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Peru Junior/Senior High School

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Peru Junior/Senior High School ranks 226 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 46% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Peru Junior/Senior High School is a public school in Peru, Indiana, serving 814 students in grades 7–12 as part of Peru Community Schools, a district ranked 229th out of 374 Indiana districts. The school ranked 226th out of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026 — the 46th percentile, with a 2-star rating. That is the highest percentile in its available history, though the school has generally earned 2 stars.

Peru is the largest school in its local comparison group except for Logansport Community High School, and its 7–12 grade span means middle-school results count toward its profile in a way they do not for nearby 9–12 high schools. The clearest concern is attendance: Peru's chronic absenteeism rate was 42.7% in 2024–2025, more than double Indiana's 16.7% and above its own district's 27.0%, and higher than every nearby traditional school. Its graduation rate of 87.8% is close to the state's 89.7%, but lower than Caston Junior-Senior High School, Lewis Cass High School, North Miami Middle/High School, and Maconaquah High School. Science is a bright spot: Biology end-of-course proficiency of 57.78% trails only Caston (59.62%) locally. SAT reading/writing (38.61%) and SAT math (14.85%) fall below the state's 51.9% and 25.6%, and middle-grade ELA and math scores trail state averages in every grade-level comparison provided.

Results for student groups are uneven. Female students ranked in the 57th percentile in 2025–2026 while male students ranked in the 32nd, and low-income students ranked in the 60th percentile — above the school's overall 46th percentile — suggesting comparatively stronger results with low-income students. Special education students ranked in the 28th percentile in 2024–2025. Peru spends $12,089 per student, more than Logansport Community High School and Maconaquah, but its student-teacher ratio of 15.8 is higher than most nearby schools.

814

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,223

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

401 N Broadway
Peru, IN 46970

(765) 472-3301

District: Peru Community Schools

Feeder schools for Peru Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	Blair Pointe Upper Elementary
	Elmwood Primary Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 15% Indiana)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Indiana avg39%

Middle school

275^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

226^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

229^th of 374Peru Community Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	275 of 486	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	323 of 480	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	257 of 491	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	286 of 489	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	226 of 415	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	254 of 429	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	238 of 432	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	282 of 398	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	246 of 409	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	245 of 388	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	264 of 389	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	240 of 385	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.4	287 of 380	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	276 of 394	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	295 of 400	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.3	281 of 379	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	198 of 353	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	150 of 373	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	99 of 364	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	34.6	230 of 362	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.8	153 of 364	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.3	124 of 360	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.2	231 of 354	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	256 of 349	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.2	279 of 349	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	170 of 395	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	236 of 387	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	218 of 392	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	247 of 388	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	39 of 184	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	156 of 390	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	212 of 377	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	205 of 377	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	273 of 379	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	271 of 397	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	258 of 386	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	231 of 392	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	285 of 383	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	109 of 111	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	79 of 104	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	78 of 94	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	215 of 298	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	240 of 289	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	261 of 285	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	225 of 387	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	261 of 377	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	279 of 381	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	289 of 375	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	277 of 378	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Hispanic (2024)79th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Biology58%

Evidence-based Reading and Writing39%-13 vs state

English Language Arts35%

Math27%

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peru Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	401 N Broadway	Peru	46970	Miami County	Peru Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 472-3301	814	52	15.8	48.2%	680 (83.5%)	25 (3.1%)	47 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.5%)	44.7	226^th of 415 public high schools	45.5%		41.7	254^th of 429 public high schools	40.8%	28	38.6	14.9			35.9	33.9	34.9			29.7	23.1	26.5				57.8	$12,223	$403	$11,820
Maconaquah High School	Public	9-12	256 E 800 S	Bunker Hill	46914	Miami County	Maconaquah School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 689-9131	550	35	15.9	48.9%	448 (81.5%)	13 (2.4%)	44 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	49.5	197^th of 415 public high schools	52.5%		43.9	235^th of 429 public high schools	45.2%	38	59.7	14.7														36.3	$11,348	$931	$10,417
North Miami Middle/High School	Public	7-12	570 E 900 N	Denver	46926	Miami County	North Miami Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 985-2931	367	29	12.8	45.5%	328 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	46	217^th of 415 public high schools	47.7%		49.6	208^th of 429 public high schools	51.5%	9	55.4	3.6			33.3	31.5	33.0			22.2	11.1	17.4				50.0	$13,474	$33	$13,441
Lewis Cass High School	Public	9-12	6422 E Sr 218 W	Walton	46994	Cass County	Lewis Cass Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 626-2511	388	35	11.1	43.6%	339 (87.4%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	41	247^th of 415 public high schools	40.5%		50.6	202^nd of 429 public high schools	52.9%	45	52.2	15.2														30.6	$14,475	$576	$13,899
Wabash Middle/High School	Public	5-12	150 Apache Way	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(260) 563-2151	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	37.9	266^th of 415 public high schools	35.9%					(n/a)	46.3	9.1	42.9	29.8	37.9	41.4	37.7	53.6	24.0	19.4	15.4	26.8	29.1	29.1	50.0	41.4
Heartland Career Center	Public	6-12	79 S 200 W	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Heartland Career Center	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-7481	0	16	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
The Academy at Logansport Community School	Public	7-12	2815 E Market St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 722-2912	244	12	21.2	68.9%	97 (39.8%)	17 (7.0%)	117 (48.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	5.8	409^th of 415 public high schools	1.4%		5.5	412^th of 429 public high schools	4.0%	3	8.1	1.4			27.3	0.0	10.0			0.0	0.0	0.0				10.3	$8,678	$686	$7,992
Logansport Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Berry Ln	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 753-0441	1,148	80	14.3	61.1%	470 (40.9%)	64 (5.6%)	541 (47.1%)	34 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.3%)	26.8	309^th of 415 public high schools	25.5%		34.5	289^th of 429 public high schools	32.6%	20	39.4	11.4														25.2	$13,790	$944	$12,846
Century Career Center	Public	6-12	2500 Hopper St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 722-3811	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$00
Lewis Cass Polytechnic Academy	Public	6-12	401 South Maple Street	Galveston	46932	Cass County	Lewis Cass Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 626-3000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Peru Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Peru Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Peru Junior/Senior High School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Peru Junior/Senior High School in?

Peru Community Schools

Is Peru Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Peru Junior/Senior High School ranks 226^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peru Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended Peru Junior/Senior High School.

What schools feed into Peru Junior/Senior High School?

Peru Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blair Pointe Upper Elementary
Elementary : Elmwood Primary Learning Center

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