Decatur Middle School
5108 South High School Rd
Indianapolis IN, 46221, Marion County
Phone: 317-856-5274
Ranking: 
(1,229 out of 1,449, bottom 15%)*
(1,229 out of 1,449, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 50 | 56 | 57 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 907 | 903 | 907 | 983 | 935 | 919 | 999 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 450 | 49.6% | 464 | 51.4% | 434 | 47.9% | 489 | 49.7% | 481 | 51.4% | 458 | 49.8% | 473 | 47.3% |
| Grade 8: | 457 | 50.4% | 439 | 48.6% | 473 | 52.1% | 494 | 50.3% | 454 | 48.6% | 461 | 50.2% | 526 | 52.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 476 | 52.5% | 469 | 51.9% | 452 | 49.8% | 487 | 49.5% | 455 | 48.7% | 454 | 49.4% | 460 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 431 | 47.5% | 434 | 48.1% | 455 | 50.2% | 496 | 50.5% | 443 | 47.4% | 435 | 47.3% | 501 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 93 | 10.3% | 77 | 8.5% | 73 | 8.0% | 67 | 6.8% | 52 | 5.6% | 51 | 5.5% | 44 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 82 | 9.0% | 79 | 8.7% | 84 | 9.3% | 101 | 10.3% | 103 | 11.0% | 102 | 11.1% | 114 | 11.4% |
| White: | 686 | 75.6% | 697 | 77.2% | 721 | 79.5% | 776 | 78.9% | 747 | 79.9% | 740 | 80.5% | 803 | 80.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 4.6% | 41 | 4.5% | 22 | 2.4% | 34 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 480 | 52.9% | 461 | 51.1% | 573 | 63.2% | 496 | 50.5% | 519 | 55.5% | 470 | 51.1% | 507 | 50.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 10.9% | 119 | 13.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 113 | 11.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.01 | 16.13 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 18.54 | 18.40 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 69% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 77.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 71.0% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 74% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.6% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.6% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.5% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.7% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.2% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58.2% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.7% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 63.9% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.8% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.1% | 80% |
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* Decatur Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.