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Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School
801 Wilson St Nw
Decatur AL, 35601, Morgan County
Phone: 256-552-3056
Ranking: 
(34 out of 1,064, top 3%)*
(34 out of 1,064, top 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
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: | 24 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 355 | 330 | 348 | NA | NA | 304 | 271 | 271 | ||||||
| Grade 3: | 131 | 36.9% | 110 | 33.3% | 119 | 34.2% | NA | NA | 123 | 40.5% | 95 | 35.1% | 96 | 35.4% |
| Grade 4: | 108 | 30.4% | 116 | 35.2% | 107 | 30.7% | NA | NA | 93 | 30.6% | 97 | 35.8% | 84 | 31.0% |
| Grade 5: | 116 | 32.7% | 104 | 31.5% | 122 | 35.1% | NA | NA | 88 | 28.9% | 79 | 29.2% | 91 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 172 | 48.5% | 160 | 48.5% | 164 | 47.1% | NA | NA | 118 | 38.8% | 111 | 41.0% | 109 | 40.2% |
| Female: | 183 | 51.5% | 170 | 51.5% | 184 | 52.9% | NA | NA | 178 | 58.6% | 152 | 56.1% | 158 | 58.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | NA | NA | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 4.5% | 16 | 4.8% | 13 | 3.7% | NA | NA | 9 | 3.0% | 8 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 87 | 24.5% | 97 | 29.4% | 101 | 29.0% | NA | NA | 89 | 29.3% | 99 | 36.5% | 83 | 30.6% |
| White: | 230 | 64.8% | 211 | 63.9% | 227 | 65.2% | NA | NA | 203 | 66.8% | 162 | 59.8% | 179 | 66.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 35.2% | 117 | 35.5% | 109 | 31.3% | NA | NA | 96 | 31.6% | 72 | 26.6% | 63 | 23.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.2% | 19 | 5.8% | 17 | 4.9% | NA | NA | 14 | 4.6% | 19 | 7.0% | 18 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.68 | 16.75 | 14.48 | NA | NA | 14.11 | 14.60 | 14.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 55.4% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 43.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 54.5% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.39% | 31.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.82% | 45.6% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 70.4% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 70.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 76.5% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.22% | 74.92% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.02% | 74.73% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 54.5% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 45.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 48.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.87% | 48.74% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.97% | 44.97% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 52.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 45.2% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 51.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.78% | 37.18% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 45.6% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 77.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 78.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 76.25% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.66% | 81.63% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 79.5% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.26% | 82.98% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.59% | 84.12% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.05% | 86.54% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 79.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.75% | 81.33% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.91% | 84.64% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.88% | 83.95% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 85.68% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99.09% | 85.31% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.26% | 87.15% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 63.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 71.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.94% | 76.69% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 75.65% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.83% | 79.15% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.71% | 83.09% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.76% | 84.34% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.53% | 90.87% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 81.3% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 79.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.94% | 85.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 80.16% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.96% | 85.83% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.71% | 83.52% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.67% | 86.63% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.07% | 88.57% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 69.4% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.46% | 81.16% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 77.31% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.75% | 75.57% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.18% | 83.44% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.43% | 89.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.33% | 91.9% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 79.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 79.7% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.04% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.91% | 83.07% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.29% | 79.48% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.73% | 82.11% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.62% | 83.85% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.33% | 88.27% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 63.71% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 61.82% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.95% | 67.52% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.37% | 71.03% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 76.16% | 80.09% |
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* Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.