Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas

The Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas district consists of 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 middle school, serving students in the Pine Bluff and Little Rock areas. The district as a whole is ranked 212 out of 252 districts in Arkansas and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the district appears to be Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St Pine Bluff, an elementary school that consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. In contrast, the other elementary school, Friendship Academy Little Rock Elementary, and the middle school, Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School, both perform significantly below the district and state averages on standardized tests.

The data also reveals that the district has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.89% to 85.07% across the schools. Additionally, the student-teacher ratios range from 14.8 to 18.1 across the schools, suggesting a focus on small class sizes. However, the overall low performance of some schools suggests that class size alone may not be the sole determinant of academic success, and further investigation is needed to understand the underlying factors driving the differences in performance within the district.