Impact of COVID-19 on Peru Junior/Senior 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 264th of 389 High schools | Ranks 282nd of 398 High schools | 3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Peru Junior/Senior High School) | 26 | 27.1 | 1.1% |
End of Course Biology (Peru Community Schools) | 26 | 27.1 | 1.1% |
End of Course Biology (Indiana) | 38.6 | 29 | 9.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 644 | 883 | 37.1% |
African American | 12 | 33 | 175% |
American Indian | 4 | 7 | 75% |
Asian | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Hispanic | 24 | 43 | 79.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 568 | 733 | 29% |
Two or More Races | 30 | 63 | 110% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.3% | 59.2% | 8.9% |