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Perley Fine Arts Academy Primary School
740 North Eddy St
South Bend IN, 46617, St Joseph County
Phone: 574-283-8735
Ranking: 
(1,395 out of 1,449, bottom 4%)*
(1,395 out of 1,449, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: South Bend Community School Corporation
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: | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 238 | 234 | 261 | 274 | 291 | 298 | 281 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 18.5% | 36 | 15.4% | 58 | 22.2% | 58 | 21.2% | 47 | 16.2% | 64 | 21.5% | 58 | 20.6% |
| Grade 1: | 36 | 15.1% | 57 | 24.4% | 50 | 19.2% | 50 | 18.2% | 70 | 24.1% | 57 | 19.1% | 69 | 24.6% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 23.5% | 35 | 15.0% | 47 | 18.0% | 53 | 19.3% | 51 | 17.5% | 76 | 25.5% | 61 | 21.7% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 16.8% | 58 | 24.8% | 58 | 22.2% | 54 | 19.7% | 69 | 23.7% | 55 | 18.5% | 49 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 26.1% | 48 | 20.5% | 48 | 18.4% | 59 | 21.5% | 54 | 18.6% | 46 | 15.4% | 44 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 102 | 42.9% | 110 | 47.0% | 130 | 49.8% | 145 | 52.9% | 127 | 43.6% | 135 | 45.3% | 129 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 136 | 57.1% | 124 | 53.0% | 131 | 50.2% | 129 | 47.1% | 114 | 39.2% | 105 | 35.2% | 117 | 41.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 6.3% | 11 | 4.7% | 17 | 6.5% | 23 | 8.4% | 28 | 9.6% | 32 | 10.7% | 68 | 24.2% |
| Black: | 133 | 55.9% | 137 | 58.5% | 149 | 57.1% | 141 | 51.5% | 141 | 48.5% | 149 | 50.0% | 136 | 48.4% |
| White: | 63 | 26.5% | 58 | 24.8% | 65 | 24.9% | 69 | 25.2% | 74 | 25.4% | 61 | 20.5% | 36 | 12.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 11.3% | 26 | 11.1% | 29 | 11.1% | 38 | 13.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 76.1% | 163 | 69.7% | 179 | 68.6% | 177 | 64.6% | 211 | 72.5% | 211 | 70.8% | 218 | 77.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 8.0% | 23 | 9.8% | 18 | 6.9% | 20 | 7.3% | 13 | 4.5% | 22 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.00 | 17.16 | 12.43 | 13.36 | 14.84 | 13.80 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 52% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 63% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 68.8% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 71.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 52% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 59% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 56% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 67.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 68.2% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 55% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 60% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 70.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 64% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 56% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 61% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 49% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 69.2% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 57.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60.7% | 78% |
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* Perley Fine Arts Academy Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.