Enrollment
236
Middle
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS·NCES 050042305152
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF
PINE BLUFF AR 71603, PINE BLUFF, AR 71603 · (870) 218-1250 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
156 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 85 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 26% |
Student demographics
5%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
School pathway
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 19.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF this school | 236 | 66.1% | 20.2% |
| WATSON CHAPEL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 334 | 67.1% | 12.6% |
| JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK | 156 | 67.9% | 22.1% |
| ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 401 | 73.6% | 38.5% |
| MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY MARION | 287 | 75.3% | 20.0% |
| MAUMELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL MAUMELLE | 498 | 58.8% | 18.7% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #180 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #165 of 208 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #175 of 208 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #175 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #173 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #187 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #100 of 210 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 | 236 | 13.2 | 17.9:1 | 66% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 10.8 | 16.2:1 | 81% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF.
About FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF operates as a small middle school in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas. It enrolls 236 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 49% below the 464-student average for middle schools in Arkansas.
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS has 7 schools and 1,350 students, and FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF is one of those schools.
Black students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 57%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 17.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF, which has 13.2. Middle schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 66%. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
BeatsExpectations places FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF in the bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.1 points below it (20.2% actual, 35.3% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that the median household earns about $51,096 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Jefferson County, 28 public schools serve about 8,520 students.
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF is less than a tenth of a mile from FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFF, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Charter status: FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF is a public charter school.
The allk12 page for FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFFElementary · 245 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
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFF0.0 mi · 76
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 345
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFF2.6 mi · 469
- FORREST PARK GREENVILLE PRESCHOOL3.0 mi · 204
- THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 399
- EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFFHow large is FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF serve?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF.
What is the student diversity at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF?
Student demographics at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF are roughly 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF public or private?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS.
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