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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY CUSD 4·NCES 171779001063

Griggsville-Perry Middle School

201 E North St, Perry, IL 62362 · (217) 236-9161 · Pike County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
Enrollment
92
Middle
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
37 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 52729%
Grade 62325%
Grade 72123%
Grade 82123%
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
8997%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4852%
Female
4448%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Griggsville-Perry Middle School→Griggsville-Perry High School
Feeds from
Griggsville-Perry Primary SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
55.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.7%40.9%
2023-2446.7%27.8%
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Griggsville-Perry Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Illinois
Enrollment
ranked largest first
92#649 of 691
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
92
-20 (-18%) vs 2020
-59% since 2000-01, when it was 226
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2592118.4:140% (37)
2023-248811.57.7:140% (35)
2022-239511.38.4:145% (43)
2020-21112N/AN/AN/A
2017-1811710.511.1:161% (71)
2015-1688811.0:158% (51)
2010-11125913.9:150% (62)
2000-012261515.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griggsville-Perry Middle School.

About Griggsville-Perry Middle School

Griggsville-Perry Middle School is a very small middle school with an address in Perry, Illinois. There are 92 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. The school is 80% below the average for middle schools in Illinois.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 totals 329 students.

At Griggsville-Perry Middle School, 97% of students are White. The school is also 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Pike County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.

Griggsville-Perry Middle School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.4:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 4.6 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 40% at Griggsville-Perry Middle School. Public schools in Pike County average 55%.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Griggsville-Perry Middle School is 1.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.5% actual, 48.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.

In the wider Pike County area, the median household earns about $59,777 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Pike County, 12 public schools serve about 2,394 students.

Griggsville-Perry High School is about 5.3 miles from Griggsville-Perry Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Griggsville-Perry Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

Griggsville-Perry Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.

Enrollment fell 18% over 4 years, reaching 92 in 2024-25.

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Pike County at a glance

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Population
14,469
Census ACS
Median income
$59,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,394 students

Quick facts

School name
Griggsville-Perry Middle School
District
Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4
Address
201 E North St, Perry, IL 62362
Phone
(217) 236-9161
County
Pike County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
92
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
8.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
37 (40%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
171779001063
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4
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Frequently asked questions

About Griggsville-Perry Middle School
How many students attend Griggsville-Perry Middle School?
Griggsville-Perry Middle School enrolls approximately 92 students in grades 05-08.
Is Griggsville-Perry Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Griggsville-Perry Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Griggsville-Perry Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Griggsville-Perry Middle School is approximately 8.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Griggsville-Perry Middle School?
Student demographics at Griggsville-Perry Middle School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Griggsville-Perry Middle School in?
Griggsville-Perry Middle School is part of Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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