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Springdale annual report: AP participation rises as district reports net loss of 621 students
Summary
Superintendent Jerry Cleveland presented the district’s annual report on Oct. 14: AP exam participation and pass rates rose, gifted‑and‑talent enrollment increased, graduation rates improved and bullying reports declined — but the district recorded a net enrollment decrease of 621 students year‑to‑year, with 492 of those losses at K‑5.
At the Oct. 14 board meeting Dr. Jerry Cleveland, Springdale superintendent, delivered the district’s annual report and data summary for 2024–25 and briefed the board on recent enrollment trends the district is tracking.
Cleveland told the board that district staff provided two views of enrollment changes (May‑to‑May and end‑of‑year to start‑of‑year). He said the district’s current real‑time enrollment (presented in the meeting slides) was 21,128 students (excluding pre‑K) and that the district recorded a net decline of 621 students from the prior comparable period. Cleveland emphasized that 492 of those 621 losses are in kindergarten through grade 5, and he asked board members to help…
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