For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 358 students in Peru ESD 124 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Peru ESD 124 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
940 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
72 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Peru ESD 124 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#435 out of 926 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
20 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
155 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
29%
# Black Students
13 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
688 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
73%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
62 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
87
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
94
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
108
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
96
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
101
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
96
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
82
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
82
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
97
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
97
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,307 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,139 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,307
$22,162
Spending / Student
$16,139
$21,409
Best Peru ESD 124 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Parkside Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1800 Church St
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 223-1111
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 223-1111
Grades: 5-8
| 358 students
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