La Salle-Peru Twp High School
La Salle, IL · La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
259th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 57%· Stable
541 Chartres St, La Salle, IL 61301
(815)223-1721NCES ID 172211002481Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks La Salle-Peru Twp High School 259th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 57% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 61th in 2019 to 57th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2019) 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.
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 1,191 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 84.6% | 67.8% | ▼ 16.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 11.4% | 23.3% | ▲ 11.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.3% | 4.7% | ▲ 4.4 pts | |
| Black | 2.5% | 2.3% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.6% | ▲ 0.4 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 $138K in zip 61301 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than La Salle-Peru Twp High School
- #295Hall High SchoolHall HSD 502 · 5.6 mi away295th of 601
ELA 52% ▼2 · Math 34% ▼3Compare - #314Putnam County High SchoolPutnam County CUSD 535 · 7.4 mi away314th of 601
ELA 45% ▼9 · Math 39% ▲2Compare - –DePue High SchoolDePue USD 103 · 10.5 mi awayCompare
- #459Ottawa Township High SchoolOttawa Twp HSD 140 · 13.9 mi away459th of 601
ELA 37% ▼17 · Math 24% ▼13Compare - #395La Moille Jr/Sr High SchoolLa Moille CUSD 303 · 16 mi away395th of 601
ELA 36% ▼18Compare - #357Mendota Twp High SchoolMendota Twp HSD 280 · 16.3 mi away357th of 601
ELA 42% ▼12 · Math 37% =Compare - #369Princeton High SchoolPrinceton HSD 500 · 18.6 mi away369th of 601
ELA 43% ▼11 · Math 34% ▼3Compare - –Earlville Jr/Sr High SchoolEarlville CUSD 9 · 19.7 mi awayCompare
What school district is La Salle-Peru Twp High School in?
La Salle-Peru Twp High School is part of the La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120 district in La Salle, Illinois.
Is La Salle-Peru Twp High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks La Salle-Peru Twp High School 259th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 57% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of La Salle-Peru Twp High School?
White 68%, Hispanic 23%, Two or more races 5%, Black 2% (1,191 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near La Salle-Peru Twp High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61301 is $138K 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.