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How has Northview Elem School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERU ESD 124·NCES 173138003308
Northview Elementary School
2100 Plum Street, Peru, IL 61354 · (815) 223-1111 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
335 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 103 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (108).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 69% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Northview Elementary School→Parkside Middle School
Based on grade levels within Peru ESD 124. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 46.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Northview Elementary School
Northview Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview Elementary School this school | 594 | 56.4% | 51.4% |
| Marseilles Elementary School Marseilles | 528 | 57.2% | 27.8% |
| Chester Elementary School Chester | 640 | 59.2% | 34.6% |
| Harrison Elementary School Wonder Lake | 447 | 56.2% | 31.5% |
| Locust Elementary School Marengo | 501 | 55.5% | 51.9% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School Spring Valley | 632 | 60.9% | 30.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #550 of 1,925 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #562 of 2,077 ▼ 165 | #5 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #770 of 2,077 ▲ 330 | #7 of 19 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #282 of 2,419 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,066 of 2,035 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #866 of 2,042 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #1,120 of 2,132 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #205 of 615 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
594
+60 (+11%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 594 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 56% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 42.4 | 13.8:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 41.1 | 14.0:1 | 49% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 46% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 29% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 18 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (524 to 594); teachers up 19% (37 to 44).
About Northview Elementary School
Northview Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Peru, Illinois, administered by Peru ESD 124. The school counts 594 students across pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Peru ESD 124 is made up of 2 schools with 966 students in all.
White students are the majority at Northview Elementary School, with 65% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of LaSalle County, the White share is about 86%. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1, with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 56% of enrollment.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Northview Elementary School is 12.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.4% actual, 39.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
LaSalle County has about 108,714 residents, and the median household income is $73,045, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Northview Elementary School, LaSalle County has 53 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Parkside Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Northview Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Northview Elementary School's average proficiency of 51.4% compares with 34.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment gain, from 534 in 2020-21 to 594 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peru
- Parkside Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Lmp RoeHigh
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- Lmp Roe TaoepHigh
- La Salle-Peru Area Career CenterHigh
- ROE 35 AcademyCombined
Other Northview Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northview Elementary. Northview Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 12.
- Northview Elementary SchoolRantoul, IL · 218 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolGas City, IN · 673 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 656 students
- Northview ElementaryBowie, MD · 587 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.JENNINGS, MO · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Parkside Middle School0.8 mi · 372
- La Salle-Peru Twp High School1.1 mi · 1,167
- Northwest Elementary School1.3 mi · 650
- Lincoln Jr High School1.5 mi · 269
- Dalzell Grade School2.8 mi · 45
- Lincoln Elementary School3.7 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Northview Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northview Elementary School?
Northview Elementary School enrolls approximately 594 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Northview Elementary School serve?
Northview Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northview Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northview Elementary School?
At Northview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Northview Elementary School public or private?
Northview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Peru ESD 124.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.