Academically, this school does not offer any challenges to students. The staff is not very involved with anything relating to the students, so much so that a majority of the students have never even seen the principal. The level of difficulty is way lower than most high schools, and there are very
... Read more few teachers that actually care about the students (and even mosre students who would rather not be there). Read less
Posted by a student on 01/15/09
I have been very pleased with my daughter's experience at PMHS. She has been challenged academically and has excelled with a high GPA (higher than I every expected)! I have noticed that if she gets a teacher who she can not understand or relate to, then other teachers in that area are available for
... Read more free tutoring after school or even before school to help explain things to her! Wow! The current principal, Joan Ellis, is awesome! She has a good rapport with the students and the staff as a whole. Not all the students are achieving there...but like anywhere else...you get out of it what you put into it! There are many clubs and sports offered. I am a please parent. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/20/08
I come from a small town, out of state school system with large rural district to create a class size of about 200 kids per class. Although our attrition rate was much lower than PMHS (and other nearby large metropolitan schools), the level of curricular and extra-curricular activities was nothing when
... Read more compared to PMHS. Teaching quality for what's availalble seems the very similar except that PMHS teachers have more resources albeit many are provided by the many parent/booster organizations that exist. Access to staff is good, school phone #s of all teaching staff is posted on PMHS website, all teachers provided email address during parent/student visitation night. I have had much success communicating with my childrens' teachers when needed and have been satified with responses or proposed compromises when positions are far apart. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/23/08
I thought this school was absolutely ridiculous. There are a handful of teachers that do not care about their students, and set them up for failure. The guidance department is also worthless.
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Posted by a other on 05/19/08
Preparing students to excel at major universities is a very high priority for the staff. As a former student, they did an excellent job. Academics are focused on heavily. Perry Meridian has an excellent sports and extra-curricular program as well including a world class exercise facility that is available
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Posted by a other on 06/10/07
Very dissapointed with most teachers and administration.Progress reports are shown to the kids,but not given to the parents.Lack of communication.Favoritism of teachers over students,probably due to the union.Principal does not know what the teachers are teaching and seems to not care to find out.Quality
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Posted by a parent on 04/21/06
I have had three children and over a dozen nieces and nephews graduate from Perry Meridian High School over the last 30 years. [More to come.] I have nothing but the highest respect for the School, the Administration and the Staff. The greatness of a school is measured by the leadership of the Administration,
... Read more namely the Principal and Assistant Principals. In Perry's case, they rank at the top! In my immediate as well as extended family, there have been 'underachievers' as well as 'overachievers' who have attended and graduated from Perry Meridian High School. In all cases, the quality of the Teachers played a tremendous role in helping each student reach his or her potential. When you couple the above with the number of 'extracurricular activities' that are offered, you or your child cannot go wrong. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/07/06
I've had 2 boys in pmhs one graduated in 2001, with great memories. He was accepted to purdue u. That would not have been possible without pmhs academic programs. My other son will be in gr. 11 This year. Not one conduct report ever on either son. Pmhs has dedicated staff, teachers worked on their own
... Read more time to help my son with geometry. Thanks to them he passed with good a good grade. Parents smell the coffee, we as parents have to do our part on how a child adapts to school. We cannot expect the school to take total care of our kids. If a child does not respect teachers,in my opinion it has to start at home. I do believe they do the best they can with some very hard situations. I am proud of my son. I say hang in teachers! it is worth it!!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/09/05
My daughter was a Freshman at Perry HS last year and will be attending as a Sophomore this year. My youngest daughter will enter as a freshman also. I was extremely discouraged last year due to the fact that if my daughter received an unsatisfactory grade, she wasn't required to show/have me sign
... Read more anything. Notices were passed out and the student would have to sign them with or without our knowledge. I do believe students should be responsible for their work/grades however, my 14yo would, if given the choice, sign her own to avoid being grounded just as many other kids would. I really hope this policy changes in the future. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/29/05
PMHS needs much improvement in the area of quality teachers. There has been extremely poor efforts of the teachers to communicate with the parents. We are not allowed to call the teachers nor email them. We have to use a third party such as a counselor. This does not work at all! We as parents do have
... Read more rights, as well as the students,but PMHS chooses to cater to their teachers instead of their students and their parents. What used to be a great school is now lacking in many respects. Just look at their tests scores and the low graduation rate. Read less
* In 2008-2009 Indiana used the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) assessment to test students in grades 3 through 10 in English/language arts and math, and in grades 5 and 7 in science. The ISTEP+ is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Indiana. High school students are required to pass the grade 10 ISTEP+ to receive a high school diploma. The goal is for all students to score at the passing level on the test.
Student enrollment:
2,158
Students per teacher:
17
Full-time teachers:
130
Number of classrooms:
70
Vocational Education
Accounting, Electronics, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed
Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, Computers, English
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Indianapolis schools — Perry Meridian High School is located at 401 W Meridian School Rd, Indianapolis IN 46217. 401 W Meridian School Rd is in the Hill Valley Estates neighborhood and 46217 ZIP code in Indianapolis, IN The school district for Perry Meridian High School is the Perry Township School District. Perry Meridian High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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