Decatur Central High School
5251 Kentucky Ave
Indianapolis IN, 46221, Marion County
Phone: 317-856-5288
Ranking: 
(301 out of 351, bottom 14%)*
(301 out of 351, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Decatur Township Metropolitan School District
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: | 89 | 93 | 91 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 89 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,783 | 1,839 | 1,812 | 1,794 | 1,781 | 1,759 | 1,632 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 432 | 24.2% | 484 | 26.3% | 500 | 27.6% | 471 | 26.3% | 471 | 26.4% | 513 | 29.2% | 464 | 28.4% |
| Grade 10: | 468 | 26.2% | 481 | 26.2% | 452 | 24.9% | 471 | 26.3% | 482 | 27.1% | 450 | 25.6% | 407 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 457 | 25.6% | 440 | 23.9% | 440 | 24.3% | 439 | 24.5% | 425 | 23.9% | 399 | 22.7% | 414 | 25.4% |
| Grade 12: | 419 | 23.5% | 434 | 23.6% | 420 | 23.2% | 413 | 23.0% | 403 | 22.6% | 397 | 22.6% | 347 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 885 | 49.6% | 917 | 49.9% | 864 | 47.7% | 888 | 49.5% | 853 | 47.9% | 859 | 48.8% | 815 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 898 | 50.4% | 922 | 50.1% | 948 | 52.3% | 906 | 50.5% | 872 | 49.0% | 851 | 48.4% | 788 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 135 | 7.6% | 122 | 6.6% | 107 | 5.9% | 99 | 5.5% | 82 | 4.6% | 68 | 3.9% | 68 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 207 | 11.6% | 205 | 11.1% | 193 | 10.7% | 182 | 10.1% | 184 | 10.3% | 199 | 11.3% | 167 | 10.2% |
| White: | 1,380 | 77.4% | 1,453 | 79.0% | 1,454 | 80.2% | 1,467 | 81.8% | 1,460 | 82.0% | 1,441 | 81.9% | 1,362 | 83.5% |
| 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: | 49 | 2.7% | 51 | 2.8% | 49 | 2.7% | 39 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 866 | 48.6% | 873 | 47.5% | 960 | 53.0% | 788 | 43.9% | 836 | 46.9% | 825 | 46.9% | 682 | 41.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 200 | 11.2% | 202 | 11.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 160 | 8.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.02 | 19.73 | 19.90 | 21.15 | 19.55 | 19.60 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56% | 69% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 77.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | 71.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 25% | 25% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 33.1% | 33.9% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 31.8% | 30.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 56.5% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 65.6% | 66.5% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Decatur Central High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.