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Perry Local Schools
Perry Local is a public school district in Ohio, based in Stark County (Massillon). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Perry Local on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Perry Local
6 of 8 schools in Perry Local carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 3
Best schools in Perry Local
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Edison Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Watson Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Pfeiffer Intermediate School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Lohr Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Perry High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Genoa Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Perry Local
High schools (1)
- B+ Perry High School, Massillon
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A Edison Middle School, Massillon
- A- Pfeiffer Intermediate School, Massillon
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- B- Genoa Elementary School, Massillon
- B+ Lohr Elementary School, Navarre
- T C Knapp Elementary School, Canton
- A- Watson Elementary School, Massillon
- Whipple Heights Elementary School, Canton
Where Perry Local schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Stark County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,280 students with 248 full-time-equivalent teachers and 754 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904992
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Massillon City (7 schools, 4 mi)
- Canton City (18 schools, 5 mi)
- Canton Local (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Jackson Local (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Tuslaw Local (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Fairless Local (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Plain Local (9 schools, 8 mi)
- North Canton City (7 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Perry Local
How many schools are in Perry Local?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Perry Local, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Perry Local serve?
The largest by graded schools: Massillon, Canton, Navarre.
How good are the schools in Perry Local?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 75.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Perry Local?
4,280 students were enrolled in Perry Local in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Perry Local?
Perry Local is in Ohio, based in Stark County, with its district office in Massillon. Its boundary covers about 24.0 sq mi.