Stephen Decatur Middle School
300 East Eldorado St
Decatur IL, 62523, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3071
Ranking: (2,821 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Decatur School District 61
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: | 27 | 49 | 38 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 396 | 384 | 423 | 494 | 480 | 432 | 496 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 181 | 45.7% | 212 | 55.2% | 201 | 47.5% | 253 | 51.2% | 259 | 54.0% | 207 | 47.9% | 270 | 54.4% |
Grade 8: | 215 | 54.3% | 172 | 44.8% | 222 | 52.5% | 241 | 48.8% | 221 | 46.0% | 225 | 52.1% | 226 | 45.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 197 | 49.7% | 175 | 45.6% | 199 | 47.0% | 235 | 47.6% | 227 | 47.3% | 189 | 43.8% | 242 | 48.8% |
Female: | 199 | 50.3% | 209 | 54.4% | 224 | 53.0% | 259 | 52.4% | 204 | 42.5% | 207 | 47.9% | 223 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.2% |
Black: | 207 | 52.3% | 200 | 52.1% | 185 | 43.7% | 208 | 42.1% | 219 | 45.6% | 206 | 47.7% | 227 | 45.8% |
White: | 127 | 32.1% | 127 | 33.1% | 184 | 43.5% | 220 | 44.5% | 214 | 44.6% | 195 | 45.1% | 233 | 47.0% |
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: | 53 | 13.4% | 47 | 12.2% | 42 | 9.9% | 58 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 321 | 81.1% | 301 | 78.4% | 179 | 42.3% | 344 | 69.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 336 | 67.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 4.9% | 155 | 36.6% | 39 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 8.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.82 | 7.76 | 11.23 | 13.98 | 12.27 | 11.80 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 56.3% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 61.3% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 69.1% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 61.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 73.7% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 73.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.7% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 34.6% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 51.9% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 54.4% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65.8% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 59.3% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 65.4% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.0% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 61.7% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 34.7% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 55.8% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 56.9% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 56.2% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 64.0% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 63.7% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 71.4% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.9% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.3% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 68.9% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 60.9% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 57.7% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 32.0% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 33.8% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 30.6% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 56.6% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.8% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 64.7% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67.8% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 70.7% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 78.1% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.5% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 39.8% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 45.2% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 50.3% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.6% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 60.3% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 67.2% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 65.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 70.9% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 70.0% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.7% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.0% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 37.1% | 59.8% |
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* Stephen Decatur Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.