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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, AR

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8,316

Students

Districts

Top rankedFriendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff82^nd of 491 Arkansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff up 180 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Watson Chapel High School 8.9 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)									ATLAS Reading (2026)									ATLAS Mathematics (2026)							ATLAS Algebra (2026)			ATLAS Geometry (2026)			ATLAS Science (2026)							ATLAS Biology (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 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	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%)	7.2	477^th of 491 public elementary schools	2.9%		11.7	457^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.7%	20	19.3	12.2	18.5	25.5					19.2	17.0	14.6	13.8	23.5					17.1	11.9	17.1	12.3	21.5			15.3							17.0	9.8	12.3	15.7			13.9				$15,830	$2,840	$12,990
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%)	6.6	480^th of 491 public elementary schools	2.2%		3.9	494^th of 495 public elementary schools	0.2%	14	27.5	13.3	11.5	20.0					17.4	25.0	13.4	11.5	23.3					17.4	22.5	8.9	9.6	6.5			11.9							20.0	13.3	3.8	12.9			11.9				$16,699	$2,977	$13,722
Pine Bluff High School	Public	10-12	711 West 11th	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4300	688	49	14.1	100.0%	7 (1.0%)	659 (95.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	8.5	277^th of 293 public high schools	5.5%		7.5	281^st of 291 public high schools	3.4%	4								11.8	11.8								14.4	14.4												3.3	3.3									12.9	12.8	$17,203	$2,017	$15,186
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%)	8.5	472^nd of 491 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.3	486^th of 495 public elementary schools	1.8%	14	20.0	24.5	8.5	24.4					18.9	20.0	26.4	5.1	24.5					18.4	17.2	18.8	1.7	20.4			13.8							20.0	17.0	1.7	16.3			12.7				$16,198	$3,313	$12,886
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%)	11.3	457^th of 491 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.6	438^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.5%	19	24.4	7.9	12.7	28.6					17.9	24.4	10.5	11.0	28.6					17.9	19.6	21.1	9.1	44.2			21.4							17.3	15.8	12.7	26.5			17.3				$15,646	$2,336	$13,310
Pine Bluff Junior High School	Public	7-9	2601 Fluker St	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 534-3878	610	61	9.9	100.0%	18 (3.0%)	568 (93.1%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	7.3	316^th of 327 public middle schools	3.4%		7.3	311^th of 324 public middle schools	4.0%	5					19.9	7.5	15.3		14.4					21.4	11.8	21.7		18.5					18.9	9.7	14.4		18.5	18.5								14.9	6.0	10.6
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%)	31.9	357^th of 491 public elementary schools	27.3%		40	314^th of 495 public elementary schools	36.6%	43	20.3	32.4	34.8						30.0	21.6	31.5	37.0						30.7	16.3	45.0	32.6				33.2							24.3	44.1	34.8				35.8				$17,582	$4,906	$12,676
Friendship Aspire Academy Southeast Pine Bluff	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-10	Pine Bluff Ar 71603	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 218-1250	76	6	13.8	69.7%	2 (2.6%)	73 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							25.0	33.3	28.4							28.8	36.1	31.8									13.5	13.5		5.6	8.1									22.3	22.3
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%)	80.1	82^nd of 491 public elementary schools	83.3%		49.6	262^nd of 495 public elementary schools	47.1%	180	57.9								57.9	57.9								57.9	79.0						79.0							44.7						44.7
Friendship Aspire Academy Southeast Middle School Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	6-8	Pine Bluff Ar 71603	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 218-1250	236	13	17.8	66.1%	2 (0.8%)	230 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	31.6	239^th of 327 public middle schools	26.9%		24.3	258^th of 324 public middle schools	20.4%	19				34.5	30.4	30.0			31.9				36.7	38.0	28.4			35.0				33.4	27.9	28.3	30.2										24.4	31.6	18.4	25.3
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 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%)	11.6	454^th of 491 public elementary schools	7.5%		8.7	474^th of 495 public elementary schools	4.2%	20	27.6	11.0	23.4						19.5	27.5	11.0	27.7						20.9	17.6	8.5	30.1				17.8							26.3	9.3	22.6				18.2				$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
Watson Chapel High School	Public	9-12	4000 Camden Road	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3230	593	66	8.9	58.5%	33 (5.6%)	531 (89.5%)	17 (2.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	13.1	271^st of 293 public high schools	7.5%		10.5	278^th of 291 public high schools	4.5%	7							16.8	15.4	16.1							19.2	21.4	20.2									4.2	4.2	3.8	3.6	4.2									24.6	23.9	$11,408	$938	$10,470
Watson Chapel Junior High School	Public	6-8	3900 Camden Road	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-4420	334	32	10.3	67.1%	23 (6.9%)	300 (89.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.2	306^th of 327 public middle schools	6.4%		10.7	304^th of 324 public middle schools	6.2%	2				15.8	20.4	12.9			16.3				17.6	19.5	15.5			17.5				15.6	26.8	9.3	17.6	30.0		30.0							22.1	31.5	21.5	24.9				$13,152	$1,410	$11,742
Hardin Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Schoolwood Drive	Redfield	72132	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 397-2450	224	18	12.7	55.4%	184 (82.1%)	13 (5.8%)	19 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	69.1	145^th of 491 public elementary schools	70.5%		61.5	185^th of 495 public elementary schools	62.6%	40	45.1	51.2	47.4						48.1	51.6	58.5	42.1						50.9	54.8	60.9	47.3				54.6							58.1	46.4	36.8				46.4				$10,954	$850	$10,104
Moody Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Moody School Drive	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4363	408	24	17.3	54.9%	259 (63.5%)	95 (23.3%)	17 (4.2%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.9%)	62.7	187^th of 491 public elementary schools	61.9%		45	286^th of 495 public elementary schools	42.2%	99	45.2	46.0	43.3						44.8	50.0	42.8	40.3						44.3	53.3	44.5	36.8				44.6							58.1	52.4	49.3				53.2				$9,972	$942	$9,031
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%)	48.9	264^th of 491 public elementary schools	46.2%		54.7	233^rd of 495 public elementary schools	52.9%	31	34.4	55.0	49.1						46.1	36.1	53.3	43.8						44.4	24.6	30.0	22.8				25.8							42.6	45.0	43.8				43.9				$10,756	$1,354	$9,402
White Hall High School	Public	9-12	700 Bulldog Drive	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 247-3255	954	103	9.2	57.5%	538 (56.4%)	308 (32.3%)	42 (4.4%)	32 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	21 (2.2%)	36	207^th of 293 public high schools	29.4%		33	214^th of 291 public high schools	26.5%	7							34.2	33.0	33.7							32.4	35.4	33.8									7.6	8.0	19.7	12.0	14.1								72.4	22.7	34.8	$10,176	$493	$9,683
White Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	8106 Dollarway Road	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 247-2711	721	48	14.9	60.1%	434 (60.2%)	190 (26.4%)	24 (3.3%)	24 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	39 (5.4%)	46.1	188^th of 327 public middle schools	42.5%		40.1	211^th of 324 public middle schools	34.9%	23				35.2	35.7	35.5			35.5				36.2	38.2	40.4			38.2				31.5	41.2	20.6	32.6	64.1		64.1							35.5	40.8	43.9	40.1				$9,326	$432	$8,893
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%)	63.2	184^th of 491 public elementary schools	62.5%		53	244^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.7%	60	43.1	44.1	46.8						44.5	53.4	44.1	49.0						48.5	62.1	33.8	57.4				49.7							50.8	39.8	48.9				45.9				$11,292	$1,357	$9,935

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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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