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Watson Chapel High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4000 Camden Road, Pine Bluff, AR 71603 · (870) 879-3230 · Part of Watson Chapel School District

Pine Bluff’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
593
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Watson Chapel High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4000 Camden Road, Pine Bluff

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9123
Grade 10148
Grade 11162
Grade 12160
Enrollment over time
539’20
488’21
497’22
639’23
593’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%White 6%Hispanic 3%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watson Chapel High School from Pine Bluff families.

Other schools in Watson Chapel School District

The district →
Edgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Pine Bluff
199 students14:1
Coleman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Pine Bluff
D
426 students14:1
Watson Chapel Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pine Bluff
D
334 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Pine Bluff’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.