Perry Hill Elementary School

Perry Hill Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, one of the schools within Northwest Allen County Schools. The school serves 545 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Within Northwest Allen County Schools, which oversees 11 schools and 8,409 students, Perry Hill Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Perry Hill Elementary School records that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Allen County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Perry Hill Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Allen County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Perry Hill Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.5%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of -11.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Allen County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allen County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), Perry Hill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oak View Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Perry Hill Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Perry Hill Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 86% to 80% over that span.

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