• PERRY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMICS

    “An Excelling School”

     

    The academic program is organized on a modified block schedule and calendar year.

    A full course load is six credits. The graduation requirements for the class of 2024-2025 is 22 credits. 

     

  • Grading Scale All courses (grades 9th –12th) are included in the cumulative GPA. AP and Honors classes are weighted by one point. Grades are recorded on the transcript.

    Grade    Grade Point      Honors/AP

    A  (100-90)       4.0               5.0

    B   (89-80)        3.0               4.0

    C   (79-70)        2.0               3.0

    D   (69-60)        1.0               1.0

    F (below 60)      0.0               0.0

     

                PHS Demographics 2022-23

    Gender

    Count

    Percent

    Female

    1229

    50.7

    Male

    1196

    		 49.3

    Total

    2425

    100

    White

    		 1506

    62.1

    Hispanic

    477

    19.7

    Asian

    194

    8

    African American

    107

    4.4

    Multiple

    118

    4.9

    Native American

    19

    0.8

    Pacific Islander

    4

    0.2

    Total

    2425

    100

  • Advanced Placement (AP).  There are 27 AP courses are offered in English 11, English 12, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Principles, Computer Science A , Physics 1, Physics C, Environmental Science, Spanish 4, Spanish 5, French 4, French 5, German 4, German 5, Psychology, Studio Art 2D, Drawing, Studio Art 3D, Art History, United States History, Human Geography, Government & Constitution, World History, European History and Macroeconomics.

    Honors classes are offered in English 9, English 10, Geometry, Algebra 2, Brief Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, French, German, and Spanish. Eleven honors classes are offered.

    Dual Enrollment enables students to enroll in freshmen col-lege courses and earn college credits at local institutions of higher education. Course offerings at Perry include: Psychology, Sports Marketing, Commercial Photography, Math, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Spanish, French, German, Sign Language, Early Childhood Education, Government, Graphics Arts and Culinary Arts. Approximately 484 students earned College credit through the 39 Dual Enrollment classes in the 2023-2024 school year.

    Advanced Placement (AP) Results:  In May 2024, 597 students took an AP course. 855 exams were given, with 351 stu-dents scoring a 3 or higher.

     

    Class of 2024 Post High School Plans:

    · 52% of our senior class will be attending a 4-year university

    · 21% will be attending a community college 

    · 15% have enlisted in the military, workforce or attend trade school

    · $22,979,588 was earned in scholarships by the Class of 2024

     

  •  

    *ACT Scores

    English

    Math

    Reading

    Science

    Composite

    State

     19

    19.4

    20.5

    20

    19.9

    Perry High

    22

    22.7

    22.4

    21.9

    22.4

     

  • Our past graduates have been accepted to the following notable universities: 

    Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Brown University, New York University, Oregon State University, Stanford, Texas A & M University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, The University of Alabama, US Military Academy West Point, US Naval Academy, US Air Force Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Texas A & M, The Julliard School, Hastings College, Princeton University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Berkley, University of Colorado Boulder, Purdue University, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Baylor University, Berklee College of Music, New Mexico State University, Spelman College, Southern Methodist University, Iowa State University and Boise State University,Indiana University, University of Southern California, Belmont University, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Grand Canyon University, and Columbia College Chicago.