Get available years for Arkansas assessment data — get_available_assessment

Returns the years for which assessment data is available from the Arkansas Department of Education.

Usage

get_available_assessment_years()

Value

A list with:

years: Integer vector of available years
atlas_years: Integer vector of ATLAS assessment years (2024+)
aspire_years: Integer vector of ACT Aspire years (2016-2023)
note: Character string with information about data availability

Details

Assessment systems:

ATLAS (2024-present): Arkansas Teaching, Learning & Assessment System
ACT Aspire (2016-2023): College readiness alignment
2020: No data (COVID-19 testing waiver)

Examples

get_available_assessment_years()
#> $years
#> [1] 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
#> 
#> $atlas_years
#> [1] 2024 2025
#> 
#> $aspire_years
#> [1] 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
#> 
#> $note
#> [1] "Arkansas assessment data is available for ACT Aspire (2016-2019, 2021-2023) and ATLAS (2024-present). 2020 data is not available due to COVID-19 testing waiver. Proficiency levels differ between systems: ACT Aspire uses 'In Need of Support', 'Close', 'Ready', 'Exceeding'; ATLAS uses Level 1-4."
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