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Perry Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1600 8th Street
Perry, IA 50220
Phone
(515) 465-5656
District
PERRY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
798
Classroom Teachers
67

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.3% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Perry Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
62%
68%
51%
65%
72%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
71%
86%
73%
79%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
70%
66%
72%
67%
68%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 34 4.3%
Kindergarten 153 19.2%
Grade 1 128 16.0%
Grade 2 126 15.8%
Grade 3 123 15.4%
Grade 4 112 14.0%
Grade 5 122 15.3%
Total 798 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.8% 43.4% 76.7%
Black 5.0% 4.1% 7.1%
Hispanic 45.6% 50.8% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.3% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.5% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.6% 48.3% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 35.5% 41.0% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.1% 7.3% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,874 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 76.8 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,876 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.6% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.2% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.1% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.9% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 28.3% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.9% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,787 $13,323,557 47.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $278 $475,658 1.7%
Staff $818 $1,399,598 4.9%
General Administration $199 $340,489 1.2%
School Administration $852 $1,457,772 5.2%
Operation $1,032 $1,765,752 6.2%
Transportation $431 $737,441 2.6%
Other $201 $343,911 1.2%
Total Support $3,810 $6,518,910 23.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,933 $8,440,363 29.8%
Total Expenditures $16,531 $28,284,541 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,254 $3,706,502,521 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $439 $224,329,756 3.0%
Staff $576 $294,221,316 3.9%
General Administration $292 $149,044,777 2.0%
School Administration $659 $336,761,023 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $522,686,702 7.0%
Transportation $419 $214,147,817 2.9%
Other $319 $162,947,541 2.2%
Total Support $3,727 $1,904,099,046 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,668 $1,874,193,187 25.0%
Total Expenditures $14,649 $7,484,864,234 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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