Pearson Elementary

Pearson Elementary is one of the low-enrollment elementary campuss in WHEATON, Minnesota, operated by Wheaton Area Public School District, with 177 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Pearson Elementary sits 49% smaller than that benchmark.

Wheaton Area Public School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 352 students. Pearson Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Pearson Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Traverse County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Pearson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Traverse County) shows that median household earnings sit near $62,989, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Traverse County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 557 students), of which Pearson Elementary is one.

Wheaton Secondary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pearson Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.3%.

Pearson Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Pearson Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 192 (now 177). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 9% to 17%.

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