Southwest Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 639 students
Pearsontown Elementary
4915 Barbee Road, Durham, NC 27713
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
765
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Durham Public Schools
Durham County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Pearsontown Elementary
Pearsontown Elementary is a magnet elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Durham Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in Durham County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 765 students were enrolled, with about 13.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 765 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Durham Public Schools
- County
- Durham County
- NCES school ID
- 370126000548
Schools near Pearsontown Elementary
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Quality Education Institute of Durham
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Fayetteville Street Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 261 students
The Studio School of Durham
Private · Grades K–4 · 15 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.