📍 400 Treasure Cove, Pearl, Rankin County, 39208
Pearl Upper School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pearl, Rankin County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pearl Public School District school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pearl Upper School enrolls 585 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 36% Black or African American and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 283 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 212 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
582 of the school's 585 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 435 qualify for free lunch and 147 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pearl Upper School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MS-30, state senate district 30, state house district 61.
Pearl Upper School is one of 5 schools in Pearl Public Schools, based in PEARL, Mississippi. The district serves 4,258 students district-wide and employs 295 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 585 students, Pearl Upper School is smaller than the district average of about 852 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large