Northview Elem School

Northview Elem School is an elementary-level community of expansive scale in Peru, Illinois, run under Peru ESD 124, teacheing 594 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Peru ESD 124, which oversees 2 schools and 966 students, Northview Elem School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Northview Elem School shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Northview Elem School shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Northview Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 51.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for LaSalle County put the typical household earns roughly $73,045 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Northview Elem School is one of 54 public schools in LaSalle County (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students).

The closest other public school is Parkside Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Northview Elem School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northview Elem School has grew 13%, going from 524 students in 2018 to 594 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.