📍 4915 Barbee Road, Durham, Durham County, 27713
Pearsontown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 726 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pearsontown Elementary enrolls 726 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 33% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 238 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 27 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 726 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pearsontown Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 29.
Pearsontown Elementary is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 726 students, Pearsontown Elementary is larger than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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