📍 5201 Nita Pearson Dr, Rowlett, Dallas County, 75088
Nita Pearson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rowlett, Dallas County. The school has 558 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janie Carballo. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nita Pearson el enrolls 558 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 183 | 33% |
| White | 88 | 16% |
| Asian | 31 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 558 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 367 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nita Pearson el 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 TX-50, state senate district 16, state house district 113.
Nita Pearson el is one of 78 schools in GARLAND ISD, based in GARLAND, Texas. The district serves 51,021 students district-wide and employs 3,476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 558 students, Nita Pearson el is close to the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large