Pearsontown Elementary Primary School
4915 Barbee Rd
Durham NC, 27713, Durham County
Phone: 919-560-3964
Ranking: 
(287 out of 1,874, top 15%)*
(287 out of 1,874, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Durham Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 47 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 830 | 873 | 898 | 878 | 899 | 905 | 900 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 28 | 3.2% | 16 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.1% | NA | NA | 33 | 3.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 135 | 16.3% | 138 | 15.8% | 143 | 15.9% | 138 | 15.7% | 134 | 14.9% | 163 | 18.0% | 150 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 141 | 17.0% | 133 | 15.2% | 140 | 15.6% | 132 | 15.0% | 157 | 17.5% | 165 | 18.2% | 160 | 17.8% |
| Grade 2: | 136 | 16.4% | 139 | 15.9% | 139 | 15.5% | 153 | 17.4% | 161 | 17.9% | 166 | 18.3% | 166 | 18.4% |
| Grade 3: | 138 | 16.6% | 135 | 15.5% | 149 | 16.6% | 158 | 18.0% | 162 | 18.0% | 154 | 17.0% | 141 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 139 | 16.7% | 148 | 17.0% | 154 | 17.1% | 158 | 18.0% | 135 | 15.0% | 139 | 15.4% | 121 | 13.4% |
| Grade 5: | 141 | 17.0% | 152 | 17.4% | 157 | 17.5% | 121 | 13.8% | 131 | 14.6% | 118 | 13.0% | 129 | 14.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 415 | 50.0% | 426 | 48.8% | 431 | 48.0% | 438 | 49.9% | 439 | 48.8% | 454 | 50.2% | 451 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 415 | 50.0% | 447 | 51.2% | 467 | 52.0% | 440 | 50.1% | 452 | 50.3% | 443 | 49.0% | 406 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 37 | 4.5% | 33 | 3.8% | 36 | 4.0% | 39 | 4.4% | 49 | 5.5% | 44 | 4.9% | 31 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 73 | 8.8% | 82 | 9.4% | 92 | 10.2% | 72 | 8.2% | 58 | 6.5% | 52 | 5.7% | 55 | 6.1% |
| Black: | 444 | 53.5% | 493 | 56.5% | 512 | 57.0% | 549 | 62.5% | 621 | 69.1% | 667 | 73.7% | 659 | 73.2% |
| White: | 233 | 28.1% | 225 | 25.8% | 215 | 23.9% | 177 | 20.2% | 169 | 18.8% | 141 | 15.6% | 115 | 12.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 4.7% | 38 | 4.4% | 41 | 4.6% | 37 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 26.4% | 235 | 26.9% | 259 | 28.8% | 237 | 27.0% | 251 | 27.9% | 197 | 21.8% | 256 | 28.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 4.3% | 50 | 5.7% | 43 | 4.8% | 41 | 4.7% | 34 | 3.8% | 43 | 4.8% | 54 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.80 | 17.46 | 19.65 | 18.23 | 17.43 | 15.40 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 56.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 61.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 60.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 68.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 71.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 72.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 77.3% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 34.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 75% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 72% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 40.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 49.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 53.7% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 54.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 57.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 34.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 58.7% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 55.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 61.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 68.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 71.5% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 73.8% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 78.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 36.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 77.4% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 75.1% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 54.3% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 56.1% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 58.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 60.8% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 32.3% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 47.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 47.7% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 45.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 55.9% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 59.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 57.3% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 71.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 69.8% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 69.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 75% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 38.5% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 81.7% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 83.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 41.4% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 59.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 58.8% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57.6% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 61.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 30.7% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 25.3% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 48.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 60.2% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 59.3% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 67.3% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 35.7% | 45.4% |
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* Pearsontown Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.