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Perry Elem School

Belvidere, IL · Belvidere CUSD 100

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large

1,597th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 24%· Stable

633 W Perry St, Belvidere, IL 61008

(815)544-9274NCES ID 170579000261Directory 202324

292
Students
2023–24 enrollment
18.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
64%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
28.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Perry Elem School 1,597th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 24% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 28th in 2019 to 24th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%24%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Perry Elem School
30%
IL average
52%
Math
Perry Elem School
26%
IL average
38%
Science
Perry Elem School
34%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Perry Elem School IL average
25%50%75%30%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Perry Elem School IL average
25%50%75%26%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Perry Elem School IL average
25%50%75%34%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%38%24%10%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%36%20%10%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%57%41%201920202024no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2023) stops before 2024: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 292 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic46%White42%6%5%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 46%White 42%11%88%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic34.8%46.2% 11.4 pts
White56.1%41.8% 14.3 pts
Black6.5%6.2% 0.3 pts
Two or more races0.3%5.1% 4.8 pts
Asian1.3%0.7% 0.6 pts
American Indian1.0%0.0% 1.0 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $265K in zip 61008 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004

$65K$130K$195K$260K$248K20042010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Perry Elem School in?

Perry Elem School is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 district in Belvidere, Illinois.

Is Perry Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Perry Elem School 1,597th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 24% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Perry Elem School?

Hispanic 46%, White 42%, Black 6%, Two or more races 5% (292 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Perry Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61008 is $265K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.