W G Pearson Elementary Primary School
3501 Fayettville St Durham NC, 27707, Durham County Phone: 919-560-3988 Ranking:  (1,758 out of 1,874, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Durham Public Schools 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: | 34 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 49 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 557 | 557 | 570 | 617 | 621 | 652 | 675 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 18 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 103 | 18.5% | 78 | 14.0% | 68 | 11.9% | 99 | 16.0% | 103 | 16.6% | 107 | 16.4% | 118 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 16.0% | 80 | 14.4% | 95 | 16.7% | 104 | 16.9% | 109 | 17.6% | 118 | 18.1% | 113 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 14.9% | 91 | 16.3% | 103 | 18.1% | 115 | 18.6% | 105 | 16.9% | 109 | 16.7% | 110 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 15.3% | 103 | 18.5% | 112 | 19.6% | 101 | 16.4% | 110 | 17.7% | 103 | 15.8% | 120 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 101 | 18.1% | 97 | 17.4% | 102 | 17.9% | 96 | 15.6% | 90 | 14.5% | 109 | 16.7% | 110 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 17.2% | 90 | 16.2% | 90 | 15.8% | 102 | 16.5% | 104 | 16.7% | 106 | 16.3% | 104 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 297 | 53.3% | 292 | 52.4% | 295 | 51.8% | 307 | 49.8% | 295 | 47.5% | 312 | 47.9% | 310 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 260 | 46.7% | 265 | 47.6% | 275 | 48.2% | 310 | 50.2% | 318 | 51.2% | 332 | 50.9% | 333 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 168 | 30.2% | 160 | 28.7% | 137 | 24.0% | 126 | 20.4% | 89 | 14.3% | 79 | 12.1% | 64 | 9.5% |
| Black: | 354 | 63.6% | 371 | 66.6% | 388 | 68.1% | 424 | 68.7% | 482 | 77.6% | 518 | 79.4% | 527 | 78.1% |
| White: | 13 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.6% | 21 | 3.7% | 32 | 5.2% | 37 | 6.0% | 47 | 7.2% | 50 | 7.4% |
| 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: | 12 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.6% | 17 | 3.0% | 25 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 473 | 84.9% | 448 | 80.4% | 426 | 74.7% | 416 | 67.4% | 273 | 44.0% | 330 | 50.6% | 404 | 59.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.5% | 28 | 5.0% | 28 | 4.9% | 45 | 7.3% | 152 | 24.5% | 48 | 7.4% | 53 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.24 | 14.70 | 15.21 | 15.43 | 14.79 | 13.40 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 56.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 61.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 60.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 68.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 71.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 72.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 77.3% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 34.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 72% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 40.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 53.7% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 54.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 57.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 34.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 58.7% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 61.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 68.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71.5% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 73.8% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 78.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 36.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 77.4% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.1% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 54.3% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 56.1% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 58.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 60.8% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 32.3% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 47.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 47.7% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 45.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 55.9% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 59.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 57.3% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 69.8% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 75% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 38.5% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81.7% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 83.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 41.4% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 59.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 58.8% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57.6% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 61.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 30.7% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 25.3% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 48.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 60.2% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59.3% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 67.3% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.0% | 35.7% | 45.4% |
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* W G Pearson Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.