The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Perry High School
Perry High School is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Perry, Michigan, part of Perry Public Schools in Shiawassee County. The school sits on a secondary campus that also houses Perry Middle School, and the available state assessment data reflects that shared configuration. The campus is located on West Britton Road, just outside the center of Perry.
The enrollment is small for a four-year high school. The student body is predominantly white, with modest representation from students of two or more races, Asian, and Hispanic students. About two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
State testing results available for this campus cover seventh and eighth grade, reflecting the middle school grades that share the building. High school grade-level assessment data, which in Michigan typically comes from eleventh-grade testing, was not available in this dataset. Among the middle school results, English language arts stands out as a relative strength, with eighth-grade proficiency reaching a healthy level. Seventh-grade ELA proficiency was more modest. Math proficiency in both seventh and eighth grade was lower, with fewer than a third of tested students reaching proficiency in either grade. Science and social studies results for eighth grade landed in between, with just under half proficient in science and somewhat fewer in social studies. A parent weighing this school for a high school student may want to look into eleventh-grade assessment results and recent SAT scores directly with the district, since those figures were not present in the available data.
When the school's overall proficiency index is compared relative to districts in Shiawassee County, Perry sits above the midpoint. The county set includes nine districts, and Perry's proficiency index falls between the median and the top of the range. This is a reasonable standing for a small rural-suburban district, though the math results at the middle school level suggest an area where families may want to ask how the school supports students who arrive behind grade level.
Graduation rate data was not available for this school in the provided dataset. Chronic absenteeism figures were also missing. Without these measures, it is difficult to speak to on-time completion or attendance patterns, and a parent would want to request those numbers from the district directly.
The housing market in the Perry area is relatively affordable. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit below both the Michigan state benchmark and the national benchmark, and the price-to-income ratio is moderate. This makes the area accessible for families looking to buy, though current mortgage rates add pressure to monthly costs. Rent data was not available for this location.
Perry is a small community in Shiawassee County, situated in a largely rural part of mid-Michigan. Publicly available information about recent district-level changes, strategic initiatives, or bond-funded improvements was not found in the research gathered here, so nothing can be said about upcoming facility or program changes. The district brief searched for parent-relevant updates and found no confirmed items with lasting impact.
In terms of what families can act on, Perry High School offers a small-school environment where students are likely to be known by name. The academic data that is available, while limited to middle school grades on the shared campus, suggests reasonable performance in English language arts and above-average standing among county peers, with math as the clearest area for attention. The gaps in high school testing data, graduation rates, and attendance metrics mean families should go to the district for a fuller picture before making a decision.
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