Summary:
Elementary schools in Peru Community Schools consist of two campuses serving roughly 1,016 students: Blair Pointe Upper Elementary for grades 3–6 (574 students) and Elmwood Primary Learning Center for grades PK–2 (442 students). The district ranks 229 out of 374 in Indiana, placing it in the 39th percentile with 2 stars, a below-average context worth knowing.
Elmwood stands out on climate and resources. Its chronic absenteeism of 11.1% in 2024–25 is the strongest figure in the data, below Blair Pointe's 16.5%, the state's 16.7%, and the district's 27.0%. Elmwood also has a smaller student-teacher ratio (15.2 vs. 18.8), a lower free/reduced-lunch rate (46.83% vs. 55.57%), and higher per-student spending ($11,636 vs. $10,637). Because it serves PK–2, it has no current ILEARN scores in the data — a structural absence, not a suppressed or zero result.
Blair Pointe is the only tested school and shows a mixed picture. All-grade math (36.3%) is above the district's 33.16%; 4th grade science (43.8%) exactly matches the state; 4th grade math (47.93%) is close to the state's 52%; and 5th grade social studies improved from 37.93% to 40.65%. But ELA is weak across every tested grade — 3rd grade ELA is 23.9% against the state's 40.8% — and all-grade ELA, math, and science all declined year over year, with ELA down 9.3 points. Blair's rank fell from 504/1005 (50th percentile, 3 stars) to 634/1015 (38th percentile, 2 stars), though both elementary schools still beat the district on attendance.
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