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Alumni: what's one memory from PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192001998
PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
657 N CENTER ST, PIERSON, FL 32180 · (386) 749-6704 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
392 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
51.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
534
-25 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 12.7:1
% White
43%
was 32%
% Hispanic
54%
was 62%
% Black
1%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in PIERSON, Florida, overseen by VOLUSIA. Current enrollment sits at 534 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 87 schools operated by VOLUSIA, a district that hosts 61,765 students overall.
Looking at the student body, PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 43% White. By comparison, Volusia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Volusia County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Volusia County shows median household earnings sit near $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. On composite proficiency, PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.
PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 4%, going from 559 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Nearby schools
- T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,044
- LOUISE S. MCINNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 358
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 1,056
- CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL15.3 mi · 945
- HOPE FOREST ACADEMY15.7 mi · 1
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.1 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 43% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.