Summary:
ZIP code 44081 covers Perry, Ohio, in Lake County, where the entire public school system is a single district — Perry Local — serving about 1,490 students across three schools: Perry Elementary School (PK–4, 538 students), Perry Middle School (5–8, 443 students), and Perry High School (9–12, 509 students). There are no charter or alternative options in this data set. The district ranks 127th of 773 Ohio districts (84th percentile, 4 stars), but its three schools are moving in very different directions.
Perry High School is the standout: 66th of 795 Ohio high schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars), with a 96.2% graduation rate and results above the state in all six End-of-Course subjects — the largest margins in Geometry (72.3 vs. a state 43.3) and Algebra I (89.9 vs. 61.6). Perry Elementary School is the biggest improver, climbing from the 52nd to the 75th percentile in two years, with every tested grade and subject above state and up year over year.
Perry Middle School is the concern. It holds 4 stars but has slipped from the 85th to the 76th percentile, and it is the only school here with subjects below state: 5th-grade Math (43.4 vs. 59.1 — the largest negative gap in the data), 5th-grade Science, and 8th-grade ELA. Most of its tested areas declined year over year, and 5th grade is the first year in the middle school building after four strong, rising years at the elementary. Chronic absenteeism also climbs with grade level: 10.6% elementary, 15.3% middle, 17.9% high school, against a district figure of 14.6%. Free/reduced-price lunch rates are nearly identical across all three schools (roughly 28–29%), so these differences reflect school practice rather than differing student populations.
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