Summary:
The Pine Bluff School District in Arkansas contains only one high school, Pine Bluff High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average compared to other schools.
Pine Bluff High School's academic performance is a major concern, with significantly lower test scores than the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.6% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.2%. Similarly, just 1.5% of students were proficient or better in Geometry, compared to the state average of 13.4%. The school also has an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients, with 99.87% of students qualifying for this program in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratio, it has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Arkansas, with a statewide ranking of 281 out of 291 high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 294 out of 305 high schools in 2023-2024. These findings suggest that the Pine Bluff School District and the local community may need to take significant steps to address the challenges facing Pine Bluff High School and improve educational outcomes for its students.
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