Impact of COVID-19 on Peru 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 394th of 1207 High schools | Ranks 519th of 1228 High schools | 9.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Peru High School) | 82.1 | 79.5 | 2.5% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Peru Central School District) | 81.7 | 82.4 | 0.6% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York) | 71.1 | 64.6 | 6.5% |
End of Course Chemistry (Peru High School) | 96.2 | 72.2 | 24% |
End of Course Chemistry (Peru Central School District) | 96.2 | 72.2 | 24% |
End of Course Chemistry (New York) | 73.1 | 65.2 | 7.9% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Peru High School) | 94.9 | 90.5 | 4.4% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Peru Central School District) | 94.9 | 90.5 | 4.4% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York) | 82.7 | 64.1 | 18.5% |
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Peru High School) | 87.6 | 81.2 | 6.4% |
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Peru Central School District) | 87 | 80 | 7% |
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York) | 83.9 | 76.9 | 6.9% |
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Peru High School) | 85.6 | 67.6 | 18% |
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Peru Central School District) | 85.6 | 67.6 | 18% |
End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York) | 70.1 | 53.2 | 17% |
End of Course Earth Science (Peru High School) | 89.9 | 73.9 | 16% |
End of Course Earth Science (Peru Central School District) | 89.1 | 73.9 | 15.2% |
End of Course Earth Science (New York) | 68.9 | 65 | 3.9% |
End of Course Global History and Geography (Peru High School) | 82.3 | 63.7 | 18.6% |
End of Course Global History and Geography (Peru Central School District) | 82.3 | 63.3 | 19% |
End of Course Global History and Geography (New York) | 78.8 | 73.6 | 5.2% |
End of Course Living Environment (Peru High School) | 85.4 | 73.5 | 11.9% |
End of Course Living Environment (Peru Central School District) | 85.5 | 76.8 | 8.7% |
End of Course Living Environment (New York) | 73.2 | 65.7 | 7.5% |
End of Course Physics (Peru High School) | 59.4 | 66.7 | 7.3% |
End of Course Physics (Peru Central School District) | 59.4 | 66.7 | 7.3% |
End of Course Physics (New York) | 81.6 | 61.8 | 19.8% |
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Peru High School) | 89.4 | 82.2 | 7.2% |
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Peru Central School District) | 89.4 | 81 | 8.4% |
End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York) | 76.9 | 79.7 | 2.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1014 | 567 | 44.1% |
African American | 19 | 5 | 73.7% |
American Indian | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 11 | 5 | 54.5% |
Hispanic | 6 | 6 | |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 953 | 521 | 45.3% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 21 | 16.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.3% | 37.2% | 6.1% |