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Parkside Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

1800 Church St, Peru, IL 61354 · (815) 223-1111 · Part of Peru Elementary School District 124

Peru Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
372
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Town
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Peru Township kids: La Salle-Peru Twp High School

On the path

Where Peru Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Northview Elem Schoolin Peru
5–8Parkside Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12La Salle-Peru Twp High Schoolin La Salle

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1800 Church St, Peru

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5105
Grade 698
Grade 785
Grade 884
Enrollment over time
377’20
358’21
368’22
358’23
372’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkside Middle School from Peru Township families.

Other schools in Peru Elementary School District 124

The district →
Northview Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Peru
B+
594 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Peru Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.