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Pine Bluff School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 819 students in Pine Bluff School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle Schools in Pine Bluff School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Arkansas public middle school average of 38% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
9 Schools
346 Schools
# Students
3,603 Students
147,578 Students
# Teachers
280 Teachers
13,280 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Pine Bluff School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 257 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70% has increased from 66% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#256 out of 260 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
37%
Graduation Rate
70%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.57
# American Indian Students
7 Students
848 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
14 Students
2,248 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
58 Students
20,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
14%
# Black Students
3,358 Students
26,399 Students
% Black Students
93%
18%
# White Students
96 Students
91,368 Students
% White Students
3%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
17 Students
1,469 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
1%
# Two or more races Students
53 Students
4,950 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
224
57
# Students in K Grade:
211
649
# Students in 1st Grade:
258
718
# Students in 2nd Grade:
219
685
# Students in 3rd Grade:
232
763
# Students in 4th Grade:
241
1,177
# Students in 5th Grade:
278
5,462
# Students in 6th Grade:
265
21,454
# Students in 7th Grade:
259
38,047
# Students in 8th Grade:
295
38,816
# Students in 9th Grade:
349
17,250
# Students in 10th Grade:
301
7,852
# Students in 11th Grade:
238
7,595
# Students in 12th Grade:
233
7,003
# Ungraded Students:
-
50
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,895 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,010. The school district revenue/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,291 is less than the state median of $12,922. The school district spending/student has declined by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,895
$13,010
Spending / Student
$11,291
$12,922
Best Pine Bluff School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jack Robey Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
4101 Olive St
Pine Bluff, AR 71603
(870) 543-4280
Pine Bluff, AR 71603
(870) 543-4280
Grades: 6-8
| 610 students
Rank: n/an/a
2601 Fluker St
White Hall, AR 71602
(870) 534-5243
White Hall, AR 71602
(870) 534-5243
Grades: 6-8
| 209 students
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