Summary:
ZIP code 46970 covers Peru, Indiana, where three elementary schools serve a combined 1,379 students across two school districts: Blair Pointe Upper Elementary (grades 3–6, 574 students), Elmwood Primary Learning Center (PK–2, 442 students), and Pipe Creek Elementary School (PK–1, 363 students). The first two belong to Peru Community Schools and the third to Maconaquah School Corp. Because the schools split the elementary grade bands, only Blair Pointe has current ILEARN results, so parents cannot compare tested achievement across all three.
On climate and resources, Elmwood stands out favorably: the lowest chronic absenteeism at 11.1%, the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 46.83%, the smallest classes at 15.2 students per teacher, and the highest per-student spending at $11,636. Pipe Creek shows the highest need indicators — a 62.53% free/reduced lunch rate, 20.1 students per teacher, and the lowest spending at $10,274 — yet its absenteeism (14.1%) is below both its district and the state. Blair Pointe sits between them on most measures: 16.5% absenteeism, 55.57% free/reduced lunch, 18.8 students per teacher, and $10,637 in spending.
Blair Pointe's achievement picture is mixed. Math proficiency (36.3%, all grades) is above the Peru Community Schools figure of 33.16%, while ELA (28.15%) is below the district's 30.25%. Science (37.98%) matches the district exactly, and 4th grade science (43.8%) equals the state's 43.8%. Still, the school's rank fell from 504 of 1,005 (3 stars) to 634 of 1,015 (2 stars), and ELA declined 9.3 points year over year. Both districts are rated 2 stars and rank close together, and absenteeism at all three schools is below Indiana's 16.7%.
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