📍 4719 Bailey Rd, Pearland, Brazoria County, 77584
Pearland J H South is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pearland, Brazoria County. The school has 895 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Frerking. It is part of the Pearland Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pearland J H South enrolls 895 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 424 | 47% |
| White | 231 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 20% |
| Asian | 35 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 895 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 395 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Pearland J H South 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 29.
Pearland J H South is one of 24 schools in PEARLAND ISD, based in PEARLAND, Texas. The district serves 20,862 students district-wide and employs 1,282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 895 students, Pearland J H South is close to the district average of about 869 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large