Broadmoor Elementary School, Pine Bluff AR

Original Research by School Decision on Broadmoor Elementary School

Broadmoor Elementary School serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade in the Pine Bluff School District. It is located in a residential area of Pine Bluff, a mid-sized city that functions as the county seat of Jefferson County and the commercial and industrial hub of its region. The city blends historic downtown areas with a university campus and a harbor industrial district, and it has experienced a declining population trajectory in recent years. The surrounding region is flat Delta farmland, and paper mills in the area contribute a distinctive odor that locals recognize.

The district itself has undergone significant reorganization recently. In 2021, the Dollarway School District was merged into Pine Bluff by order of the state board of education, expanding the district’s service area to include additional parts of Pine Bluff and the communities of Altheimer, Sherrill, and Wabbaseka. Following that, in 2023 the district consolidated Dollarway High School into Pine Bluff High School and moved all middle school capacity into a single campus. These changes have directly affected school assignments for many families, particularly those in the former Dollarway attendance zone.

Broadmoor Elementary enrolls a student body that is predominantly Black, with small numbers of white students and students of two or more races. Every student in the school qualifies for the free or reduced-price lunch program, reflecting a community with very high economic need. This is an important context for understanding the school’s academic environment.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, Broadmoor’s results were very low across all tested subjects and grade levels. In reading and English language arts, the share of students scoring at the proficient level was in the single digits for every grade tested. In mathematics, the pattern was similar, with the highest proficiency rate reaching just above one in ten students in grade six and all other grades showing rates in the low single digits. Science results followed the same pattern, with proficiency rates in the low single digits for all tested grades. When compared with other districts in Jefferson County, Broadmoor’s overall proficiency index placed in the bottom quartile. These scores represent a serious challenge for the school and are a central concern for any parent evaluating this option.

The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade, so there is no graduation rate to report, as that metric applies only to high schools. The data does not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing levels, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those areas. Program offerings, such as enrichment or special education services, were also not available in the data.

For families considering Broadmoor, the housing market offers a very different picture than much of the country. Home values in the area are well below national and state medians, and the estimated monthly mortgage for a typical home is low compared with national averages. Rents are also low relative to household income, making the area among the most affordable for housing in the country, though the housing stock may reflect the city’s population decline.

In sum, Broadmoor Elementary serves a high-poverty student population within a district that has undergone major consolidation and reorganization. Its state test results are very low across the board, and the school is positioned at the bottom of the county comparison for academic proficiency. A parent looking into this school should seek direct information about student support, classroom instruction, and what steps the school and district are taking to address these academic outcomes.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 33%

School 3% · District 9% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 45%

School 5% · District 8% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 6% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 18% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 39%

School 9% · District 14% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 48%

School 8% · District 11% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 14% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 610%

School 10% · District 18% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median

Science

Grade 37%

School 7% · District 12% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 43%

School 3% · District 4% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 7% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 65%

School 5% · District 10% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median

This schoolPINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.