Parsons Accelerated School
3591 North Macarthur Rd
Decatur IL, 62526, Macon County
Phone: 217-876-8788
Ranking: 
(2,780 out of 3,028, bottom 8%)*
(2,780 out of 3,028, bottom 8%)*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: | 16 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 341 | 360 | 299 | 294 | 334 | 305 | 305 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 14.7% | 74 | 20.6% | 51 | 17.1% | 42 | 14.3% | 46 | 13.8% | 50 | 16.4% | 53 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 20.5% | 53 | 14.7% | 45 | 15.1% | 51 | 17.3% | 46 | 13.8% | 45 | 14.8% | 48 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 14.4% | 49 | 13.6% | 48 | 16.1% | 36 | 12.2% | 47 | 14.1% | 47 | 15.4% | 44 | 14.4% |
| Grade 3: | 42 | 12.3% | 51 | 14.2% | 30 | 10.0% | 38 | 12.9% | 57 | 17.1% | 41 | 13.4% | 40 | 13.1% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 15.0% | 31 | 8.6% | 37 | 12.4% | 40 | 13.6% | 46 | 13.8% | 37 | 12.1% | 48 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 8.2% | 52 | 14.4% | 45 | 15.1% | 51 | 17.3% | 50 | 15.0% | 46 | 15.1% | 39 | 12.8% |
| Grade 6: | 51 | 15.0% | 50 | 13.9% | 43 | 14.4% | 36 | 12.2% | 42 | 12.6% | 39 | 12.8% | 33 | 10.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 174 | 51.0% | 189 | 52.5% | 157 | 52.5% | 152 | 51.7% | 140 | 41.9% | 131 | 43.0% | 122 | 40.0% |
| Female: | 167 | 49.0% | 171 | 47.5% | 142 | 47.5% | 142 | 48.3% | 157 | 47.0% | 127 | 41.6% | 141 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.3% | 11 | 3.1% | 9 | 3.0% | 9 | 3.1% | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.6% | 9 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 119 | 34.9% | 132 | 36.7% | 129 | 43.1% | 115 | 39.1% | 142 | 42.5% | 123 | 40.3% | 122 | 40.0% |
| White: | 170 | 49.9% | 182 | 50.6% | 131 | 43.8% | 134 | 45.6% | 152 | 45.5% | 133 | 43.6% | 131 | 43.0% |
| 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: | 37 | 10.9% | 29 | 8.1% | 22 | 7.4% | 28 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 81.8% | 269 | 74.7% | 143 | 47.8% | 230 | 78.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 238 | 78.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.8% | 19 | 5.3% | 101 | 33.8% | 14 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 17 | 5.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.79 | 12.82 | 20.71 | 20.36 | 20.88 | 21.80 | 20.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.7% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 74.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 79% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.0% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 74.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 35.9% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 54.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 60.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 53.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 67.2% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 69.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 67.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 63.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 44.9% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 75.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 77.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 75.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.0% | 39.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 56.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 64.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 58.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 53.2% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 62.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 64.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.9% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.7% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 62.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 65.5% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 57.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 66.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 73.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 76.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 43.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 47.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 49.9% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 52.6% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 49.2% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 61.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 67.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 65.5% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 44.5% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 75.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.0% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.7% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 78.3% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 62.7% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 65.9% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.5% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 73.7% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 76.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 78.4% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 68.9% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 45.0% | 58.9% |
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* Parsons Accelerated School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.