The brief
A Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas charter elementary school where students score 5 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 89 of 1,041 schools in Arkansas and 1 of 4 in Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas.
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202539%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 5 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Based on limited data: 50% component coverage.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 2/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 39% (2025 ATLAS) · reading/ELA 39% (2025 ATLAS).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 ATLAS · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 ATLAS. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 ATLAS · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 ATLAS. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 71601; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments 2025 ATLAS; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $36,688
- Median home value
- $67,800
- Median rent
- $802/mo
- College educated
- 15.5%
- Homeownership
- 53.6%
- Poverty rate
- 32.6%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 71601; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 56
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 44
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 5,053/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Pine Bluff. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Pine Bluff), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 79.9%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff serve?
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff serves students in grades Kindergarten through 2nd.
How many students attend Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff?
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff has an enrollment of approximately 224 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff?
The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff is 14.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff rank in AR?
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff ranks #89 of 1,041 schools in AR.
What is Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff's MySchoolScout rating?
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff has a current MySchoolScout rating of 8.1 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff has 39% math proficiency (2025 ATLAS) and 39% reading/ELA proficiency (2025 ATLAS).
Is Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff a charter school?
Yes, Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff a Title I school?
No, Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff?
79.9% of students at Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 2nd
- Enrollment
- 224
- Student-teacher ratio
- 14.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Town
- County
- Jefferson County
- Phone
- (870) 395-7401
- Rank in district
- #1 of 4
- Schools in district
- 7
- District spending per student
- $16,817
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 71601)
- 13,981
- Area average commute
- 17.2 min
- Area median age
- 32.1
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Arkansas Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.