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If you could change one rule at PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
406
Middle
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362283006690
PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL
17 SCHOOL ST, PERU, NY 12972 · (518) 643-6302 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
240 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 129 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL→PERU HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
97.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +51.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 52 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 97.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 45.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →
Schools most like PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL
PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 406 | 59.1% | 49.0% |
| WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WAYLAND | 390 | 59.0% | 45.4% |
| NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWICH | 381 | 57.5% | 51.5% |
| GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GOUVERNEUR | 447 | 55.7% | 42.8% |
| WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY | 486 | 56.6% | 59.0% |
| DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL BATH | 509 | 60.3% | 40.8% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #445 of 766 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #70 of 768 ▲ 467 | #1 of 6 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #523 of 768 ▲ 34 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #430 of 796 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #296 of 683 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #652 of 688 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #349 of 773 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
406
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 406 | 40.4 | 10.1:1 | 59% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 41.4 | 10.0:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 42% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 39 | 10.7:1 | 43% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL
PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in PERU, New York, as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 406 students. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 531 average for middle schools in New York.
PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,793 students in 3 schools, and PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 94% of the student body. Other students are 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Teacher staffing is 40.4 full-time equivalents, or about 10.1 students per teacher. Middle schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 10.3:1. About 59% of students, or 240, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Clinton County, the average is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL are 4.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.0% actual, 53.3% predicted).
Clinton County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,224, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 29 public schools in Clinton County.
Nearby, PERU HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.0% against a local average of 47.5%.
NCES assigns PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 419 to 406 over 4 years.
The PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,493
Census ACS
Median income
$71,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 832 students
- PERU HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 555 students
Other schools in PERU
- PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 832 students
- PERU HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 555 students
Nearby schools
- PERU HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 555
- PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 832
- KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 364
- CLINTON-ESSEX-WARREN-WASHINGTON BOCES7.7 mi · 237
- MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.7 mi · 358
- PLATTSBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.8 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About PERU MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 06-08.
Is PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.