Impact of COVID-19 on La Salle-Peru Township High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 332nd of 701 High schools | Ranks 216th of 699 High schools | 16.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (La Salle-Peru Township High School) | 26 | 19.1 | 6.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120) | 26 | 19.1 | 6.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 34.8 | 26.7 | 8.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (La Salle-Peru Township High School) | 36.6 | 32.7 | 3.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120) | 36.6 | 32.7 | 3.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 31.6 | 5.1% |
End of Course Science (La Salle-Peru Township High School) | 23.4 | 59.7 | 36.3% |
End of Course Science (La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120) | 23.4 | 59.7 | 36.3% |
End of Course Science (Illinois) | 36.4 | 52.2 | 15.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1259 | 1198 | 4.8% |
African American | 42 | 29 | 31% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 21 | 15 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 231 | 273 | 18.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 937 | 831 | 11.3% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 48 | 84.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.2% | 43.2% | 1.9% |