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Pershing Elementary School, 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: | 29 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 608 | 632 | 595 | 539 | 508 | 594 | 534 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 99 | 16.3% | 112 | 17.7% | 112 | 18.8% | 95 | 17.6% | 80 | 15.7% | 120 | 20.2% | 104 | 19.5% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 16.0% | 99 | 15.7% | 110 | 18.5% | 83 | 15.4% | 90 | 17.7% | 98 | 16.5% | 83 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 15.8% | 111 | 17.6% | 90 | 15.1% | 95 | 17.6% | 83 | 16.3% | 91 | 15.3% | 88 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 16.4% | 93 | 14.7% | 104 | 17.5% | 91 | 16.9% | 89 | 17.5% | 93 | 15.7% | 84 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 100 | 16.4% | 117 | 18.5% | 88 | 14.8% | 85 | 15.8% | 85 | 16.7% | 88 | 14.8% | 94 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 116 | 19.1% | 100 | 15.8% | 91 | 15.3% | 90 | 16.7% | 81 | 15.9% | 103 | 17.3% | 81 | 15.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 315 | 51.8% | 317 | 50.2% | 303 | 50.9% | 276 | 51.2% | 231 | 45.5% | 279 | 47.0% | 246 | 46.1% |
| Female: | 293 | 48.2% | 315 | 49.8% | 292 | 49.1% | 263 | 48.8% | 233 | 45.9% | 268 | 45.1% | 246 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.8% | 17 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 283 | 46.5% | 288 | 45.6% | 257 | 43.2% | 235 | 43.6% | 210 | 41.3% | 261 | 43.9% | 203 | 38.0% |
| Black: | 148 | 24.3% | 172 | 27.2% | 176 | 29.6% | 151 | 28.0% | 158 | 31.1% | 169 | 28.5% | 160 | 30.0% |
| White: | 122 | 20.1% | 118 | 18.7% | 109 | 18.3% | 102 | 18.9% | 95 | 18.7% | 108 | 18.2% | 122 | 22.8% |
| 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: | 42 | 6.9% | 41 | 6.5% | 45 | 7.6% | 43 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 425 | 67.2% | 218 | 36.6% | 361 | 67.0% | 307 | 60.4% | 351 | 59.1% | 277 | 51.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 13 | 2.1% | 200 | 33.6% | 39 | 7.2% | 59 | 11.6% | 67 | 11.3% | 62 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.97 | 18.16 | 22.04 | 19.96 | 17.52 | 21.20 | 23.20 | |||||||
* Pershing Elementary School, Students and Teachers was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.