LITTLE ROCK — Here is a list of schools that failed to meet minimum achievement standards for more than five years, according to the Arkansas Department of Education.
These schools are classified as state-directed, meaning they are subject to greater involvement in their operations from the state education department.
YEAR SIX
Crossett High School
Hamburg Junior High Siloam Springs Middle School
Lakeside High
Arkadelphia High*
Jonesboro High
Earle High
Jackson Elementary, West Memphis
Wynne Junior High
West Memphis High*
Fordyce High
McGehee High
Hot Springs Middle
Hope High
Belair Middle, Pine Bluff
Coleman Elementary, Watson Chapel
Watson Chapel High
College Hill Middle, Texarkana
Blytheville Middle
Blytheville High
Rivercrest High, South Mississippi County*
Gosnell Elementary*
Osceola High
Clarendon High
Stephens Elementary
Hall High, Little Rock
Forest Heights Middle, Little Rock*
Pulaski Heights Middle, Little Rock
McClellan Magnet High, Little Rock*
Poplar Street Middle, North Little Rock
Landmark Elementary, Pulaski County Special*
Sylvan Hills High, Pulaski County Special
Forrest City Junior High
Northside High, Fort Smith
YEAR SEVEN
Hampton High
Alma Middle
Fordyce Middle
Monticello High
Pine Bluff High
Watson Chapel Junior High
Anna Strong Middle School, Lee County
Lee High, Lee County
North Heights Junior High, Texarkana
Arkansas High, Texarkana
Central High, Helena/West Helena
Marked Tree Elementary
Dunbar Magnet Middle, Little Rock
Henderson Middle, Little Rock Mabelvale Middle, Little Rock
J.A. Fair High, Little Rock
Watson Intermediate, Little Rock
Chicot Primary, Little Rock
Lakewood Middle, North Little Rock
North Little Rock High-East
North Little Rock High-West
Fuller Middle, Pulaski County Special
Jacksonville High, Pulaski County Special
Mills High, Pulaski County Special
Oak Grove High, Pulaski County Special* Robinson High, Pulaski County Special
North Pulaski High, Pulaski County Special
Northwood Middle, Pulaski County Special
Forrest City High Jackson Elementary, Hughes
Hughes High Trusty Elementary, Fort Smith
Darby Junior High, Fort Smith
Tilles Elementary, Fort Smith
Augusta Elementary*
YEAR EIGHT
Turrell High
Cloverdale Middle, Little Rock
Sylvan Hills Middle, Pulaski County Special
Kimmons Junior High, Fort Smith
Robey Junior High, Pine Bluff
Miller Junior High, Helena/ West Helena
YEAR NINE
Lynch Drive Elementary, North Little Rock
Rose City Middle, North Little Rock NOTE: * Met standards for 2010 and must meet standards again in 2011 to be removed from the list.
Front Section, Pages 6 on 11/02/2010