📍 3501 Fayettville Street, Durham, Durham County, 27707
W G Pearson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 333 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 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W G Pearson Elementary enrolls 333 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 198 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.4% |
| White | 10 | 3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 333 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
W G Pearson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 29.
W G Pearson 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 333 students, W G Pearson Elementary is smaller 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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