Total enrollment
1,350
+1,034 (+327%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
Arkansas · 1,350 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS pick from 7 schools serving the district's roughly 1,350 K-12 students (4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+6 (+600%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arkansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #104 of 138 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,350 | #90 of 208 | #5,835 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #21 of 208 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #169 of 190 | #5,362 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.7% | #71 of 208 | #1,425 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #115 of 118 | #6,546 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF at 39.1% proficient to FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF at 20.2%, a gap of 19.0 points. That is the 34th widest gap among 69 Arkansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFF | Pine Bluff | Elementary | KG-05 | 469 |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF | Pine Bluff | Elementary | KG-03 | 245 |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | Pine Bluff | Middle | 06-08 | 236 |
| FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY | Pine Bluff | Elementary | KG-05 | 200 |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFF | Pine Bluff | High | 09-10 | 76 |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL | Pine Bluff | Middle | 06-08 | 62 |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY | Pine Bluff | Elementary | KG-03 | 62 |
About FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
Across 7 schools, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS teaches about 1,350 students in Arkansas. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
In terms of grade levels, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS is made up of 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS is about 193, meaningfully below the Arkansas average of roughly 456.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 327%: 316 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,350 in SY 2024-25. FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS now counts 7 public schools, up from 1 in SY 2020-21.
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