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Pearsontown Elementary

Regular School · Durham, NC

Pearsontown Elementary is a regular school school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 765 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
765
Teachers (FTE)
56.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 276 36%
Black or African American 272 36%
Hispanic/Latino 112 15%
Two or more races 85 11%
Asian 19 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 765 384M / 381F

English Language Learners: 10 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 64.0% +22.1pp 41.9% 354
Reading Proficiency 73.0% +26.1pp 46.9% 354
Science Proficiency 75-79% 117

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.37 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
142 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
12
1.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 765 100%

Contact & Location

4915 Barbee Road

Durham, NC 27713

Phone: (919)560-3964

http://www.pearsontown.dpsnc.net/

District

Durham Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,050

District enrollment: 31,531

NCES ID

370126000548

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD