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Coleman Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Coleman Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the Watson Chapel School District, which is ranked 245 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coleman Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of elementary schools in Arkansas based on its statewide SchoolDigger ranking. Its proficiency rates in ATLAS/English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20 percentage points or more. The school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that all of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to some other schools, its per-student spending of $8,553 in 2018-2019 is lower than the nearby Edgewood Elementary School ($8,865) and some other comparison schools.

When comparing Coleman Elementary School to other nearby schools, such as Gandy Elementary (White Hall School District), Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary (Pine Bluff School District), and the two Friendship Aspire Academy schools in the area, Coleman consistently performs worse academically. The proficiency rates at these other schools are often 20-30 percentage points higher than Coleman's in core subject areas, despite serving similar demographics of economically disadvantaged students.

426

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,336

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4600 West 13th
Pine Bluff, AR 71603

(870) 879-3697

District: Watson Chapel School District

Students who attend Coleman Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Watson Chapel High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.9%

White:

10.3%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (13% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Arkansas avg36%

474^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

245^th of 250Watson Chapel School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	474 of 495	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	427 of 497	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	425 of 492	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	440 of 487	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	455 of 496	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	455 of 488	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	461 of 480	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	456 of 485	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	464 of 494	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	447 of 466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.2	458 of 471	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	440 of 476	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	449 of 468	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	444 of 471	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	400 of 457	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	381 of 445	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	357 of 439	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	361 of 440	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	362 of 402	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.3	358 of 411	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Reading16%-20 vs state

English Language Arts14%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

Science10%-28 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, October 16, 2009

I would give them a zero if possible. My nephew was beaten up by 5 boys and the ones who did it were written up. THAT'S ALL! I couldn't believe it. I would never send a child to a school that would let something like this happen. He has been getting picked on for over a month and they have done nothing! Do NOT send your child there! Close Quote

Schools Near Coleman Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)					ATLAS Reading (2025)					ATLAS Mathematics (2025)					ATLAS Science (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coleman Elementary School	Public	2-5	4600 West 13th	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3697	426	31	13.8	79.8%	44 (10.3%)	366 (85.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	8.7	474^th of 495 public elementary schools	4.2%		20	427^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.1%	47	13.1	14.0	14.8		13.9	13.1	15.0	18.3		15.6	12.2	15.0	12.2		13.0	6.0	14.0	10.4		10.0	$12,336	$1,756	$10,580
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-1	4100 West 32nd	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-1252	199	15	13.5	78.4%	24 (12.1%)	168 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)																					$13,689	$1,836	$11,853
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	367	24	15.2	100.0%	13 (3.5%)	336 (91.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	11.7	457^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.7%		5.8	485^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.4%	28	19.2	17.6	23.5	14.5	18.4	19.2	16.2	23.5	17.8	18.9	12.7	14.7	2.0	22.6	13.6	17.0	4.4	7.9	16.1	11.0	$15,830	$2,840	$12,990
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	4200 S Fir St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4390	345	23	15.2	100.0%	15 (4.3%)	312 (90.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	15.6	438^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.5%		10.7	469^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.6%	31	16.2	9.5	13.2	34.0	19.2	21.6	11.9	18.5	34.0	22.2	8.1	7.1	7.9	26.0	13.2	13.9	7.2	2.6	14.0	9.6	$15,646	$2,336	$13,310
Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-5	Pine Bluff Ar 71603	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 395-7401	469	29	16.2	80.0%	6 (1.3%)	447 (95.3%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	40	314^th of 495 public elementary schools	36.6%		59.6	209^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.9%	105	32.1	27.8	28.4		29.3	30.8	30.7	30.6		30.7	39.8	50.5	25.3		38.8	38.4	29.5	19.0		28.4	$17,582	$4,906	$12,676
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-3	Pine Bluff Ar 71601	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 515-4001	245	16	15.7	79.2%	3 (1.2%)	235 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	49.6	262^nd of 495 public elementary schools	47.1%					(n/a)	39.1				39.1	23.9				23.9	39.2				39.2	39.1				39.1
Gandy Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gandy Avenue	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4054	366	25	14.6	65.0%	230 (62.8%)	104 (28.4%)	16 (4.4%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	53	244^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.7%		47.7	270^th of 497 public elementary schools	45.7%	26	38.7	53.2	27.9		38.8	37.1	43.8	31.2		36.9	37.1	52.1	27.9		38.1	35.5	41.7	27.9		34.5	$11,292	$1,357	$9,935
Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 East 34th Ave	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4392	399	23	17.5	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	363 (91.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	6.3	486^th of 495 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.2	474^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.6%	12	13.6	6.1	13.2	13.4	11.3	13.6	6.1	16.9	14.9	12.6	13.7	4.6	9.5	9.0	8.7	13.7	3.1	11.3	3.0	7.0	$16,198	$3,313	$12,886
Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	K-6	1106 Wisconsin Street	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4368	283	20	13.9	100.0%	11 (3.9%)	253 (89.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	3.9	494^th of 495 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.7	487^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.0%	7	8.5	7.5	3.1	10.3	7.7	8.5	5.0	6.3	15.4	8.8	3.4	5.0	3.1	12.8	5.9	6.8	2.5	3.1	5.2	4.7	$16,699	$2,977	$13,722
Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	805 West Street	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-1988	373	23	16.2	71.6%	162 (43.4%)	131 (35.1%)	24 (6.4%)	27 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	10 (2.7%)	54.7	233^rd of 495 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.2	273^rd of 497 public elementary schools	45.1%	40	44.8	54.3	38.1		45.3	39.6	54.3	38.1		43.7	27.6	28.8	18.3		24.4	39.6	37.3	32.4		36.2	$10,756	$1,354	$9,402

Frequently Asked Questions about Coleman Elementary School

How many students attend Coleman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Coleman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Coleman Elementary School?

Students at Coleman Elementary School are 86% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Coleman Elementary School in?

Watson Chapel School District

Is Coleman Elementary School a good school?

Coleman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Arkansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Coleman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Coleman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Watson Chapel High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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