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Schools in Peru Township

Peru Township’s public schools

Peru Community Schools has 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?1/2schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 5% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
IN 15.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,830 students on the public path
In brief

Peru Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Peru Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Peru Jr/Sr High School places highest (better than 53%); Blair Pointe Upper Elementary lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, 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–2Elmwood Primary Learning CenterPeru Community SchoolsNo scores
3–6Blair Pointe Upper ElementaryPeru Community SchoolsC+
7–12Peru Jr/Sr High SchoolPeru Community SchoolsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Peru Community Schools.

The district

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

Peru Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,830 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,040IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 41.3% · 983 students tested
Math36%
State average 37.5% · 983 students tested

Peru Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Peru Township—Peru
Pipe CreekCMaconaquah School Corporation
WashingtonCMaconaquah School Corporation
JeffersonB−North Miami
Butler—Maconaquah School Corporation
Peru (city)B−Peru
MiamiBLewis Cass Schools
TiptonBLewis Cass Schools
Erie—Peru
RichlandB−North Miami

2 of the 9 neighbors share Peru with Peru Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Peru Township

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

District schools in Peru Townshipby address
Elmwood Primary Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Peru
442 students15:1Rate it →
Blair Pointe Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Peru
C+
574 students19:1Rate it →
Peru Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Peru
B−
814 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Peru Township’s schools

Are Peru Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Peru Township. Peru Community Schools has 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, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Peru Township in?

Peru Community Schools.

Where do Peru Township kids go to high school?

Peru Jr/Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Peru Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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.