Chestnut Grove Elementary School
3205 Cedarhurst Dr Sw
Decatur AL, 35603, Morgan County
Phone: 256-552-3092
Ranking: 
(287 out of 1,064, top 27%)*
(287 out of 1,064, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Decatur City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 30 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 418 | 381 | 415 | NA | NA | 437 | 431 | 462 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 8.6% | 19 | 5.0% | 18 | 4.3% | NA | NA | 15 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 18.7% | 60 | 15.7% | 77 | 18.6% | NA | NA | 76 | 17.4% | 69 | 16.0% | 83 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 15.1% | 59 | 15.5% | 61 | 14.7% | NA | NA | 55 | 12.6% | 68 | 15.8% | 54 | 11.7% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 13.4% | 57 | 15.0% | 60 | 14.5% | NA | NA | 67 | 15.3% | 55 | 12.8% | 75 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 13.6% | 62 | 16.3% | 61 | 14.7% | NA | NA | 66 | 15.1% | 74 | 17.2% | 71 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 67 | 16.0% | 59 | 15.5% | 65 | 15.7% | NA | NA | 79 | 18.1% | 77 | 17.9% | 72 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 14.6% | 65 | 17.1% | 73 | 17.6% | NA | NA | 79 | 18.1% | 70 | 16.2% | 89 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 221 | 52.9% | 195 | 51.2% | 224 | 54.0% | NA | NA | 225 | 51.5% | 208 | 48.3% | 216 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 197 | 47.1% | 186 | 48.8% | 191 | 46.0% | NA | NA | 200 | 45.8% | 215 | 49.9% | 242 | 52.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.7% | NA | NA | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 9 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 7.2% | 23 | 6.0% | 24 | 5.8% | NA | NA | 16 | 3.7% | 24 | 5.6% | 19 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 125 | 29.9% | 120 | 31.5% | 147 | 35.4% | NA | NA | 137 | 31.4% | 135 | 31.3% | 127 | 27.5% |
| White: | 228 | 54.5% | 213 | 55.9% | 231 | 55.7% | NA | NA | 269 | 61.6% | 260 | 60.3% | 306 | 66.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 6.7% | 17 | 4.5% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 40.7% | 155 | 40.7% | 176 | 42.4% | NA | NA | 149 | 34.1% | 129 | 29.9% | 114 | 24.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.3% | 12 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.6% | NA | NA | 18 | 4.1% | 23 | 5.3% | 23 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.17 | 10.73 | 12.77 | NA | NA | 12.67 | 15.10 | 15.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 55.4% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 43.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 54.5% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.37% | 31.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.61% | 45.6% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 70.4% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 70.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76.5% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.14% | 74.92% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.59% | 74.73% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 54.5% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 45.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 48.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.65% | 48.74% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.55% | 44.97% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 45.2% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 51.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.72% | 37.18% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.55% | 45.6% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 77.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.38% | 76.25% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 81.63% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 79.5% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.33% | 82.98% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.47% | 84.12% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.15% | 86.54% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 79.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.68% | 81.33% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 84.64% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 83.95% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.34% | 85.68% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.06% | 85.31% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.44% | 87.15% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 63.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 71.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.77% | 76.69% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.61% | 75.65% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.32% | 79.15% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.09% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.03% | 84.34% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.16% | 90.87% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 81.3% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 79.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.18% | 85.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.76% | 80.16% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.33% | 85.83% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.91% | 83.52% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.36% | 86.63% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88.57% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 69.4% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.46% | 81.16% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.64% | 77.31% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.94% | 75.57% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.19% | 83.44% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.04% | 89.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.94% | 91.9% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 79.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 79.7% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.77% | 81.04% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.63% | 83.07% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 79.48% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.13% | 82.11% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.73% | 83.85% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.37% | 88.27% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.72% | 63.71% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 61.82% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.82% | 67.52% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.92% | 71.03% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76.16% | 80.09% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Chestnut Grove Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.