Oark also placed fouthg of the Top 5 schools of the Northwest region in math and fourth in science.
Izard County Consolidated High School also placed in the Top 10 top   ineand northwest regionve t schools Language alof JaewL in 2nd place for science, number 3 for overall ACT performance and math and 5th for overall English language arts.
Melbourne High School also was ranked in the top 5 of the Northwest region placing 5th in overall performance and in math.
Salem High School, which ranked 19th in the state based on Overall ACT Aspire achievement also ranked in the top 5 high schools in the Central region as 3rd place in math and 5th in science.
In the Junior High School rankings, Harrison placed 10th out of the top 20 schools in Overall ACT Aspire achievement and 10 out of the top 10 junior high schools in ACT English language arts.
Two area elementary schools placed in the top 20 schools in the state based on ACT Aspire achievement with Salem in 10th place and Mount Pleasant of Melbourne in 18th. Salem also placed in the 10th spot of the top 10 schools in English language arts and in the top 10 rankings in science, Salem was 8th and Mount Pleasant was 10th.
Mount Pleasant placed in the Top 5 of the Northeast region as 1st in science, third in overall scores, 4th in math and 5th in English language arts.
In the Central region, Salem placed number 5 in the Top 5 overall as well as 3rd in science, and 5th in both math and English language arts.

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