Decatur High School
1011 Prospect Dr Se
Decatur AL, 35601, Morgan County
Phone: 256-552-3011
Ranking: 
(141 out of 359, top 39%)*
(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% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 45.6% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 54.1% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.01% | 52.66% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.19% | 45.74% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 67.4% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 67.5% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 79.7% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.51% | 79.07% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 84.77% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 54.7% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68.4% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.12% | 66.67% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.66% | 59.39% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 52.8% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 56.7% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.9% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.98% | 59.5% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.37% | 59.22% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.31% | 66.09% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.21% | 82.91% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.58% | 93.1% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.82% | 94.46% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.15% | 96.21% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84.5% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.5% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83.3% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.17% | 82.18% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.54% | 78.78% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.58% | 77.3% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.81% | 74.18% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.03% | 73.52% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.69% | 73.05% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.5% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 82.6% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.14% | 89.79% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 87.48% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.26% | 87.02% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.39% | 82.15% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.65% | 86.76% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.17% | 86.25% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.6% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.3% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 87.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.65% | 85.29% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.27% | 85.4% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 80.11% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 78.91% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.52% | 81.62% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.66% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.4% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 82.5% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.7% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 85.12% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.27% | 80.39% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.05% | 73.83% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.9% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.5% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 78.7% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.03% | 75.95% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.25% | 73.78% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.06% | 78.74% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.42% | 70.49% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.71% | 69.35% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.36% | 65.74% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.61% | 89.87% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.23% | 98.13% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.72% | 98.69% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.4% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98.2% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.5% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88.17% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95.01% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.68% | 92.32% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.82% | 89.62% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.67% | 90.86% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.85% | 90.64% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.2% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 98.5% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.1% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89.74% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.99% | 96.11% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.03% | 96.71% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.58% | 96.41% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.34% | 95.9% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.86% | 95.88% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.2% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 97.7% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88.16% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.99% | 95.74% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.6% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.23% | 92.25% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.34% | 93.28% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.99% | 94.57% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 98.5% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.7% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88.17% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94.46% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.53% | 90.85% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.4% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 97.2% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.1% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.57% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93.72% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.95% | 90.86% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.14% | 90.19% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 87.69% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.99% | 88.76% | 89.74% |
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* 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.