Is La Salle-Peru Township High School a good school?

La Salle-Peru Township High School ranks 352 nd of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend La Salle-Peru Township High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,191 students attended La Salle-Peru Township High School.

What is the racial makeup of La Salle-Peru Township High School?

Students at La Salle-Peru Township High School are 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into La Salle-Peru Township High School?

La Salle-Peru Township High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dimmick Community Cons School District 175 Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Northview Elementary School Elementary : Northwest Elementary School Elementary : Tonica Grade School Middle : Lincoln Junior High School Middle : Parkside Middle School Middle : Washington Elementary School

La Salle-Peru Township High School

Summary:

La Salle-Peru Township High School is a public high school serving 1,198 students in grades 9-12 in La Salle, Illinois, which is part of the La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120 district.

The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 216 to 486 out of Illinois high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied from 1 to 3 stars. Compared to nearby schools like Putnam County High School and Ottawa Township High School, La Salle-Peru Township High School generally ranks in the middle to lower range. The school's performance across different student subgroups is noteworthy, with African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students performing relatively well, while students from low-income families struggle academically.

La Salle-Peru Township High School has seen a gradual improvement in its four-year graduation rate, increasing from 79.0% in 2020-2021 to 84.6% in 2023-2024, and a decrease in its dropout rate from 6.5% in 2021-2022 to 2.4% in 2023-2024. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, remains below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate has significantly increased from 12.2% in 2019-2020 to 26.0% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern that the school should address.

Detail:

Public 9-12

541 Chartres St
La Salle, IL 61301-2012

(815) 223-1721

District: La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120

SchoolDigger Rank:
352^nd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,062

Feeder schools for La Salle-Peru Township High School:

Elementary:	Dimmick Community Cons School District 175
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Northview Elementary School
	Northwest Elementary School
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	Tonica Grade School
Middle:	Lincoln Junior High School
	Parkside Middle School
	Washington Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 1,191

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

23.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Salle-Peru Township High School ranks worse than 50.5% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.96. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at La Salle-Peru Township High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.8%), Hispanic (23.3%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Salle-Peru Township High School is 13.6. (See more...)

Compare La Salle-Peru Township High School employs 87.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Salle-Peru Township High School is $19,062.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Salle-Peru Township High School:

SchoolDigger ranks La Salle-Peru Township High School 352^nd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See La Salle-Peru Township High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120:

SchoolDigger ranks La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120 514^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for La Salle-Peru Township High School

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Rank History for all students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	50.36	337^th	586	42.5%
2004	73.72	136^th	592	77.0%
2005	59.47	267^th	590	54.7%
2006	41.58	406^th	596	31.9%
2007	52.51	339^th	612	44.6%
2008	55.31	323^rd	624	48.2%
2009	54.21	325^th	632	48.6%
2010	49.17	389^th	643	39.5%
2011	50.35	374^th	655	42.9%
2012	54.94	342^nd	665	48.6%
2013	63.08	277^th	670	58.7%
2014	54.86	323^rd	670	51.8%
2015	23.08	486^th	614	20.8%
2016	31.08	455^th	643	29.2%
2017	47.57	337^th	642	47.5%
2018	42.17	391^st	647	39.6%
2019	50.40	332^nd	701	52.6%
2021	45.06	340^th	688	50.6%
2022	49.48	354^th	699	49.4%
2023	63.44	216^th	699	69.1%
2024	44.96	352^nd	697	49.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	43.50	99^th	205	51.7%
2023	27.26	187^th	217	13.8%
2024	70.32	34^th	248	86.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.03	233^rd	374	37.7%
2019	49.20	145^th	473	69.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	43.33	199^th	493	59.6%
2023	33.52	268^th	476	43.7%
2024	33.45	267^th	482	44.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.67	355^th	585	39.3%
2019	49.35	303^rd	639	52.6%
2021	44.14	299^th	611	51.1%
2022	46.07	315^th	626	49.7%
2023	40.26	389^th	644	39.6%
2024	42.11	339^th	639	46.9%

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Rank History for Female students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.17	410^th	620	33.9%
2019	47.41	348^th	665	47.7%
2021	41.05	357^th	639	44.1%
2022	51.56	304^th	658	53.8%
2023	61.26	227^th	656	65.4%
2024	50.61	288^th	664	56.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.01	98^th	428	77.1%
2024	55.20	115^th	429	73.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.14	16^th	19	15.8%
2022	40.61	15^th	26	42.3%

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Rank History for Male students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.09	329^th	619	46.8%
2019	51.76	298^th	675	55.9%
2021	45.69	324^th	653	50.4%
2022	44.30	361^st	664	45.6%
2023	62.87	207^th	668	69.0%
2024	37.65	388^th	668	41.9%

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Rank History for African American students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	54.91	83^rd	253	67.2%
2021	56.83	75^th	281	73.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.11	185^th	291	36.4%
2019	38.96	173^rd	317	45.4%
2021	46.08	133^rd	317	58.0%
2022	40.76	192^nd	335	42.7%
2023	39.72	187^th	333	43.8%
2024	46.41	152^nd	336	54.8%

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Rank History for White students at La Salle-Peru Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.12	387^th	548	29.4%
2019	37.15	329^th	552	40.4%
2021	31.59	359^th	553	35.1%
2022	36.59	359^th	560	35.9%
2023	59.68	197^th	557	64.6%
2024	32.67	351^st	554	36.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for La Salle-Peru Township High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1277	3	6	32	2	n/a	n/a	0	1320
1989	1179	2	7	37	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1225
1990	1150	2	12	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	1211
1991	1157	2	8	55	4	n/a	n/a	0	1226
1992	1148	3	10	54	6	n/a	n/a	0	1221
1993	1181	2	12	56	6	n/a	n/a	0	1257
1994	1218	4	14	43	5	n/a	n/a	0	1284
1995	1199	7	14	62	4	n/a	n/a	0	1286
1996	1199	7	14	62	4	n/a	n/a	0	1286
1997	1164	9	15	66	4	n/a	n/a	0	1258
1998	1159	8	15	64	6	n/a	n/a	0	1252
1999	1143	12	15	81	5	n/a	n/a	0	1256
2000	1168	15	16	86	7	n/a	n/a	0	1292
2001	1168	21	14	84	6	n/a	n/a	0	1293
2002	1086	13	14	99	2	n/a	n/a	0	1214
2003	1086	13	14	99	2	n/a	n/a	0	1214
2004	1099	15	18	104	4	n/a	n/a	0	1240
2005	1094	16	21	100	5	n/a	n/a	0	1236
2006	1106	24	21	120	8	n/a	n/a	0	1279
2007	1094	38	17	124	6	n/a	n/a	2	1281
2008	1062	33	22	131	6	n/a	n/a	3	1257
2009	1034	27	13	139	3	n/a	n/a	1	1217
2010	1017	24	11	130	2	n/a	n/a	3	1187
2011	998	29	14	134	0	0	4	0	1179
2012	1060	20	11	132	5	1	16	0	1245
2013	1067	19	11	141	8	1	13	0	1260
2014	1063	24	13	132	6	2	10	0	1250
2015	1007	32	10	129	4	2	22	0	1206
2016	984	32	13	160	5	1	24	0	1219
2017	968	33	22	168	3	1	24	0	1219
2018	933	33	23	194	2	1	31	0	1217
2019	937	42	21	231	2	0	26	0	1259
2020	889	33	17	202	0	0	33	0	1174
2021	919	32	12	218	1	0	40	0	1222
2022	897	40	12	229	2	2	49	0	1231
2023	831	29	15	273	0	2	48	0	1198
2024	807	27	19	278	2	2	56	0	1191

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Salle-Peru Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1320	71.0	18.5	n/a
1989	1225	69.8	17.5	n/a
1990	1211	68.6	17.6	n/a
1991	1226	72.0	17.0	n/a
1992	1221	69.1	17.6	n/a
1993	1257	65.5	19.2	n/a
1994	1284	65.2	19.7	n/a
1995	1286	73.2	17.6	n/a
1996	1286	73.2	17.6	n/a
1997	1258	71.7	17.5	n/a
1998	1252	74.4	16.8	n/a
1999	1256	74.6	16.8	n/a
2000	1292	76.0	17.0	n/a
2001	1293	76.8	16.8	n/a
2002	1214	76.3	15.9	13
2003	1214	76.3	15.9	13
2004	1240	77.8	15.9	16.9
2005	1236	77.8	15.9	20.4
2006	1279	79.1	16.2	20.6
2007	1281	77.0	16.6	25.7
2008	1257	70.0	18.0	26
2009	1217	83.0	14.7	26.9
2010	1187	84.9	13.9	27.8
2011	1179	81.4	14.4	30.4
2012	1245	87.4	14.2	32.4
2013	1260	169.8	7.4	35.2
2014	1250	89.1	14.0	40.7
2015	1206	88.0	13.7	41.5
2016	1219	85.0	14.3	43.6
2017	1219	85.6	14.2	39.5
2018	1217	84.7	14.3	41.6
2019	1259	87.4	14.4	41.2
2020	1174	87.6	13.3	38.8
2021	1222	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1231	90.6	13.5	37.8
2023	1198	90.6	13.2	43.2
2024	1191	87.5	13.6	47.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio La Salle-Peru Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1320	71.0	18.5	n/a
1989	1225	69.8	17.5	n/a
1990	1211	68.6	17.6	n/a
1991	1226	72.0	17.0	n/a
1992	1221	69.1	17.6	n/a
1993	1257	65.5	19.2	n/a
1994	1284	65.2	19.7	n/a
1995	1286	73.2	17.6	n/a
1996	1286	73.2	17.6	n/a
1997	1258	71.7	17.5	n/a
1998	1252	74.4	16.8	n/a
1999	1256	74.6	16.8	n/a
2000	1292	76.0	17.0	n/a
2001	1293	76.8	16.8	n/a
2002	1214	76.3	15.9	13
2003	1214	76.3	15.9	13
2004	1240	77.8	15.9	16.9
2005	1236	77.8	15.9	20.4
2006	1279	79.1	16.2	20.6
2007	1281	77.0	16.6	25.7
2008	1257	70.0	18.0	26
2009	1217	83.0	14.7	26.9
2010	1187	84.9	13.9	27.8
2011	1179	81.4	14.4	30.4
2012	1245	87.4	14.2	32.4
2013	1260	169.8	7.4	35.2
2014	1250	89.1	14.0	40.7
2015	1206	88.0	13.7	41.5
2016	1219	85.0	14.3	43.6
2017	1219	85.6	14.2	39.5
2018	1217	84.7	14.3	41.6
2019	1259	87.4	14.4	41.2
2020	1174	87.6	13.3	38.8
2021	1222	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1231	90.6	13.5	37.8
2023	1198	90.6	13.2	43.2
2024	1191	87.5	13.6	47.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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