Summary:
The city of Perry, Michigan is home to three public schools: Perry Elementary, Perry High School, and Perry Middle School, all part of the Perry Public Schools district. While the schools share some common challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, they also exhibit distinct strengths and weaknesses in their academic performance and other key metrics.
Perry High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 209 out of 743 Michigan high schools and earning a 4-out-of-5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.8%, though its students still perform below the state averages in several M-Step and SAT subject areas. In contrast, Perry Elementary outperforms the district and state in 4th-grade M-Step/ELA and M-Step/Math proficiency, but has lower proficiency rates than the state in 3rd-grade ELA and Math.
Across the district, socioeconomic factors appear to play a significant role, with all three schools reporting high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 39.64% at Perry High School to 47.18% at Perry Elementary. This disparity in student population may contribute to the inconsistent academic performance observed across the district, as well as the high chronic absenteeism rates that plague all three schools. Addressing these challenges and implementing targeted interventions could help improve the overall quality of education in the Perry Public Schools system.
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