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W G Pearson Elementary

Regular School · Durham, NC

W G Pearson Elementary is a regular school school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 319 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
319
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
10:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 184 58%
Hispanic/Latino 93 29%
Two or more races 25 8%
White 14 4%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 319 180M / 139F

English Language Learners: 56 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 41.9% 158
Reading Proficiency 15-19% 46.9% 165
Science Proficiency <=10% 57

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)
-0.67 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
6 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
2.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
236
74% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 319 100%

Contact & Location

3501 Fayettville Street

Durham, NC 27707

Phone: (919)560-3988

http://www.pearson.dpsnc.net/

District

Durham Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,050

District enrollment: 31,531

NCES ID

370126000572

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