La Salle-Peru Twp High School
541 Chartres St
La Salle IL, 61301, La Salle County
Phone: 815-223-1721
Ranking: 
(382 out of 666, bottom 43%)*
(382 out of 666, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 89 | 170 | 87 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 70 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,250 | 1,260 | 1,245 | 1,179 | 1,187 | 1,217 | 1,257 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 310 | 24.8% | 323 | 25.6% | 345 | 27.7% | 304 | 25.8% | 308 | 25.9% | 287 | 23.6% | 322 | 25.6% |
| Grade 10: | 326 | 26.1% | 332 | 26.3% | 310 | 24.9% | 311 | 26.4% | 286 | 24.1% | 342 | 28.1% | 338 | 26.9% |
| Grade 11: | 307 | 24.6% | 302 | 24.0% | 301 | 24.2% | 272 | 23.1% | 290 | 24.4% | 292 | 24.0% | 307 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 307 | 24.6% | 303 | 24.0% | 289 | 23.2% | 292 | 24.8% | 303 | 25.5% | 296 | 24.3% | 290 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 644 | 51.5% | 636 | 50.5% | 609 | 48.9% | 575 | 48.8% | 578 | 48.7% | 607 | 49.9% | 622 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 606 | 48.5% | 624 | 49.5% | 636 | 51.1% | 604 | 51.2% | 598 | 50.4% | 601 | 49.4% | 628 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.2% | 11 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 132 | 10.6% | 141 | 11.2% | 132 | 10.6% | 134 | 11.4% | 130 | 11.0% | 139 | 11.4% | 131 | 10.4% |
| Black: | 24 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.6% | 29 | 2.5% | 24 | 2.0% | 27 | 2.2% | 33 | 2.6% |
| White: | 1,063 | 85.0% | 1,067 | 84.7% | 1,060 | 85.1% | 998 | 84.6% | 1,017 | 85.7% | 1,034 | 85.0% | 1,062 | 84.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 454 | 36.3% | 390 | 31.0% | 175 | 14.1% | 305 | 25.9% | 265 | 22.3% | 279 | 22.9% | 263 | 20.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 4.4% | 53 | 4.2% | 228 | 18.3% | 54 | 4.6% | 64 | 5.4% | 48 | 3.9% | 63 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.02 | 7.42 | 14.24 | 14.47 | 13.97 | 14.70 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.7% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 50.1% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45.4% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49.2% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 48.1% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.9% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 43.8% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 49.8% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.6% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 49.8% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.1% | 49.4% |
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* La Salle-Peru Twp High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.