Peru High School

Summary:

Peru High School is a public high school serving 567 students in grades 9-12 in Peru, New York, which is part of the Peru Central School District. The school consistently outperforms the state average on Regents and Common Core exams, particularly in Algebra II, Earth Science, and English Language Arts, suggesting it provides a strong academic foundation for its students. Peru High School maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 89.5% in recent years, which is on par with or slightly above nearby Beekmantown High School and Saranac High School.

However, Peru High School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.3% to 40.2% in recent years, which is notably higher than the state average. This could be an area of concern and focus for the school. Additionally, while the school performs well overall, there are some disparities in the performance of certain student subgroups, such as White students, suggesting the need to address achievement gaps. Compared to nearby high schools, Peru High School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of test scores and graduation rates, but Beekmantown High School and Saranac High School have higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger.

Peru High School has a relatively high percentage of students (37.21% to 40.07%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the nearby Beekmantown High School (49.08%) and Saranac High School (35.99%). This suggests the school may need to consider the impact of socioeconomic factors on student performance and provide additional support as needed. Overall, Peru High School appears to be a solid performing school, but there are areas for improvement, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting the performance of specific student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 17 School St
       Peru, NY  12972-0068


(518) 643-6400

District: Peru Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
480th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,903 Help


Feeder schools for Peru High School:

Elementary:    Peru Elementary School
Middle:    Peru Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.7 Help
Number of students:  567

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.9%
Two or more races:
3.7%
Hispanic:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Peru High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.23. (See more...)
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Compare Details Peru High School ranks better than 61.4% of high schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.76. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Peru High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.9%), two or more races (3.7%), Hispanic (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peru High School is 10.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peru High School is $16,903.
Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Peru High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Peru High School 480th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Peru High School in the ranking list.)

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Peru Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Peru Central School District 568th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Peru High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 42.32 803rd 1401 42.7%
2015 38.99 858th 1407 39.0%
2016 41.64 822nd 1429 42.5%
2017 47.22 744th 1455 48.9%
2018 45.28 765th 1438 46.8%
2019 36.23 902nd 1439 37.3%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Peru High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Peru High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 54.11 521st 935 44.3%
2006 56.70 511th 986 48.2%
2007 54.40 552nd 1002 44.9%
2008 56.94 529th 1027 48.5%
2009 57.72 505th 1086 53.5%
2010 56.67 530th 1117 52.6%
2011 50.66 658th 1165 43.5%
2012 60.73 530th 1198 55.8%
2013 58.12 591st 1217 51.4%
2014 57.13 546th 1237 55.9%
2015 55.71 564th 1255 55.1%
2016 57.32 511th 1255 59.3%
2017 57.86 513th 1221 58.0%
2018 62.87 461st 1210 61.9%
2019 67.38 394th 1207 67.4%
2021 71.30 128th 519 75.3%
2022 60.73 487th 1190 59.1%
2023 59.56 519th 1228 57.7%
2024 62.76 480th 1242 61.4%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Peru High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 74.32 50th 272 81.6%
2024 52.67 145th 306 52.6%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Peru High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.98 725th 1095 33.8%
2019 57.98 403rd 1132 64.4%
2022 40.69 561st 1038 46.0%
2023 43.74 567th 1130 49.8%
2024 36.54 704th 1144 38.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Peru High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.22 509th 1154 55.9%
2019 63.02 359th 1179 69.6%
2022 53.46 482nd 1101 56.2%
2023 46.45 603rd 1155 47.8%
2024 47.90 580th 1170 50.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Peru High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.73 571st 1176 51.4%
2019 65.40 430th 1193 64.0%
2021 66.30 88th 290 69.7%
2022 59.05 494th 1155 57.2%
2023 67.35 388th 1197 67.6%
2024 54.82 576th 1219 52.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Peru High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.98 337th 1176 71.3%
2019 66.89 363rd 1190 69.5%
2021 65.36 109th 354 69.2%
2022 60.15 462nd 1154 60.0%
2023 55.98 540th 1191 54.7%
2024 65.98 391st 1211 67.7%
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Rank History for high school White students at Peru High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.47 479th 765 37.4%
2019 52.08 408th 793 48.5%
2022 35.37 542nd 738 26.6%
2023 36.65 544th 776 29.9%
2024 40.23 508th 781 35.0%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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.

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Enrollment information for Peru High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 1121 38 12 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1191
1990 1079 44 15 17 3 n/a n/a 0 1158
1991 1123 48 7 5 2 n/a n/a 0 1185
1992 1082 52 4 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1152
1993 1088 55 11 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1169
1994 1122 49 15 12 6 n/a n/a 0 1204
1995 1011 15 12 10 8 n/a n/a 0 1056
1996 1011 15 12 10 8 n/a n/a 0 1056
1997 1029 11 7 5 10 n/a n/a 0 1062
1998 1027 12 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1050
1999 1074 9 9 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1100
2000 1108 10 7 7 3 n/a n/a 0 1135
2001 717 5 7 7 2 n/a n/a 0 738
2002 725 6 6 3 2 n/a n/a 0 742
2003 725 6 6 3 2 n/a n/a 0 742
2004 736 10 10 1 4 n/a n/a 0 761
2005 733 8 8 3 4 n/a n/a 0 756
2006 702 12 10 4 4 n/a n/a 0 732
2007 662 13 8 5 4 n/a n/a 0 692
2008 637 11 8 6 1 n/a n/a 0 663
2009 646 15 7 6 1 n/a n/a 0 675
2010 637 18 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 668
2011 625 16 8 4 0 0 0 0 653
2012 613 20 9 3 0 1 0 0 646
2013 603 18 9 5 1 1 2 0 639
2014 910 26 10 14 2 0 7 0 969
2015 881 20 10 14 2 0 5 0 932
2016 850 17 9 11 2 0 6 0 895
2017 846 20 9 0 4 0 9 0 888
2018 828 21 11 3 5 1 10 0 879
2019 953 19 11 6 6 1 18 0 1014
2020 535 9 8 2 4 1 5 0 564
2021 524 7 3 3 4 1 11 0 553
2022 508 10 5 7 4 1 18 1 554
2023 521 5 5 6 4 1 21 4 567

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 Peru High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1191 107.9 11.0 n/a
1990 1158 106.7 10.8 n/a
1991 1185 108.1 10.9 n/a
1992 1152 90.8 12.6 n/a
1993 1169 90.7 12.9 n/a
1994 1204 93.2 12.9 11.9
1995 1056 82.8 12.8 15.6
1996 1056 82.8 12.8 15.6
1997 1062 79.1 13.4 13.1
1998 1050 81.0 13.0 15
1999 1100 81.4 13.5 13.9
2000 1135 87.8 12.9 24.7
2001 738 55.2 13.4 25.1
2002 742 59.8 12.4 32.5
2003 742 59.8 12.4 32.5
2004 761 n/a n/a n/a
2005 756 59.0 12.8 21.2
2006 732 61.0 12.0 36.5
2007 692 61.2 11.3 35.7
2008 663 57.3 11.6 24.1
2009 675 54.4 12.4 28.9
2010 668 57.6 11.6 25.6
2011 653 53.9 12.0 25.1
2012 646 55.7 11.5 30
2013 639 53.3 11.9 34
2014 969 76.6 12.6 35.6
2015 932 75.0 12.4 38.2
2016 895 78.0 11.4 39.8
2017 888 74.4 11.9 41.9
2018 879 74.3 11.8 43
2019 1014 84.8 11.9 43.3
2020 564 57.0 9.8 40.8
2021 553 49.8 11.0 38.2
2022 554 54.0 10.2 40.1
2023 567 52.6 10.7 37.2

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 Peru High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1191 107.9 11.0 n/a
1990 1158 106.7 10.8 n/a
1991 1185 108.1 10.9 n/a
1992 1152 90.8 12.6 n/a
1993 1169 90.7 12.9 n/a
1994 1204 93.2 12.9 11.9
1995 1056 82.8 12.8 15.6
1996 1056 82.8 12.8 15.6
1997 1062 79.1 13.4 13.1
1998 1050 81.0 13.0 15
1999 1100 81.4 13.5 13.9
2000 1135 87.8 12.9 24.7
2001 738 55.2 13.4 25.1
2002 742 59.8 12.4 32.5
2003 742 59.8 12.4 32.5
2004 761 n/a n/a n/a
2005 756 59.0 12.8 21.2
2006 732 61.0 12.0 36.5
2007 692 61.2 11.3 35.7
2008 663 57.3 11.6 24.1
2009 675 54.4 12.4 28.9
2010 668 57.6 11.6 25.6
2011 653 53.9 12.0 25.1
2012 646 55.7 11.5 30
2013 639 53.3 11.9 34
2014 969 76.6 12.6 35.6
2015 932 75.0 12.4 38.2
2016 895 78.0 11.4 39.8
2017 888 74.4 11.9 41.9
2018 879 74.3 11.8 43
2019 1014 84.8 11.9 43.3
2020 564 57.0 9.8 40.8
2021 553 49.8 11.0 38.2
2022 554 54.0 10.2 40.1
2023 567 52.6 10.7 37.2

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.

Immunization Rates

Peru High School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.7%0.0%0.3%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201499.8%0.0%0.2%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201599.8%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%
201699.8%0.1%0.1%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201799.8%0.1%0.1%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.8%
201899.3%0.4%0.2%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201999.4%0.0%0.0%99.7%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.8%99.8%99.5%
202099.3%0.0%99.6%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.6%99.8%99.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Peru High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $157 (1.7%) $9,115 (98.3%) $9,272
2020 $437 (2.7%) $15,759 (97.3%) $16,196
2021 $491 (3.1%) $15,309 (96.9%) $15,800
2022 $1,006 (6.1%) $15,384 (93.9%) $16,390
2023 $1,294 (7.7%) $15,609 (92.3%) $16,903

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 394th of 1207 High schoolsRanks 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)82.179.5
 2.5%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Peru Central School District)81.782.4
 0.6%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Peru High School)96.272.2
 24%
   End of Course Chemistry (Peru Central School District)96.272.2
 24%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Peru High School)94.990.5
 4.4%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Peru Central School District)94.990.5
 4.4%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Peru High School)87.681.2
 6.4%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Peru Central School District)8780
 7%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Peru High School)85.667.6
 18%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (Peru Central School District)85.667.6
 18%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Peru High School)89.973.9
 16%
   End of Course Earth Science (Peru Central School District)89.173.9
 15.2%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Global History and Geography (Peru High School)82.363.7
 18.6%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (Peru Central School District)82.363.3
 19%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York)78.873.6
 5.2%
End of Course Living Environment (Peru High School)85.473.5
 11.9%
   End of Course Living Environment (Peru Central School District)85.576.8
 8.7%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course Physics (Peru High School)59.466.7
 7.3%
   End of Course Physics (Peru Central School District)59.466.7
 7.3%
   End of Course Physics (New York)81.661.8
 19.8%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Peru High School)89.482.2
 7.2%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (Peru Central School District)89.481
 8.4%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1014567
 44.1%
African American195
 73.7%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian115
 54.5%
Hispanic66
Pacific Islander11
White953521
 45.3%
Two or More Races1821
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.3%37.2%
 6.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 567 students attended Peru High School.

Peru High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Peru Elementary School
Middle : Peru Middle School

Students at Peru High School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Peru High School ranks 480th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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