Arkansas Arts Academy is proud to announce the High School has been recognized by the Office of Education Policy (OEP) as having the Highest Overall Growth across the state of Arkansas!

Arkansas Arts Academy is the #1 high school for overall student growth with an overall growth score of 87.78. Arkansas Arts Academy High has not appeared on the top 20 list in 6 years, but last year kids from AAA grew more than at any other high school in the state.

Arkansas Arts Academy High School has received the following awards:

High Overall Growth (Statewide)

High Math Growth (Statewide)

High Overall Growth (Northwest region)

High Math Growth (Northwest region)

Awards are based on the 2024 content growth score calculated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. These growth scores reflect how much students at the school improved from 2023 compared to how much other students with similar prior achievement improved.

We are incredibly proud of our staff and teachers who have been working diligently over the past several years to achieve this status.

https://oep.uark.edu/

OEP is focused on recognizing Arkansas schools demonstrating Outstanding Educational Performance. OEP awards are different than other awards because we focus solely on student academic growth. Unlike other indicators of school performance, academic growth is not very correlated with school demographics. This means it is reflective of what students are learning in school, not what challenges they may face due to out of school factors.

For more information or how to enroll for the 2025-2026 school year- visit https://www.artsk12.org/

Current Students: Please make sure you fill out the Intent to Return for the 2025-2026 School Year. Save your Spot Now! Current students skip the lottery.

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We look forward to seeing all students return next year. For questions, contact Pam Lewis @ plweis@artsk12.org

Calling Female Artist: Mrs. Schultz is gathering female artists to participate and host a face painting table on the airfield on Saturday, March 8th, from 10-2pm. If you are interested please reach out to her!

📢 Parent Meeting Alert! 📢

Join us on March 20 at 6:30 PM in the Arkansas Arts Academy Commons for an important meeting for parents of students with disabilities (ages 16+). A representative from Arkansas Rehabilitation Services will be presenting on the programs they offer to support post-graduation success.

This meeting will be especially beneficial for families of students currently on an IEP or 504 Plan. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about valuable resources for your student’s future!

📍 Arkansas Arts Academy Commons
📅 March 20 | 6:30 PM

We hope to see you there! 💙 #ParentMeeting #PostGradSuccess #IEP #504 #ArkansasRehabServices

We will have an early release day on March 21, 2025. We will release EM at 1:00 and HS at 1:30. All student lunches will be served on site before students are released. The early release will be for a Mandatory Staff Training from 2-4 at the HS. The Children's and Family Advocacy Center will train on :

Regulation | Learn about crisis intervention and tools to de-escalate trauma responses. 

Relationships | Learn how to connect and correct after a child de-escalates to promote and build resiliency.

Arkansas Phone Free Focus Group Information

Attendance Reminder: Please call the school if your student is going to be absent or send an email to hsattendance@artsk12.org so that we can keep your students attendance records updated correctly. You can also send medical notes to the email above.

Arkansas Arts Yearbook Order Link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07634155

For those that missed the Volunteer Interest Meeting. Here are the facts:

1. AAA really loves Volunteers and hope you can apply

2. The process is easy. Follow the steps below.

3. There are opportunities K-6, 7-12, for Events and at the A3Gallery

4. All volunteers will be recognized at an end of the year celebration.

5. If you have a skill set that could make a difference at AAA, please let us know.

6. We appreciate your time.

Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 988

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Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-482-5964
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Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Little Free Pantry Map: http://mapping.littlefreepantry.org/