The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Math. The lowest is 12% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Perry Elementary
Perry Elementary serves the early grades in Perry, a small community in Shiawassee County, Michigan. It is a regular public school within Perry Public Schools, serving pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary building of this grade band, with class sizes distributed fairly evenly across kindergarten through fourth grade.
The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of students identifying as multiracial, Hispanic, Asian, or Black. Nearly half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which gives a sense of the economic mix within the school community. Data on English learners and special education enrollment was not available in the sources reviewed, so those population details remain unclear.
On state assessments, Perry Elementary's results paint a mixed picture across grade levels and subjects. Fourth graders performed notably better than third graders in both math and English language arts. In math, just over half of fourth graders reached proficiency, and in ELA, a similar share did so. Third grade results were considerably lower in both subjects, with ELA proficiency particularly limited. This gap between third and fourth grade performance is wide enough that a parent may want to ask the school how it approaches early literacy and what supports are in place for younger readers. The only science result available dates to an older testing year and shows low proficiency, but that figure is stale enough that it should not be read as a current indicator. No trend data was available to show whether results are improving or declining over time.
When measured against other districts in Shiawassee County, Perry Elementary's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint. The comparison set used covers districts within the county, and Perry lands in the lower portion of that group. This does not mean the school is failing, but it does signal that academic outcomes as measured by state tests are currently trailing many neighboring districts. A family weighing this school against others in the county may want to look into what the building is doing to lift early-grade proficiency and how it supports students who are not yet meeting benchmarks.
Because Perry Elementary stops at fourth grade, it has no graduation rate, no advanced coursework, and no career or dual-credit pathways. Those metrics belong to the upper grades in the district. The school's role is foundational instruction, and the questions that matter here concern early literacy, math readiness, and the transition into the upper elementary and middle grades.
The housing market in Perry's zip code is relatively affordable compared with both state and national benchmarks. Home values sit below the Michigan statewide average and well below the national figure. The price-to-income ratio is moderate, and estimated monthly mortgage costs are lower than typical rent, which may appeal to families looking to buy. Rent data was not available for this area, so the rental picture is incomplete. Shiawassee County as a whole carries the economic context of a largely rural and small-town region within commuting distance of Lansing and Flint.
We searched for recent parent-relevant changes within Perry Public Schools, such as boundary shifts, program additions, or facility decisions, but found no confirmed changes with lasting impact. The district appears to be operating without major recent disruptions. Similarly, a search for community or campus details specific to Perry did not return substantive results, so the portrait here rests on what the academic and demographic data can tell us.
Perry Elementary is a small-town early-grades school with affordable housing around it, a fairly homogeneous student body, and state test results that trail the county midpoint. Families drawn to the area's lower cost of living and small-community feel will find a school where fourth grade outcomes are meaningfully stronger than third grade outcomes, which suggests growth is happening within the building, though the starting point for younger students is a concern worth raising directly with school staff.
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