Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280075000085
Pearman Elementary School
306 MERRITT DRIVE, CLEVELAND, MS 38732 · (662) 843-4484 · Bolivar County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
186 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 1 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 16% |
This year's 1st grade class (27) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cleveland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
21.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 25.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pearman Elementary School
Pearman Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearman Elementary School this school | 186 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| Summit Elementary School Summit | 200 | 100.0% | 45.8% |
| Galena School HOLLY SPRINGS | 138 | 97.8% | 48.6% |
| Earl Travillion Attendance Center Hattiesburg | 261 | 96.9% | 31.6% |
| Bankston Elementary School Greenwood | 254 | 99.6% | 38.3% |
| Claudine Brown Elementary School Greenwood | 248 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
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 Pearman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Bolivar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #407 of 428 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #409 of 439 ▼ 19 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #406 of 439 ▼ 24 | #7 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #420 of 453 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #22 of 444 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #31 of 296 | #3 of 10 |
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
186
-19 (-9%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 186 | 11.8 | 15.8:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 100% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 100% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 17.5 | 16.2:1 | 100% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 100% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | 92% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 72% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearman Elementary School.
About Pearman Elementary School
Pearman Elementary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in CLEVELAND, Mississippi. School enrollment was 186 students in 2024-25, in grades 1 through 6. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 58% smaller than that.
In Cleveland School District, 8 schools enroll a combined 2,793 students.
Pearman Elementary School is 76% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 63% Black among all Bolivar County residents. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Pearman Elementary School is 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. About 100% of students, or 186, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bolivar County average 100%.
allk12 grades Pearman Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Pearman Elementary School scores 15.5 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.6%; the prediction is 44.1%.
Bolivar County census figures show that the median household income is $39,585, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 19 public schools in Bolivar County, enrolling about 4,415 students in all.
The school nearest to Pearman Elementary School is Cleveland Central High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 6. On average proficiency, Pearman Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Pearman Elementary School declined 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 205 to 186 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bolivar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,534
Census ACS
Median income
$39,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland School District
- Cleveland Central High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Bell AcademyElementary · 327 students
- Hayes Cooper CenterElementary · 304 students
- Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Nailor Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in CLEVELAND
- Cleveland Central High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Nailor Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- D.M. Smith ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
Nearby schools
- Cleveland Central High School0.3 mi · 799
- Nailor Elementary School1.2 mi · 256
- Cleveland Central Middle School1.2 mi · 423
- Parks Elementary School1.4 mi · 265
- D.M. Smith Elementary1.4 mi · 233
- Bell Academy3.4 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Pearman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pearman Elementary School?
Pearman Elementary School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does Pearman Elementary School serve?
Pearman Elementary School serves grades 01-06.
How many teachers does Pearman Elementary School have?
Pearman Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Pearman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pearman Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 10% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pearman Elementary School in?
Pearman Elementary School is part of Cleveland School District.
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