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Pearsontown Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4915 Barbee Road, Durham, NC 27713 · (919) 560-3964 · Part of Durham Public Schools

Durham’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
765
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pearsontown Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Durham kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Durham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Pearsontown ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4915 Barbee Road, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten136
Grade 1126
Grade 2117
Grade 3124
Grade 4118
Grade 5125
Enrollment over time
775’20
729’21
726’22
740’23
765’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Black 36%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 11%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pearsontown Elementary from Durham families.

Other schools in Durham Public Schools

The district →
Forest View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
B
662 students13:1
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
C
639 students14:1
Lyons Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
608 students16:1
Sandy Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
D
589 students18:1
Holt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
D
587 students14:1
Hillandale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
C−
586 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Durham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.