The Little Rock School District scored a C -- the same as 98 other districts across Arkansas -- when the state issued its first set of letter grades last week as part of a new rollout by the Arkansas Department of Education that grades each district individually, as opposed to only schools.

The new grading system, which included a redesigned report card website, aims to help families by offering more transparency on the schools their children attend. It also gives district leaders more tools to identify possible pain points.

But what does the grade mean?

Put another way, how are the 19,000 or so students at the third-largest school district in Arkansas performing?

Below is a breakdown of the indicators used by the Education Department to determine a district's grade, and how well the L

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