Most Arkansas students meet English achievement test levels

(AP) — Data from the Arkansas Department of Education indicate that more than two-thirds of Arkansas students who took state-required ACT Aspire exams met or exceeded desired achievement levels in English, but fewer than half of students met or exceeded achievement levels in other subjects.

Preliminary data indicate that 68 percent of the state's test-takers in grades three through 10 met or exceeded the desired benchmarks in English for their grade levels.

The exams are intended to measure the progress of students toward meeting college-ready benchmarks on the ACT test.