Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS·NCES 050042305134
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF
PINE BLUFF AR 71601, PINE BLUFF, AR 71603 · (870) 515-4001 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
194 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 33% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 19% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.1%
AR avg 34.9%
Math
39.2%
AR avg 38.9%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF this school | 245 | 79.2% | 39.1% |
| FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY PINE BLUFF | 200 | 76.5% | 20.2% |
| EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 199 | 78.4% | N/A |
| JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 210 | 84.3% | 22.9% |
| COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 426 | 79.8% | 15.2% |
| COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLLEGE STATION | 150 | 86.7% | 14.8% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #196 of 461 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #223 of 465 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #186 of 465 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #446 of 531 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #202 of 480 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #459 of 480 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #205 of 513 | #7 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 245 | 15.6 | 15.7:1 | 79% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 16 | 14.0:1 | 80% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 10.3 | 15.3:1 | 74% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF.
About FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF
In PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, part of Jefferson County, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF is an elementary school. It enrolled 245 students in kindergarten through 3 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students each.
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF is one school in a 7-school district, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS, which enrolls 1,350 students.
The large majority of students at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF, 96%, are Black. Next come 2% multiracial. The county population is about 57% Black. FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 15.6 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 16.0:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 79%. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
The allk12 Grade for FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF is B. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Arkansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.4%. FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF scores 39.1%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: median household income is about $51,096, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 28 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,520.
The next-closest public school is PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.1% against a local average of 13.4%.
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF has an NCES locale of Town: Distant. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,802
Census ACS
Median income
$51,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFFElementary · 469 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFFMiddle · 236 students
- FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 200 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFFHigh · 76 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 62 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 62 students
Other schools in PINE BLUFF
- PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 688 students
- PINE BLUFF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 610 students
- WATSON CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 593 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFFElementary · 469 students
- COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 426 students
- THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 688
- BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 283
- PINE BLUFF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 610
- THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 399
- FORREST PARK GREENVILLE PRESCHOOL2.1 mi · 204
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFF2.5 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFFWhat is the total enrollment at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-03.
Is FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF an elementary, middle, or high school?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF.
How diverse is FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF reports a student body of 1% White, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFF is overseen by FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS in Jefferson County.
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