Perry Junior-senior High School, Perry NY

Original Research by School Decision on Perry Junior-senior High School

Perry Junior-Senior High School serves grades seven through twelve in a small rural village in Wyoming County, about equidistant from Buffalo and Rochester in the Genesee Valley. The school is part of the Perry Central School District, a consolidated operation with approximately three hundred forty students, and sits within the village itself rather than on a separated campus, a short walk from Perry's compact, walkable downtown with its historic Main Street shops and galleries.

The student body is predominantly white and fairly stable in size across grade levels. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a working- and middle-income community that has faced economic transitions since manufacturers left the area in the 1970s. The school serves a few students identifying as Hispanic and draws from a town that is in active downtown revitalization, with recent affordable housing development and state investment in downtown projects tied to recreation and arts amenities.

In the most recent state assessments, seventh and eighth grade performance shows a split profile. Math proficiency runs around the high end of the lower half for the cohort of Wyoming County districts, with solid participation rates. English language arts proficiency is notably weaker, particularly in seventh grade, where performance sits well below math. Eighth grade science sits at a midpoint level. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among its county peers, but that reflects stronger math results offsetting softer literacy performance. English language arts scores warrant attention; a parent might want to ask the school directly about reading and writing instruction, support structures, and whether the school has identified contributing factors.

The school does not report data on the proportion of students with individualized education plans or English learners, so those details are unavailable here. State testing data covers only grades seven and eight; high school grade results are not provided in the available information, and graduation rate data was not found.

The district implemented a bell-to-bell cellphone ban with the current school year, aligned with New York's statewide policy, and added games and activity options in the cafeteria during lunch and study periods as an alternative for student socialization. The school is also part of a multi-year capital project affecting district facilities and campus access roads, upgrades that will shape the learning environment over time.

Perry's housing market sits below state and well below national benchmarks, making it an affordable option for families. The village itself is walkable and recreation-oriented, with Silver Lake and Letchworth State Park nearby, a strong public library, and active civic life anchored in downtown. Residents work across retail, education, health care, and agriculture, and the school district itself is among the larger local employers. About a third of Perry residents walk to work, high for a rural area, reflecting the village's compact character.

For families considering Perry Junior-Senior High School, the picture is of a small, integrated rural school in a revitalizing community with solid foundational math instruction, a need for strengthened English language arts support, and a daily environment reshaped by recent policy changes around phones and socialization. The affordability of housing, the walkable village setting, and the proximity to outdoor recreation are real draws; literacy performance and the specifics of how the school supports reading and writing development are worth exploring in detail with school staff.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 54 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Social Studies	59	83.0%
Science	52	90.0%
Ela	42	100.0%
Math	41	90.0%

Math

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 67% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 42% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median

Science

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 49% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

This schoolPERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income48%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income50%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income84%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income65%Higher-income72%7 pp gap