📍 4501 Dollarway Rd, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, 71602
Matthews Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tameka Wright. It is part of the Pine Bluff School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
Matthews Elementary School enrolls 436 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 5.7% White and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 382 | 88% |
| White | 25 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
436 of the school's 436 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matthews Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-40.
Matthews Elementary School is one of 9 schools in PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas. The district serves 2,896 students district-wide and employs 265 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, Matthews Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
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