(a) (1) (A) In addition to the requirements in § 6-15-2004(b), each school district board of directors shall annually report to the parent or guardian of each student the progress of the student toward achieving state expectations for proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics.

(B) The school district board of directors shall report to the parent, guardian, or the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, the student's results on each statewide assessment test.

(C)

(i) At least two (2) times per year, a public school district shall report in writing to the parent or legal guardian and each teacher of a student in kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) the independent reading level at which the student is reading.

(ii) The Department of Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.

(2) The evaluation of each student's progress shall be based upon the student's classroom work, observations, tests, state assessments, and other relevant information.

(3) Progress reporting shall be provided to the parent, guardian, or the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, in writing in a format adopted by the school district board of directors which is consistent with § 6-15-2101(b).

(b) (1) A school district board of directors shall publish annually the school performance report required by § 6-15-2101 on its website, with the option of also publishing it in the local newspaper, by October 15 of each year, and the following information on the prior school year or the latest information available:

(A) By grade level, economic status, and ethnicity, the number and percentage of all students in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) performing at each category level on the statewide student assessment, the percentile rankings by school and grade level on any other assessments as required by the State Board of Education, the number of students taking advanced placement courses or courses offered under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, the number taking the advanced placement exams, and the percent of students making a 3, 4, or 5 on advanced placement exams;

(B) By grade level, the number and percentage of all students retained in grades one through eight (1-8);

(C) The graduation rate, grade inflation rate, drop-out rate for grades nine through twelve (9-12), and college remediation rate;

(D) The number of students transferring pursuant to the unsafe school provision of § 6-18-320; and

(E) The number of students transferring pursuant to the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004, § 6-18-227.

(2) The school performance report shall be easily identifiable on the website.

(c) A printed copy of the school performance report under § 6-15-2101 shall be made available upon request.

(d) This section shall apply to the extent that it is not in violation of applicable state or federal law.