Perry Elem School

As an intimate elementary campus in Belvidere, Illinois, Perry Elem School teaches 284 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Belvidere CUSD 100. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 381.

Belvidere CUSD 100 runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 7,523 students. Perry Elem School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Perry Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Perry Elem School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Boone County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Perry Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 28.9%.

Around the school, census data for Boone County shows median household income runs about $84,571, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Boone County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,993 students), of which Perry Elem School is one.

Washington Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Perry Elem School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 30.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Perry Elem School has changed only slightly, going from 280 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 26% to 49%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.