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Stephen Decatur Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

1 Educational Park, Decatur, IL 62526 · (217) 362-3251 · Part of Decatur School District 61

Hickory Point Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
413
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Stephen Decatur Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 34.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Educational Park, Decatur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7217
Grade 8196
Enrollment over time
627’20
485’21
459’22
467’23
413’24

Down 34.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%White 29%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Stephen Decatur Middle School from Hickory Point Township families.

Other schools in Decatur School District 61

The district →
Montessori Academy for Peace
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Decatur
D
586 students15:1
Pershing Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Decatur
416 students26:1
Robertson Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Decatur
D−
327 students30:1
Johns Hill Magnet School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Decatur
C−
627 students15:1
Dennis Lab School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Decatur
D
579 students17:1
Parsons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Decatur
D−
505 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Hickory Point Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.