Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELVIDERE CUSD 100·NCES 170579000261
Perry Elementary School
633 W Perry St, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 544-9274 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
189 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
30.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 15.7% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Perry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #1,303 of 1,925 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,409 of 2,077 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #1,658 of 2,077 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #1,634 of 2,419 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,974 of 2,035 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #594 of 2,042 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #827 of 2,132 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #557 of 615 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 318
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 | 284 | 14.8 | 19.3:1 | 67% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 80% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 72% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 18.6 | 15.1:1 | 54% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 71% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 65% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Elementary School.
About Perry Elementary School
Perry Elementary School is one of the public schools in Belvidere, Illinois. It is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 284 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 25% below that mark.
Besides Perry Elementary School, Belvidere CUSD 100 runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 7,523 students.
Hispanic students make up 49% of enrollment at Perry Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 39% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Boone County's population at about 26%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Its staff includes 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 19.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 5.3 students per teacher. Roughly 67% of students at Perry Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Boone County is 53%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Perry Elementary School is 33.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.9%.
In the wider Boone County area, median household income comes to about $84,571, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Boone County's 17 public schools enroll about 8,993 students and include Perry Elementary School.
Perry Elementary School's nearest public school is Washington Academy (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Perry Elementary School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Perry Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Perry Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 284, close to the 289 recorded in 2020-21.
People who know Perry Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,230
Census ACS
Median income
$84,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,993 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belvidere CUSD 100
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Meehan Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Other schools in Belvidere
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Meehan Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Academy0.7 mi · 721
- Belvidere South Middle School1.5 mi · 754
- Belvidere Central Middle School1.6 mi · 911
- Belvidere High School1.6 mi · 1,167
- Lincoln Elementary School1.6 mi · 573
- Meehan Elementary School1.7 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Elementary SchoolHow large is Perry Elementary School?
Perry Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Perry Elementary School serve?
Perry Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perry Elementary School is approximately 19.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perry Elementary School?
At Perry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 49% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Perry Elementary School?
Perry Elementary School is overseen by Belvidere CUSD 100 in Boone County.
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