Summary:
Perry Local is a small Ohio district with just two schools serving about 704 students in total: Perry Elementary School for grades K–6 (408 students) and Perry High School for grades 7–12 (296 students). Because the high school serves grades 7–12, the district's middle-grade results are reported as part of the high school's data rather than at a separate middle school. The district ranks 479 of 773 in Ohio, placing it in the 38th percentile with 2 stars. Two data points are worth noting up front: free/reduced lunch percentages are blank for both schools, so economic context cannot be assessed, and per-student spending figures date to 2018–2019.
Perry High School has a split profile. Its standout strength is social studies: American Government scored 86.8% proficient versus 71.6% statewide, and American History scored 82.8% versus 73.2%. Its graduation rate of 98.3% is a very strong outcome, and science sits near the state level (8th Grade Science 65.5% vs. 61.2%; Biology 65.5% vs. 67.0%). Math is the clear concern. Geometry came in at 18.0% proficient versus 43.3% statewide — 25.3 points below, the largest negative gap in the dataset — and the school's overall math average is 40.8% versus 51.4% state. Chronic absenteeism is also high at 25.3%, compared with 20.2% for the district and 17.0% at the elementary. The high school's rank slipped from 55th percentile with 3 stars in 2024–2025 to 43rd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026.
Perry Elementary School shows real pockets of success but is inconsistent by grade and subject. In 2025–2026, 5th Grade ELA was 71.7% (above the state's 70.4%) and 5th Grade Math was 60.4% (above the state's 59.1%). But 5th Grade Science was 53.7% versus 62.7% state, and 4th Grade ELA was 54.3% versus 61.8%. The elementary's math average slipped from 61.8% in 2024–2025 to 58.8% in 2025–2026, now below the state's 61.2%. Both schools were rated 2 stars at the 43rd percentile in 2025–2026, so families should weigh grade-level differences carefully rather than relying on a single schoolwide number.
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