Summary:
The Peru Junior/Senior High School is the sole high school serving the Peru Community Schools district in Indiana. The school serves grades 9-12 and has faced challenges in recent years, with consistently lower academic performance compared to state and district averages.
Peru Junior/Senior High School's four-year graduation rate of 88.4% is slightly below the state average, and the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than state and district averages, particularly in 8th grade. The school's performance on Biology and SAT assessments is closer to the district average but still lags behind the state. With 61.38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the academic challenges.
Despite spending $12,089 per student, which is slightly higher than the state average, the school's performance has declined, with its statewide ranking dropping from 238 out of 431 Indiana high schools in 2023-2024 to 254 out of 429 in 2024-2025. This trend suggests the need for the school and district to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning outcomes and address the underlying factors contributing to the school's underperformance.
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