📍 633 W Perry St, Belvidere, Boone County, 61008
Perry Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belvidere, Boone County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Catherine Hornbeck. It is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perry Elem School enrolls 272 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 130 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 272 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Perry Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 69.
Perry Elem School is one of 11 schools in Belvidere CUSD 100, based in Belvidere, Illinois. The district serves 7,523 students district-wide and employs 559 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Perry Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 684 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large