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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280352001181
Pearl Upper School
400 Treasure Cove, PEARL, MS 39208 · (601) 932-7981 · Rankin County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
419 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 301 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 307 | 50% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pearl Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 64.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 →
Schools most like Pearl Upper School
Pearl Upper School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Upper School this school | 608 | 68.9% | 65.2% |
| Northside Elementary PEARL | 665 | 69.6% | 68.0% |
| Lake Cormorant Elementary LAKE CORMORANT | 635 | 65.8% | 63.0% |
| Pearl Lower Elementary PEARL | 763 | 69.9% | 70.6% |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School Olive Branch | 472 | 62.9% | 52.8% |
| Dixie Attendance Center Hattiesburg | 487 | 66.5% | 68.4% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pearl Upper School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #130 of 428 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #168 of 439 ▼ 43 | #17 of 19 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #130 of 439 ▲ 15 | #15 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #92 of 453 | #6 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #125 of 408 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #50 of 409 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #333 of 444 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #165 of 296 | #10 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
608
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 608 | 43.5 | 14.0:1 | 69% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 42.5 | 13.9:1 | 69% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 42.1 | 13.9:1 | 99% (582) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 39.7 | 17.6:1 | 71% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 71% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 69% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 39% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl Upper School.
About Pearl Upper School
Pearl Upper School is a medium-sized elementary school based in PEARL, Mississippi. A total of 608 students attend the school, which covers grades 4 through 5. Against the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 36% higher.
Pearl Upper School is a school in Pearl Public Schools. The district has 5 schools and 4,258 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Pearl Upper School is White (46%). Smaller groups are 35% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Rankin County is roughly 71% White. Pearl Upper School has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Pearl Upper School is 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. About 69% of students, or 419, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Rankin County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
allk12 grades Pearl Upper School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pearl Upper School would be expected to post about 59.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rankin County show that median household income is about $79,357, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 34 public schools in Rankin County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,454.
Pearl Jr High School is the public school closest to Pearl Upper School, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.8%; Pearl Upper School's is 65.2%, ranking 5th of 9.
NCES assigns Pearl Upper School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Pearl Upper School saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pearl Public Schools
- Pearl High SchoolHigh · 1,278 students
- Pearl Jr High SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Pearl Lower ElementaryElementary · 763 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 665 students
Other schools in PEARL
- Pearl High SchoolHigh · 1,278 students
- Pearl Jr High SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Pearl Lower ElementaryElementary · 763 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Pearl Jr High School0.7 mi · 944
- Pearl Lower Elementary0.7 mi · 763
- Pearl High School0.8 mi · 1,278
- Northside Elementary1.1 mi · 665
- Rouse Elementary3.7 mi · 798
- Casey Elementary School5.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Pearl Upper SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pearl Upper School?
Pearl Upper School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 04-05.
Is Pearl Upper School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pearl Upper School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Pearl Upper School have?
Pearl Upper School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Pearl Upper School?
Student demographics at Pearl Upper School are roughly 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pearl Upper School in?
Pearl Upper School is part of Pearl Public Schools.
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