Perry Meridian High School
401 West Meridian School Rd
Indianapolis IN, 46217, Marion County
Phone: 317-789-4400
Ranking: 
(281 out of 351, bottom 20%)*
(281 out of 351, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Perry Township Metropolitan School District
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: | 110 | 105 | 103 | 104 | 110 | 107 | 109 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,241 | 2,178 | 2,278 | 2,250 | 2,207 | 2,141 | 2,158 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 574 | 25.6% | 542 | 24.9% | 561 | 24.6% | 565 | 25.1% | 589 | 26.7% | 597 | 27.9% | 597 | 27.7% |
| Grade 10: | 548 | 24.5% | 550 | 25.3% | 583 | 25.6% | 587 | 26.1% | 570 | 25.8% | 571 | 26.7% | 595 | 27.6% |
| Grade 11: | 572 | 25.5% | 571 | 26.2% | 546 | 24.0% | 562 | 25.0% | 539 | 24.4% | 535 | 25.0% | 488 | 22.6% |
| Grade 12: | 509 | 22.7% | 515 | 23.6% | 588 | 25.8% | 536 | 23.8% | 509 | 23.1% | 438 | 20.5% | 478 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | 38 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,181 | 52.7% | 1,136 | 52.2% | 1,185 | 52.0% | 1,166 | 51.8% | 1,092 | 49.5% | 1,019 | 47.6% | 1,034 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 1,060 | 47.3% | 1,042 | 47.8% | 1,093 | 48.0% | 1,084 | 48.2% | 1,041 | 47.2% | 1,056 | 49.3% | 1,075 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 296 | 13.2% | 220 | 10.1% | 179 | 7.9% | 144 | 6.4% | 123 | 5.6% | 97 | 4.5% | 83 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 177 | 7.9% | 155 | 7.1% | 168 | 7.4% | 156 | 6.9% | 148 | 6.7% | 127 | 5.9% | 119 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 168 | 7.5% | 185 | 8.5% | 189 | 8.3% | 215 | 9.6% | 227 | 10.3% | 231 | 10.8% | 252 | 11.7% |
| White: | 1,481 | 66.1% | 1,505 | 69.1% | 1,655 | 72.7% | 1,659 | 73.7% | 1,641 | 74.4% | 1,626 | 75.9% | 1,658 | 76.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 111 | 5.0% | 109 | 5.0% | 82 | 3.6% | 71 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 900 | 40.2% | 892 | 41.0% | 792 | 34.8% | 819 | 36.4% | 772 | 35.0% | 651 | 30.4% | 648 | 30.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 169 | 7.5% | 137 | 6.3% | 188 | 8.3% | 193 | 8.6% | 205 | 9.3% | 201 | 9.4% | 177 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.35 | 20.74 | 22.05 | 21.63 | 20.13 | 20.00 | 19.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 27% | 47% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57.3% | 68% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44.4% | 68.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 24% | 25% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 44.8% | 36.7% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 44.5% | 33.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 59% | 56% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 67.4% | 62.8% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 69.1% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 62% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Perry Meridian High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.