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Perry Elementary School

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Perry Elementary School ranks 731 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Perry Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 545 students in grades PK-4 in Perry, Ohio. It is part of the Perry Local School District, which is ranked 190 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Perry Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both math and English language arts (ELA) across grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2024-2025, 67.3% of 3rd graders and 75.6% of 4th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 64.4% and 69.1%, respectively. Similarly, in ELA, 60.2% of 3rd graders and 67% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 61.3% and 61.9%. The school also performs particularly well for its Hispanic and disabled student populations, ranking 65th out of 234 Ohio elementary schools for its Hispanic students and 88th out of 824 for its disabled students in 2023-2024.

While Perry Elementary School outperforms the state average in many areas, some of the nearby schools, such as Buckeye Elementary and South Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in math and science. This suggests that the Perry Local School District and the surrounding districts are providing quality educational opportunities for their students. Additionally, Perry Elementary School spends $12,402 per student, which is higher than the spending per student at many of the nearby schools.

538

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,786

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Learning Ln
Perry, OH 44081-9422

(440) 259-9600

District: Perry Local

Students who attend Perry Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Perry Middle School
High:	Perry High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Ohio avg64%

731^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

190^th of 828Perry Local among Ohio districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	731 of 1558	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	757 of 1577	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	493 of 1596	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	403 of 1588	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	393 of 1610	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	695 of 1676	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	707 of 1636	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.6	609 of 1651	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.6	556 of 1678	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	667 of 1684	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.5	495 of 1687	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	495 of 1701	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	371 of 1709	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	329 of 1686	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	311 of 1662	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	249 of 1610	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	235 of 1582	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	318 of 1609	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	238 of 1504	84.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.7	218 of 1501	85.5%	★★★★☆
2004	82.5	155 of 1471	89.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	79.8	88 of 824	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	106 of 1021	89.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	71.4	31 of 169	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	775 of 1452	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	728 of 1466	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	456 of 1483	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	342 of 1488	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	322 of 1467	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	730 of 1502	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	843 of 1518	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	59.3	375 of 759	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	96 of 259	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	65 of 234	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	54 of 228	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1073 of 1473	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	787 of 1484	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	542 of 1447	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	510 of 1419	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	576 of 1404	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	680 of 1465	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	725 of 1465	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	586 of 1466	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	692 of 1485	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	443 of 1498	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	449 of 1518	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	423 of 1499	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	479 of 1535	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	416 of 1536	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	598 of 935	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	549 of 900	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	279 of 856	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	649 of 1175	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	760 of 1190	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	421 of 1215	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	357 of 1242	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	377 of 1249	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	534 of 1271	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	589 of 1309	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)82nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)51st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+5 vs state

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Learning Ln	Perry	44081	Lake County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 259-9600	538	32	17.0	29.4%	430 (79.9%)	12 (2.2%)	72 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	60.2	731^st of 1558 public elementary schools	53.1%		59.9	757^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.0%	26		67.3	75.6		60.2	67.0		$14,786
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 E Main St	Madison	44057	Lake County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 428-5121	506	28	18.0	42.3%	436 (86.2%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	71.7	494^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.3%		74.4	449^th of 1577 public elementary schools	71.5%	45	72.9	79.1	87.2	72.9	65.9	67.4	72.9	$11,370
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1941 Red Bird Rd	Madison	44057	Lake County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 428-2151	572	31	18.4	58.9%	480 (83.9%)	4 (0.7%)	55 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	59.8	738^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.6%		64.9	660^th of 1577 public elementary schools	58.1%	78	73.9	60.8	78.9	75.0	53.6	62.1	64.1	$11,346
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	845 Madison Ave	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-0668	615	30	20.2		463 (75.3%)	20 (3.3%)	72 (11.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.8%)	73	471^st of 1558 public elementary schools	69.8%		62.1	706^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.2%	235	75.2	73.0	87.5	65.8	71.4	75.0	73.7	$12,080
Elm Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	585 Elm St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5520	429	25	17.1		65 (15.2%)	57 (13.3%)	260 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	17.5	1289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%		35.8	1077^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.7%	212	42.6	41.2	55.8	25.9	23.5	27.9	38.9	$12,284
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	268 N State St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 578-0722	49	7	6.7		3 (6.1%)	6 (12.2%)	39 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$11,432
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 Plum St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4982	239	17	14.0		179 (74.9%)	7 (2.9%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	26.3	1164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.3%		47.1	956^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%	208	36.0	52.1	52.9	16.0	47.9	52.9	48.0	$11,177
Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W Jackson St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5440	432	27	16.0		90 (20.8%)	50 (11.6%)	239 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	22.6	1221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.5	1185^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.9%	36	34.8	50.7	63.6	26.1	33.3	27.3	50.0	$10,699
Chestnut Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Chestnut St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5350	425	25	17.0		79 (18.6%)	63 (14.8%)	243 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.9%)	33.5	1087^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.2%		37.6	1063^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.6%	24	51.6	59.7	43.2	57.8	25.8	40.5	60.9	$11,275
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Buckeye Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-2191	366	19	19.6	37.4%	245 (66.9%)	28 (7.7%)	61 (16.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%		69	557^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.7%	9		74.0	75.9		63.4	79.3		$11,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Perry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Perry Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Perry Middle School
High : Perry High School

What district is Perry Elementary School in?

Perry Local

Is Perry Elementary School a good school?

Perry Elementary School ranks 731^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Perry Elementary School?

Students at Perry Elementary School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Perry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Perry Elementary School.

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