For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 587 students in Peru ESD 124 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Peru ESD 124 School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
945 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
72 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Peru ESD 124 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 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
0.49
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
13 Students
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
190 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
32%
# Black Students
21 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
2%
18%
# White Students
647 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
69%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
74 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
98
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
107
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
79
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
96
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
106
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
101
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
103
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
89
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
80
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
86
22,424
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
40
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
18
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,216 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,054 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,216
$21,990
Spending / Student
$16,054
$21,244
Best Peru ESD 124 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northview Elementary School
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2100 Plum Street
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 223-1111
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 223-1111
Grades: PK-4
| 587 students
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