Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas enrolled 399 students in 2024-25 with 22.7 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

396 students in 2022-23, 403 students in 2023-24, 399 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.7 to 22.7.

Students enrolled at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39902004006002022-233962023-244032024-25399
Students enrolled at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39902004006002022-233962023-244032024-25399
Students enrolled at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39902004006002022-233962023-244032024-25399
Students enrolled at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39902004006002022-233962023-244032024-25399
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339627.714.3
2023-2440324.216.6
2024-2539922.717.6

17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools

Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.6; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.6; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.6; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.6; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School enrolled 419 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 210 of the 419 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent0.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.0% of students were Black, 4.5% of two or more races, 2.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black91.0%
  2. Two or more races4.5%
  3. White2.0%
  4. Hispanic1.8%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School scored proficient or above: 14% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2214%13%39.9%
Math, 2022-2314%9% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Pine Bluff

9 public elementary schools in Pine Bluff report 2024-25 enrollment; Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Friendship Aspire Academy46916.266.3%
Coleman Elementary School42613.969.2%
Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School39917.6100.0%
Matthews Elementary School36715.2100.0%
Broadmoor Elementary School28314.0100.0%
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff24515.753.1%
L. L. Owen Elementary School23813.8100.0%
Edgewood Elementary School19913.571.4%

All public schools in Pine Bluff →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School

  1. Friendship Aspire AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 469 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Broadmoor Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 283 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School with Friendship Aspire AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pine Bluff School District spends per student$17,959 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,959
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasThirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School is the number 277 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#277 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.17.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School?
    399 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 396 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pine Bluff, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School a Title I school?
    Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School scored proficient or above: 14% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elementary School in?
    Pine Bluff School District, NCES district ID 0500026. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050002600872 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22