Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Peru’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Peru’s districts is 20%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Peru, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Peru’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 spends $26,538 per student and Peru Elementary School District 124 $14,819, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is La Salle-Peru Twp High School. 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.
What’s behind Peru’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Peru, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Peru · depends on your address
Northview Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
Kindergarten in Peru · depends on your address
Northview Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
1st grade in Peru · depends on your address
Northview Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
2nd grade in Peru · depends on your address
Northview Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
3rd grade in Peru · depends on your address
Northview Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
4th grade in Peru · depends on your address
Northview Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
5th grade in Peru · depends on your address
Parkside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 372 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
6th grade in Peru · depends on your address
Parkside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 372 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
7th grade in Peru · depends on your address
Parkside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 372 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
8th grade in Peru · depends on your address
Parkside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 372 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Dimmick Comm Cons SD 175
Grades PK–8 · 153 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
9th grade in Peru
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,167 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
10th grade in Peru
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,167 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
Parts of Peru (7%, 7% and 3% of its land) are served by Hall High School District 502, Dalzell School District 98 and Oglesby Elementary School District 125 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Peru
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Peru vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Peru’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 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 |
| LaSalle | C | Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 PK–8 |
| 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 |
| LaSalle Township | C− | Oglesby Elementary School District 125 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 |
| Dalzell | — | Dalzell School District 98 PK–8 · Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12 |
| Dimmick | — | Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 with Peru for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Peru
3 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).
Questions about Peru’s schools
Are Peru’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Peru children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Peru in?
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,167 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Peru are served by Hall High School District 502, Dalzell School District 98 and Oglesby Elementary School District 125.
Where do Peru kids go to high school?
La Salle-Peru Twp High School in La Salle, with 1,167 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Peru’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Peru spend per student?
$26,538 in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, $14,819 in Peru Elementary School District 124 and $18,761 in Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Peru families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Peru → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.