THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary school in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, run under PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 399 students in grades K through 6.

PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,896 students; THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (91%) are Black; the rest looks like 5% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 57% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 10.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $51,096, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Jefferson County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,520 students), of which THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

FORREST PARK GREENVILLE PRESCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 16.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 399). Black enrollment moved from 98% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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