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WG Pearson Magnet Middle

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Public Grades 8
79
Students ?
8.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
81%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 600 E Umstead St
       Durham, NC  27701

(919) 560-2208

District: Durham Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.9%
Hispanic:
46.8%
White:
1.3%
 See top rated North Carolina public schools

At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2009 → 18th in 2014
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2009
!Reading scores 24 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?
This school40%
District avg42%
North Carolina avg56%
Not ranked this year
WG Pearson Magnet Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
163rd of 242Durham Public Schools among North Carolina districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201420.8512 of 62718.3%★☆☆☆☆
201311.9608 of 6739.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201223.4557 of 66215.9%★☆☆☆☆
201128.5523 of 64819.3%★☆☆☆☆
201035.1478 of 64025.3%★☆☆☆☆
200937.0463 of 63026.5%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs North Carolina (2013-2014) ?
Science66%-6 vs state
Reading30%-24 vs state
Mathematics23%-19 vs state

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In the 2013-14 school year, 79 students attended WG Pearson Magnet Middle.

Students at WG Pearson Magnet Middle are 52% African American, 47% Hispanic, 1% White.


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