Durfee Elementary School
1000 West Grand Ave
Decatur IL, 62522, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3254
Ranking: 
(2,620 out of 3,028, bottom 13%)*
(2,620 out of 3,028, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Decatur School District 61
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: | 21 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 333 | 353 | 327 | 314 | 300 | 290 | 251 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 13.8% | 49 | 13.9% | 73 | 22.3% | 45 | 14.3% | 45 | 15.0% | 48 | 16.6% | 38 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 13.8% | 73 | 20.7% | 41 | 12.5% | 49 | 15.6% | 44 | 14.7% | 46 | 15.9% | 40 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 19.5% | 44 | 12.5% | 43 | 13.1% | 47 | 15.0% | 50 | 16.7% | 42 | 14.5% | 36 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 39 | 11.7% | 51 | 14.4% | 47 | 14.4% | 47 | 15.0% | 38 | 12.7% | 39 | 13.4% | 34 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 43 | 12.9% | 52 | 14.7% | 47 | 14.4% | 40 | 12.7% | 35 | 11.7% | 40 | 13.8% | 38 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 14.1% | 47 | 13.3% | 38 | 11.6% | 41 | 13.1% | 45 | 15.0% | 42 | 14.5% | 30 | 12.0% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 14.1% | 37 | 10.5% | 38 | 11.6% | 45 | 14.3% | 43 | 14.3% | 33 | 11.4% | 35 | 13.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 177 | 53.2% | 198 | 56.1% | 186 | 56.9% | 180 | 57.3% | 131 | 43.7% | 122 | 42.1% | 121 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 156 | 46.8% | 155 | 43.9% | 141 | 43.1% | 134 | 42.7% | 121 | 40.3% | 133 | 45.9% | 110 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 205 | 61.6% | 213 | 60.3% | 190 | 58.1% | 198 | 63.1% | 188 | 62.7% | 192 | 66.2% | 169 | 67.3% |
| White: | 77 | 23.1% | 86 | 24.4% | 92 | 28.1% | 75 | 23.9% | 66 | 22.0% | 65 | 22.4% | 61 | 24.3% |
| 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: | 44 | 13.2% | 50 | 14.2% | 41 | 12.5% | 39 | 12.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 319 | 95.8% | 318 | 90.1% | 109 | 33.3% | 278 | 88.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 212 | 84.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 75 | 22.9% | 17 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.72 | 12.85 | 20.58 | 20.18 | 17.08 | 18.20 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.7% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 74.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 79% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 79.0% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 74.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 35.9% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 54.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 60.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 60.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 53.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 67.2% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 69.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 67.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 63.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 44.9% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 75.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 77.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 79.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 39.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 56.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 63.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 64.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 58.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53.2% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 62.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 66.9% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 65.7% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 65.5% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 49.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 57.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 66.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 73.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 43.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 47.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 49.9% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 52.6% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 49.2% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 67.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 65.5% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 44.5% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 75.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 68.0% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.7% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 78.3% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 62.7% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 65.9% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 67.5% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 73.7% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 76.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 78.4% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 68.9% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 45.0% | 58.9% |
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* Durfee Elementary 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.