Decatur High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

1011 Prospect Dr Se

Decatur AL, 35601, Morgan County

Phone: 256-552-3011

Ranking:

(141 out of 359, top 39%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

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:	75		75		74		74		75		74		74
Total Students:	956		958		1,064		NA	NA	1,049		1,093		1,073
Grade 9:	259	27.1%	289	30.2%	310	29.1%	NA	NA	298	28.4%	329	30.1%	313	29.2%
Grade 10:	232	24.3%	257	26.8%	296	27.8%	NA	NA	319	30.4%	297	27.2%	291	27.1%
Grade 11:	223	23.3%	213	22.2%	227	21.3%	NA	NA	210	20.0%	212	19.4%	230	21.4%
Grade 12:	242	25.3%	199	20.8%	231	21.7%	NA	NA	222	21.2%	254	23.2%	233	21.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	462	48.3%	472	49.3%	511	48.0%	NA	NA	508	48.4%	514	47.0%	511	47.6%
Female:	494	51.7%	486	50.7%	553	52.0%	NA	NA	532	50.7%	571	52.2%	558	52.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.7%	3	0.3%	6	0.6%	NA	NA	5	0.5%	7	0.6%	7	0.7%
Asian:	13	1.4%	9	0.9%	7	0.7%	NA	NA	8	0.8%	11	1.0%	12	1.1%
Hispanic:	141	14.7%	135	14.1%	121	11.4%	NA	NA	117	11.2%	120	11.0%	118	11.0%
Black:	298	31.2%	296	30.9%	367	34.5%	NA	NA	361	34.4%	360	32.9%	329	30.7%
White:	486	50.8%	506	52.8%	556	52.3%	NA	NA	557	53.1%	595	54.4%	607	56.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	0.9%	8	0.8%	6	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	529	55.3%	520	54.3%	524	49.2%	NA	NA	504	48.0%	443	40.5%	426	39.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	40	4.2%	40	4.2%	63	5.9%	NA	NA	54	5.1%	77	7.0%	71	6.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.83		12.79		14.30		NA	NA	14.00		14.60		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
ADAW
2004	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	43.7%	48.5%	N/A
2005	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	46.2%	45.6%	N/A
2006	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	55.8%	54.1%	N/A
2008	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	48.01%	52.66%	N/A
2009	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	38.19%	45.74%	N/A
2004	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	63.9%	67.4%	N/A
2005	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	69.3%	67.5%	N/A
2006	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	81.9%	79.7%	N/A
2008	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	78.51%	79.07%	N/A
2009	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	82.05%	84.77%	N/A
2004	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	54.3%	60.1%	N/A
2005	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	59.7%	54.7%	N/A
2006	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	60%	68.4%	N/A
2008	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	62.12%	66.67%	N/A
2009	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	59.66%	59.39%	N/A
2004	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	50.1%	52.8%	N/A
2005	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	58.7%	56.7%	N/A
2006	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	59.2%	59.9%	N/A
2008	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	51.98%	59.5%	N/A
2009	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	55.37%	59.22%	N/A
AHSGE
2008	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	69.31%	66.09%	N/A
2009	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	82.21%	82.91%	N/A
2010	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	92.58%	93.1%	N/A
2011	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	94.82%	94.46%	N/A
2012	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	98.15%	96.21%	N/A
2004	Language	11th Grade	% met std	81.9%	84.5%	N/A
2005	Language	11th Grade	% met std	81.4%	82.5%	N/A
2006	Language	11th Grade	% met std	81.3%	83.3%	N/A
2007	Language	11th Grade	% met std	81.17%	82.18%	N/A
2008	Language	11th Grade	% met std	78.54%	78.78%	N/A
2009	Language	11th Grade	% met std	73.58%	77.3%	N/A
2010	Language	11th Grade	% met std	72.81%	74.18%	N/A
2011	Language	11th Grade	% met std	71.03%	73.52%	N/A
2012	Language	11th Grade	% met std	72.69%	73.05%	N/A
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	89.8%	87.5%	N/A
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	88.4%	82.6%	N/A
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	86.5%	88%	N/A
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	90.14%	89.79%	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	89.7%	87.48%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	88.26%	87.02%	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	79.39%	82.15%	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	87.65%	86.76%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	92.17%	86.25%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88.5%	89.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87.1%	86.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84.9%	87.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85.65%	85.29%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86.27%	85.4%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.4%	80.11%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.3%	78.91%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.52%	81.62%	N/A
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87.1%	85.66%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88.9%	88.4%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84.7%	82.5%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83.9%	85.7%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84.75%	85.12%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83.27%	80.39%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.05%	73.83%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76%	79.9%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76%	75.5%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	74.6%	78.7%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78.03%	75.95%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	77.25%	73.78%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76.06%	78.74%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	68.42%	70.49%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	71.71%	69.35%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	66.36%	65.74%	N/A
2010	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	89.61%	89.87%	N/A
2011	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	98.23%	98.13%	N/A
2012	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	98.72%	98.69%	N/A
2004	Language	12th Grade	% met std	98.7%	98.4%	N/A
2005	Language	12th Grade	% met std	97%	98.2%	N/A
2006	Language	12th Grade	% met std	98.4%	98.5%	N/A
2007	Language	12th Grade	% met std	80%	88.17%	N/A
2008	Language	12th Grade	% met std	97.5%	95.01%	N/A
2009	Language	12th Grade	% met std	90.68%	92.32%	N/A
2010	Language	12th Grade	% met std	90.82%	89.62%	N/A
2011	Language	12th Grade	% met std	90.67%	90.86%	N/A
2012	Language	12th Grade	% met std	94.85%	90.64%	N/A
2004	Math	12th Grade	% met std	99.3%	99.2%	N/A
2005	Math	12th Grade	% met std	97.6%	98.5%	N/A
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	98.4%	98.1%	N/A
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	82%	89.74%	N/A
2008	Math	12th Grade	% met std	97.99%	96.11%	N/A
2009	Math	12th Grade	% met std	97.03%	96.71%	N/A
2010	Math	12th Grade	% met std	97.58%	96.41%	N/A
2011	Math	12th Grade	% met std	97.34%	95.9%	N/A
2012	Math	12th Grade	% met std	97.86%	95.88%	N/A
2004	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	98.1%	98.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	96.5%	97.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	97.3%	97.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	81%	88.16%	N/A
2008	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	97.99%	95.74%	N/A
2009	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	92.8%	93.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	93.23%	92.25%	N/A
2011	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	93.34%	93.28%	N/A
2012	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	96.99%	94.57%	N/A
2004	Science	12th Grade	% met std	98.7%	98.7%	N/A
2005	Science	12th Grade	% met std	97.6%	98.5%	N/A
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	98.4%	98.7%	N/A
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	81%	88.17%	N/A
2008	Science	12th Grade	% met std	97%	94.46%	N/A
2009	Science	12th Grade	% met std	91.53%	90.85%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	98.1%	97.4%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	95.9%	97.2%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	96.2%	96.1%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	81%	87.57%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	97%	93.72%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	91.95%	90.86%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	96.14%	90.19%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	93.33%	87.69%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	93.99%	88.76%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Decatur High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.