Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, Arkansas & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2024)									ATLAS Reading (2024)									ATLAS Mathematics (2024)							ATLAS Algebra (2024)			ATLAS Geometry (2024)				ATLAS Science (2024)							ATLAS Biology (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Matthews Elementary School	Public	K-6	4501 Dollarway Rd	Pine Bluff	71602	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 534-0726	436	30	14.6	100.0%	25 (5.7%)	382 (87.6%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.1%)	5.8	485^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.1	481^st of 492 public elementary schools	2.2%	4	8.7	9.8	13.0	8.1					10.1	8.7	13.8	13.0	6.1					10.5	4.3	3.9	5.8	20.4			8.0								7.2	5.9	8.6	6.1			7.1
Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	K-6	1106 Wisconsin St	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4368	292	19	15.3	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	265 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	5.7	487^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.6	489^th of 492 public elementary schools	0.6%	2	9.5	5.4	14.6	8.6					9.7	9.3	8.1	17.0	8.6					10.9	2.3	2.7	14.6	11.8			7.7								2.3	5.4	9.7	5.8			5.8					$10,713	$2,133	$8,580
Pine Bluff High School	Public	10-12	711 W 11th St	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4300	583	57	10.3	100.0%	11 (1.9%)	554 (95.0%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	10.5	294^th of 305 public high schools	3.6%		6.3	282^nd of 295 public high schools	4.4%	12								7.8	7.8								8.5	8.3											0.0	0.4	0.0	0.4								0.0	11.7	0.0	11.6	$14,277	$2,635	$11,642
Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 E 34th Ave	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4392	396	28	14.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	376 (94.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	9.2	474^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.6%		10	456^th of 492 public elementary schools	7.3%	18	8.2	14.1	24.6	10.2					14.1	6.8	15.8	26.2	8.2					14.1	5.4	15.8	9.8	6.1			9.1								5.5	7.1	14.8	6.1			8.3					$11,211	$2,829	$8,381
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	4200 Fir Street	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4390	394	26	15.1	100.0%	10 (2.5%)	372 (94.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	10.7	469^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.4	462^nd of 492 public elementary schools	6.1%	7	6.5	18.7	14.1	15.0					13.2	6.5	23.3	17.2	18.4					15.8	8.2	7.0	6.3	18.4			10.1								9.9	30.2	9.4	8.3			13.2
Southeast Ark College Careet Center	Public	9-12	912 West 6th Avenue	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Jefferson Area Career Center	No	No	No	No	(870) 534-6129	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Coleman Elementary School	Public	2-5	4600 W 13th St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3630	384	28	13.6	100.0%	38 (9.9%)	334 (87.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	20	427^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.1	425^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.6%	2	14.7	20.3	29.3						21.6	13.7	23.0	25.7						20.9	4.9	8.9	40.4				18.3								11.8	10.6	21.1				14.5					$8,553	$1,138	$7,415
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-1	4100 W 32nd St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-1252	214	16	13.1	100.0%	29 (13.6%)	180 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)																																												$8,865	$1,203	$7,662
Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-5	3911 S Hazel St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 277-4731	373	21	18.1	75.9%	5 (1.3%)	361 (96.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	59.6	209^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.9%		52.4	254^th of 492 public elementary schools	48.4%	45	50.0	32.6	24.3						37.4	50.9	35.8	25.7						39.1	68.8	45.2	47.3				55.2								36.9	24.7	24.4				29.5					$13,410	$1,210	$12,200
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-2	700 South Main St	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 395-7401	157	10	15.3	73.9%	2 (1.3%)	155 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	805 West St	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-1988	387	26	14.8	62.3%	194 (50.1%)	119 (30.7%)	21 (5.4%)	32 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	47.2	273^rd of 497 public elementary schools	45.1%		64.5	170^th of 492 public elementary schools	65.4%	103	44.0	35.3	26.6						35.1	47.5	33.3	31.2						37.0	35.6	21.7	21.9				26.0								50.9	24.6	29.7				34.4					$9,552	$1,048	$8,504
White Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	8106 Dollarway Rd	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 247-2711	703	40	17.7	53.8%	432 (61.5%)	194 (27.6%)	26 (3.7%)	22 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	47	173^rd of 335 public middle schools	48.4%		52.3	171^st of 330 public middle schools	48.2%	2				36.2	23.6	29.0			29.7				38.0	25.3	30.8			31.4				27.4	35.8	24.2	29.6	53.1		53.1								35.8	32.0	28.1	32.1					$9,207	$709	$8,498
Gandy Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gandy Ave	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4054	348	24	14.4	60.1%	234 (67.2%)	93 (26.7%)	12 (3.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47.7	270^th of 497 public elementary schools	45.7%		56.7	226^th of 492 public elementary schools	54.1%	44	38.3	30.6	39.1						36.0	36.1	32.3	39.1						35.9	40.4	30.6	20.3				29.3								40.4	30.7	26.1				31.5					$10,720	$2,029	$8,691
Moody Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Moody School Dr	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4363	369	25	14.8	50.7%	260 (70.5%)	67 (18.2%)	13 (3.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	66.7	155^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.6	104^th of 492 public elementary schools	78.9%	51	39.7	41.3	41.9						41.0	49.2	42.9	38.7						43.6	36.5	41.2	43.6				40.4								41.3	50.7	32.3				41.5					$8,256	$1,229	$7,028
White Hall High School	Public	9-12	700 Bulldog Dr	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 247-3255	969	73	13.3	52.6%	585 (60.4%)	295 (30.4%)	33 (3.4%)	27 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	18 (1.9%)	36.6	200^th of 305 public high schools	34.4%		51	143^rd of 295 public high schools	51.5%	57							25.9	29.3	27.6							25.2	31.3	28.2									2.2	2.7	30.4	2.5	0.0	10.6								68.1	12.3	0.0	27.6	$9,363	$712	$8,651
Watson Chapel High School	Public	9-12	4000 Camden Rd	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3230	497	43	11.5	100.0%	36 (7.2%)	441 (88.7%)	9 (1.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	15.6	278^th of 305 public high schools	8.9%		9	274^th of 295 public high schools	7.1%	4							11.4	13.5	12.5							13.1	14.6	13.8									4.2	4.0	0.0	0.6	0.9	0.7								0.0	11.6		11.6	$10,727	$1,004	$9,723
Watson Chapel Junior High School	Public	6-8	3900 Camden Rd	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-4420	463	38	12.1	100.0%	29 (6.3%)	407 (87.9%)	17 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	10.3	313^th of 335 public middle schools	6.6%		8.1	310^th of 330 public middle schools	6.1%	3				11.7	15.9	14.5			14.2				13.0	15.6	13.3			14.0				12.6	7.8	6.9	9.1	10.0		10.0								14.1	11.0	12.8	12.6					$9,389	$1,101	$8,288
Hardin Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Schoolwood Dr	Redfield	72132	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 397-2450	252	18	14.0	60.7%	205 (81.3%)	16 (6.3%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	70.7	136^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.6%		79.9	79^th of 492 public elementary schools	83.9%	57	61.0	37.2	40.9						45.9	58.6	37.3	38.7						44.3	34.2	44.2	44.9				41.4								65.8	39.6	40.8				48.1					$9,558	$979	$8,579
Pine Bluff Junior High	Public	7-9	2602 Fluker St.	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(870) 534-3878	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	7.6	322^nd of 335 public middle schools	3.9%					(n/a)					11.4	7.4	9.7		9.4					13.0	8.6	10.8		10.8					9.1	6.2	7.5		3.6	3.6	0.0			0.0					10.0	8.3	9.0	0.0			0.0
Friendship Aspire Academy Southeast Middle School Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	6-8	1501 West 73rd Ave	Pine Bluff	71609	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(870) 218-1250	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	18.5	294^th of 335 public middle schools	12.2%					(n/a)				21.0	14.6	17.9			18.5				22.4	16.7	20.5			20.3				14.4	20.9	25.7	19.1											15.8	14.6	15.4	15.3

Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, AR

Hardin Elementary School

Moody Elementary School

Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St Pine Bluff

Gandy Elementary School

Taylor Elementary School

White Hall Middle School

White Hall High School

Coleman Elementary School

Friendship Aspire Academy Southeast Middle School Pine Bluff

Watson Chapel High School

Southwood Elementary School

Pine Bluff High School

Watson Chapel Junior High School

Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary School

Pine Bluff Junior High

Matthews Elementary School

Broadmoor Elementary School

Edgewood Elementary School

Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff

Southeast Ark College Careet Center

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