Summary:
The Pine Bluff School District in Arkansas has only one middle school, Pine Bluff Junior High, which serves students in grades 6-8. The data shows that this school has consistently low academic performance, ranking in the bottom 10% of Arkansas middle schools for the past two school years.
Pine Bluff Junior High struggles significantly in core academic subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Algebra, and Science all falling well below the state averages, often by 20 percentage points or more. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.1% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.7%. The school's performance is also consistently lower than the Pine Bluff School District average, which is also significantly below the state averages.
Demographic and socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, as 100% of students at Pine Bluff Junior High were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 to 1, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. Addressing the school's performance will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses both academic and non-academic factors impacting student success.
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