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D−

Muffley Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

88 S Country Club Rd, Decatur, IL 62521 · (217) 362-3341 · Part of Decatur School District 61

Long Creek Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
386
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Muffley Elem School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
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 ↗

88 S Country Club Rd, Decatur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 141
Grade 268
Grade 363
Grade 453
Grade 559
Grade 650
Enrollment over time
377’20
384’21
368’22
401’23
386’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%White 34%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Muffley Elem School from Long Creek 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; Long Creek Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.