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Pine Bluff High School

Public Grades 10-12

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 293 Arkansas High Schools

Better than 5% of Arkansas high schools

Summary

Pine Bluff High School is a public high school in Pine Bluff, AR, serving 688 students in grades 10-12 within the Pine Bluff School District, and it faces significant challenges as it serves a community with extremely high economic need, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Pine Bluff High School’s proficiency rates are critically low compared to both the state average and nearby schools. For the 2025-2026 school year, only 11.8% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 39.4% statewide, and just 3.3% were proficient in Geometry versus 26.4% statewide. These scores are also far below those at nearby White Hall High School (33.7% in ELA) and Woodlawn High School (29.1% in ELA). The school’s graduation rate has been volatile, dropping to 77.0% in 2024-2025, well below the state average of 90.1% and the 94.0% rate at Woodlawn. However, there are some positive trends: the dropout rate has steadily declined from 8.8% in 2021-2022 to 3.0% in 2024-2025, and academic proficiency has shown slight year-over-year improvement, such as ELA rising from 7.8% to 11.8% over three years.

A key paradox is that Pine Bluff High School spends significantly more per student than its neighbors—$17,203 in 2023-2024, compared to $10,176 at White Hall and $11,408 at Watson Chapel High School—yet its academic outcomes are the lowest in the region. This high spending likely addresses the intense non-academic needs of a 100% poverty population, but it has not translated into proportional academic gains. Even compared to Watson Chapel, which serves a similar demographic (58.52% free/reduced lunch) and also ranks in the bottom 10% of the state, Pine Bluff underperforms in nearly every metric, highlighting the need for a strategic re-evaluation of how resources are used to drive student achievement.

688

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,203

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 West 11th
Pine Bluff, AR 71601

(870) 543-4300

District: Pine Bluff School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Arkansas average (77% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg16%

Arkansas avg39%

277^th of 293

Arkansas public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

247^th of 251Pine Bluff 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
2026	8.5	277 of 293	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	281 of 291	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	294 of 305	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	282 of 295	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	270 of 282	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	279 of 290	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	269 of 282	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	249 of 263	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	251 of 264	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	254 of 269	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	220 of 267	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	259 of 268	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	259 of 271	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	237 of 266	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	241 of 266	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	250 of 262	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	244 of 261	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	235 of 256	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.1	234 of 258	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	208 of 232	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Reading14%-26 vs state

Biology13%-30 vs state

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Geometry3%-23 vs state

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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 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 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	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
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
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)
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
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
Woodlawn High School	Public	7-12	6760 Hwy 63	Rison	71665	Cleveland County	Woodlawn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 357-8171	261	24	10.8	52.1%	240 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	32.3	224^th of 293 public high schools	23.5%		46.1	157^th of 291 public high schools	46.0%	67	33.3	31.8	33.4	17.1	29.1	36.1	38.6	38.9	17.1	33.1	36.1	52.2	45.0	19.0	18.2	42.8	15.8	27.3	22.2	34.1	28.8		26.4	26.4	$12,648	$363	$12,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Bluff High School

Is Pine Bluff High School a good school?

Pine Bluff High School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Arkansas high schools.

What schools feed into Pine Bluff High School?

Pine Bluff High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary : Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Bluff High School?

Students at Pine Bluff High School are 96% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Pine Bluff High School in?

Pine Bluff School District

How many students attend Pine Bluff High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Pine Bluff High School.

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2025–26 ATLAS test scoresJul 13, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

2019–20 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 dropout ratesJan 6, 2026

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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