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Nita Pearson Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5201 Nita Pearson Dr

Rowlett TX, 75088, Dallas County

Phone: 972-463-7568

Ranking:

(1,508 out of 6,018, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Garland Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	41		41		42		43		44		43		44
Total Students:	681		720		733		756		784		736		710
Prekindergarten:	53	7.8%	59	8.2%	59	8.0%	53	7.0%	52	6.6%	44	6.0%	42	5.9%
Kindergarten:	110	16.2%	109	15.1%	114	15.6%	117	15.5%	111	14.2%	112	15.2%	131	18.5%
Grade 1:	89	13.1%	104	14.4%	109	14.9%	102	13.5%	120	15.3%	118	16.0%	122	17.2%
Grade 2:	104	15.3%	104	14.4%	92	12.6%	120	15.9%	112	14.3%	124	16.8%	120	16.9%
Grade 3:	106	15.6%	100	13.9%	119	16.2%	110	14.6%	126	16.1%	124	16.8%	110	15.5%
Grade 4:	101	14.8%	115	16.0%	119	16.2%	118	15.6%	126	16.1%	122	16.6%	104	14.6%
Grade 5:	118	17.3%	129	17.9%	121	16.5%	136	18.0%	137	17.5%	92	12.5%	81	11.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	355	52.1%	366	50.8%	371	50.6%	391	51.7%	412	52.6%	382	51.9%	372	52.4%
Female:	326	47.9%	354	49.2%	362	49.4%	365	48.3%	364	46.4%	346	47.0%	334	47.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	8	1.0%	6	0.8%	6	0.8%
Asian:	25	3.7%	31	4.3%	42	5.7%	37	4.9%	45	5.7%	41	5.6%	46	6.5%
Hispanic:	267	39.2%	297	41.3%	290	39.6%	293	38.8%	270	34.4%	250	34.0%	234	33.0%
Black:	136	20.0%	122	16.9%	126	17.2%	127	16.8%	134	17.1%	132	17.9%	136	19.2%
White:	225	33.0%	246	34.2%	256	34.9%	277	36.6%	327	41.7%	307	41.7%	288	40.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	28	4.1%	22	3.1%	18	2.5%	20	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	308	45.2%	322	44.7%	310	42.3%	323	42.7%	319	40.7%	232	31.5%	169	23.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	57	8.4%	64	8.9%	57	7.8%	47	6.2%	55	7.0%	60	8.2%	68	9.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.48		17.54		17.30		17.78		17.69		17.30		16.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	75%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	83%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	84%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	74%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	76%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	78%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	80%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	79%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	54%	59%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	65%	68%
TAKS
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	96%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	94%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	95%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	81%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	81.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	18.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	61.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	38.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,753.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$42,150.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,887.0

* Nita Pearson Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.