Pearl High School (Grades 9 through 12) Built in 1989; Expansions* in 1997, 2003 and 2005[1]
Pearl Junior High School (Grades 6 through 8) Built in 1932; Expansions* in 1982, 1989, and 2004[1]
Pearl voters approved a $1.5 million bond issue to construct a new junior high school on December 1, 1981.
Pearl Lower Elementary (Grades K and 1) Built in 1932; Expansions* in 1999 and 2005[1]
Northside Elementary (Grades 2 and 3) Built in 1970; Expansions* in 1992, 1999 and 2007[1]
Pearl Upper Elementary (Grades 4 and 5) Built in 1965; Expansions* in 1999[1]
*Expansions include anything from adding a new wing or classrooms to adding new administrative offices, to adding a press box to the baseball field.
Ratingsedit
Pearl High School is currently rated a 5, which is the highest education level a school can reach in our nation's standard as set down by the No Child Left Behind Act, signed by President George W. Bush. Schools ratings are based on the Mississippi Curriculum Tests, which are issued every year to determine a school's effectiveness on its students.
Extracurricular programsedit
The Pearl Junior High School and Pearl High School athletic teams compete in football, baseball, soccer, track & field, and softball. The school's mascot is the pirate.
The teams have had many state championships in sports such as Track & Field, Baseball, Soccer and Cheerleading. The high school has also won state championships in Band, Dance, and Drama. For the past 5 years Pearl High School has won the 4-A State Championship in Soccer. The football team has won numerous district titles, its latest being in 2008 until winning back-to-back south state championships in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, Pearl Football pulled out its first and only championship in school history.
Other organizations have also competed in state and district championships in Band, Choir, Dance, and Drama. The school's band is a worldwide known band. The Pearl Pirate Band have received all Superior rating for 50 years from MHSSA/MBA from 1969–2019 and is the only band to do so. They performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1999. They won the 2008 and 2012 Mississippi Indoor Percussion Circuit Championships. The Pirate Band are 4x State Champions from 2007 4A State Marching Champion, 2009 and 2011–12 5A State Marching Champions. They are the Pearl Pirate Band and have a partial reputation for performing at theme parks such as Disney World and Six Flags. They are former Bands of America finalists, and former Grand National Championship to the Super Regional Championship 1980–2014. They also competed at the Emerald Coast Marching Classic in the 1980s, 2015–16, and 2018.
School uniformsedit
Approved by the board on January 11, 1999 and beginning in August 1999, elementary school (K–5) students are required to wear school uniforms.[2]
Demographicsedit
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(August 2021)
2006–07 school yearedit
There were a total of 3,849 students enrolled in the Pearl Public School District during the 2006–07 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 29.07% African American, 64.69% White, 5.25% Hispanic, 0.81% Asian, and 0.18% Native American.[3] 44.4% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[4]
^ abcdeCity of Pearl, Mississippi 2009 Comprehensive Plan; Pages 25-28; Accessed May 06, 2009
^"Student Uniform Dress Code." Pearl Public School District Student/Parent Handbook[permanent dead link]. Pearl Public School District. 50 (56/120). Retrieved on August 30, 2010.
^ abcd. Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
^"2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008.[dead link]
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The Pearl Public School District is a public school district based in Pearl Mississippi USA in Greater Jackson Contents 1 Schools 2 Ratings 3 Extracurricular programs 4 School uniforms 5 Demographics 5 1 2006 07 school year 5 2 Previous school years 6 Accountability statistics 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksSchools editPearl High School Grades 9 through 12 Built in 1989 Expansions in 1997 2003 and 2005 1 Pearl Junior High School Grades 6 through 8 Built in 1932 Expansions in 1982 1989 and 2004 1 Pearl voters approved a 1 5 million bond issue to construct a new junior high school on December 1 1981 Pearl Lower Elementary Grades K and 1 Built in 1932 Expansions in 1999 and 2005 1 Northside Elementary Grades 2 and 3 Built in 1970 Expansions in 1992 1999 and 2007 1 Pearl Upper Elementary Grades 4 and 5 Built in 1965 Expansions in 1999 1 Expansions include anything from adding a new wing or classrooms to adding new administrative offices to adding a press box to the baseball field Ratings editPearl High School is currently rated a 5 which is the highest education level a school can reach in our nation s standard as set down by the No Child Left Behind Act signed by President George W Bush Schools ratings are based on the Mississippi Curriculum Tests which are issued every year to determine a school s effectiveness on its students Extracurricular programs editThe Pearl Junior High School and Pearl High School athletic teams compete in football baseball soccer track amp field and softball The school s mascot is the pirate The teams have had many state championships in sports such as Track amp Field Baseball Soccer and Cheerleading The high school has also won state championships in Band Dance and Drama For the past 5 years Pearl High School has won the 4 A State Championship in Soccer The football team has won numerous district titles its latest being in 2008 until winning back to back south state championships in 2016 and 2017 In 2017 Pearl Football pulled out its first and only championship in school history Other organizations have also competed in state and district championships in Band Choir Dance and Drama The school s band is a worldwide known band The Pearl Pirate Band have received all Superior rating for 50 years from MHSSA MBA from 1969 2019 and is the only band to do so They performed in the Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1999 They won the 2008 and 2012 Mississippi Indoor Percussion Circuit Championships The Pirate Band are 4x State Champions from 2007 4A State Marching Champion 2009 and 2011 12 5A State Marching Champions They are the Pearl Pirate Band and have a partial reputation for performing at theme parks such as Disney World and Six Flags They are former Bands of America finalists and former Grand National Championship to the Super Regional Championship 1980 2014 They also competed at the Emerald Coast Marching Classic in the 1980s 2015 16 and 2018 School uniforms editApproved by the board on January 11 1999 and beginning in August 1999 elementary school K 5 students are required to wear school uniforms 2 Demographics editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2021 2006 07 school year edit There were a total of 3 849 students enrolled in the Pearl Public School District during the 2006 07 school year The gender makeup of the district was 49 female and 51 male The racial makeup of the district was 29 07 African American 64 69 White 5 25 Hispanic 0 81 Asian and 0 18 Native American 3 44 4 of the district s students were eligible to receive free lunch 4 Previous school years edit School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial MakeupFemale Male Asian African American Hispanic Native American White2005 06 3 3 824 50 50 0 81 28 01 3 58 0 13 67 47 2004 05 3 3 726 49 51 0 78 28 61 2 76 0 05 67 79 2003 04 3 3 647 49 51 0 66 26 60 2 19 0 14 70 41 2002 03 5 3 718 49 51 0 78 25 12 2 07 0 08 71 95 Accountability statistics edit2006 07 6 2005 06 7 2004 05 8 2003 04 9 2002 03 10 District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited AccreditedSchool Performance ClassificationsLevel 5 Superior Performing Schools 2 1 1 1 1Level 4 Exemplary Schools 2 3 3 2 1Level 3 Successful Schools 0 0 0 1 2Level 2 Under Performing Schools 0 0 0 0 0Level 1 Low Performing Schools 0 0 0 0 0Not Assigned 1 1 1 1 1See also edit nbsp Mississippi portal nbsp Schools portalList of school districts in MississippiReferences edit a b c d e City of Pearl Mississippi 2009 Comprehensive Plan Pages 25 28 Accessed May 06 2009 Student Uniform Dress Code Pearl Public School District Student Parent Handbook permanent dead link Pearl Public School District 50 56 120 Retrieved on August 30 2010 a b c d Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System Office of Research and Statistics Mississippi Department of Education Archived from the original on March 23 2007 2006 07 State District and School Enrollment by Race Gender with Poverty Data XLS Mississippi Department of Education January 16 2008 Retrieved May 19 2008 dead link Mississippi Report Card for 2002 2003 Office of Educational Accountability Mississippi Department of Education September 2 2004 Archived from the original on August 12 2007 Retrieved August 31 2007 2007 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education September 13 2007 Archived from the original PDF on November 27 2007 Retrieved September 15 2007 2006 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education September 6 2006 Archived from the original PDF on February 17 2007 Retrieved June 17 2007 2005 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education September 9 2005 Archived from the original PDF on July 5 2007 Retrieved June 17 2007 2004 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education September 26 2004 Archived from the original PDF on July 5 2007 Retrieved June 17 2007 2003 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education November 21 2003 Archived from the original PDF on July 5 2007 Retrieved June 17 2007 External links editPearl Public School District Pearl Pirates football official website32 16 59 N 90 06 19 W 32 283123 N 90 105317 W 32 283123 90 105317 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pearl Public School District amp oldid 1167458612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
