Elmwood Primary Learning Center

Elmwood Primary Learning Center, a mid-tier elementary campus in Peru, Indiana, operated by Peru Community Schools, hosts 442 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

Peru Community Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,830 students. Elmwood Primary Learning Center is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Elmwood Primary Learning Center shows that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Miami County) records that median household earnings sit near $61,139, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Miami County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,854 students), of which Elmwood Primary Learning Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Peru Jr/Sr High School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Elmwood Primary Learning Center.

Elmwood Primary Learning Center operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 442 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 83% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Elmwood Primary Learning Center typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.