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Schools in Peru Township

Peru Township’s public schools

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, Oglesby Elementary School District 125 and Peru Elementary School District 124 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Peru Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 100% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
2020–21
Graduate on time
83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.5K
▲ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
2,133 students on the public path
In brief

Peru Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Peru Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Northview Elem School places highest (better than 65%); La Salle-Peru Twp High School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Peru Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Northview Elem SchoolPeru Elementary School District 124B+
5–8Parkside Middle SchoolPeru Elementary School District 124B−
9–12La Salle-Peru Twp High Schoolin La SalleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120.

Three districts serve Peru Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,167 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,538IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Oglesby Elementary School District 125Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 444 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,441IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Peru Elementary School District 124Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 966 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,819IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 12027%
State average 29.9% · 260 students tested
Math · 9–12, LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 12015%
State average 25.8% · 295 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Oglesby Elementary School District 12517%
State average 29.9% · 255 students tested
Math · PK–8, Oglesby Elementary School District 12512%
State average 25.8% · 263 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Peru Elementary School District 12426%
State average 29.9% · 542 students tested
Math · PK–8, Peru Elementary School District 12420%
State average 25.8% · 462 students tested

Peru Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Peru Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Peru Township—Oglesby Elementary School District 125 PK–8 · Peru Elementary School District 124 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
LaSalleC−Oglesby Elementary School District 125 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
Dimmick—Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
LaSalle (city)CDimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 PK–8
Peru (city)B−Peru Elementary School District 124 PK–8 · Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
EdenCTonica Community Consolidated School District 79 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
HallC−Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
Spring ValleyC−Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12

5 of the 7 neighbors share LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 with Peru Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Peru Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Peru Townshipby address
Northview Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Peru
B+
594 students14:1Rate it →
Parkside Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Peru
B−
372 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Peru Townshipin other towns
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · La Salle
B−
1,167 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Peru Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peru
Private · Catholic
145 students12:1Rate it →
Lighted Way Association
Grades PK–12 · La Salle
Private · Special education
56 students9:1Rate it →

Left off: 6 public programs with fewer than 25 students (LMP Roe, LMP Roe Taoep, La Salle-Peru Area Career Ctr, LMP Roe Alop, ROE 35 Academy and S.o.a.r).

Questions about Peru Township’s schools

Are Peru Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Peru Township. LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, Oglesby Elementary School District 125 and Peru Elementary School District 124 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Peru Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Peru Township in?

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, Oglesby Elementary School District 125 and Peru Elementary School District 124.

Where do Peru Township kids go to high school?

La Salle-Peru Twp High School.

Are there private schools in Peru Township?

Yes: Peru Catholic School (grades PK–8, 145 students) and Lighted Way Association (grades PK–12, 56 students).

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.