Perry Elementary School

Located at 1 Learning Ln, in Perry, Ohio, Perry Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school that enrolls 538 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by Perry Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Perry Elementary School sits 33% bigger than that benchmark.

Perry Local comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,638 students; Perry Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Perry Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Perry Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Perry Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Perry Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Perry Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 77.7%; this one comes in at 67.4%, -10.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Perry Elementary School is one of 65 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students).

Nearest neighbor: Perry Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Perry Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 70.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Perry Elementary School has declined 4%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.