For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 368 students in Peru ESD 124 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, 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 24% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% 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
1,601 Schools
# Students
943 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
71 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Peru ESD 124 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#474 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.71
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
14 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
173 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
29%
# Black Students
18 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
670 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
71%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
64 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
97
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
86
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
91
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
102
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
100
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
99
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
97
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
87
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
82
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
102
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,252 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,088 is less than the state median of $21,585. 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
$17,252
$22,343
Spending / Student
$16,088
$21,585
Best Peru ESD 124 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Parkside Middle School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1800 Church St
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 223-1111
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 223-1111
Grades: 5-8
| 368 students
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