Somerville Road Elementary School
910 Somerville Rd Se
Decatur AL, 35601, Morgan County
Phone: 256-552-3033
Ranking: 
(857 out of 1,064, bottom 19%)*
(857 out of 1,064, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Decatur City 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: | 39 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 451 | 431 | 419 | NA | NA | 451 | 396 | 417 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 8.4% | 36 | 8.4% | 36 | 8.6% | NA | NA | 34 | 7.5% | 35 | 8.8% | 36 | 8.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 19.1% | 83 | 19.3% | 73 | 17.4% | NA | NA | 81 | 18.0% | 68 | 17.2% | 66 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 18.6% | 68 | 15.8% | 61 | 14.6% | NA | NA | 70 | 15.5% | 62 | 15.7% | 83 | 19.9% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 14.4% | 63 | 14.6% | 67 | 16.0% | NA | NA | 61 | 13.5% | 73 | 18.4% | 61 | 14.6% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 13.3% | 71 | 16.5% | 57 | 13.6% | NA | NA | 84 | 18.6% | 55 | 13.9% | 53 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 14.0% | 53 | 12.3% | 57 | 13.6% | NA | NA | 69 | 15.3% | 52 | 13.1% | 62 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 12.2% | 57 | 13.2% | 68 | 16.2% | NA | NA | 52 | 11.5% | 51 | 12.9% | 56 | 13.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 259 | 57.4% | 240 | 55.7% | 236 | 56.3% | NA | NA | 245 | 54.3% | 217 | 54.8% | 212 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 192 | 42.6% | 191 | 44.3% | 183 | 43.7% | NA | NA | 187 | 41.5% | 171 | 43.2% | 201 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 150 | 33.3% | 131 | 30.4% | 129 | 30.8% | NA | NA | 159 | 35.3% | 138 | 34.8% | 131 | 31.4% |
| Black: | 145 | 32.2% | 129 | 29.9% | 122 | 29.1% | NA | NA | 137 | 30.4% | 127 | 32.1% | 132 | 31.7% |
| White: | 138 | 30.6% | 153 | 35.5% | 151 | 36.0% | NA | NA | 138 | 30.6% | 128 | 32.3% | 149 | 35.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.2% | 15 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 375 | 83.1% | 355 | 82.4% | 341 | 81.4% | NA | NA | 360 | 79.8% | 304 | 76.8% | 328 | 78.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.9% | NA | NA | 20 | 4.4% | 19 | 4.8% | 17 | 4.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.56 | 9.69 | 10.61 | NA | NA | 10.13 | 9.80 | 9.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 55.4% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 43.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 54.5% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.86% | 31.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.43% | 45.6% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 70.4% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 70.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 76.5% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 74.92% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.86% | 74.73% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 54.5% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 45.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 48.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 48.74% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.86% | 44.97% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 52.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 45.2% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 51.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.76% | 37.18% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.79% | 45.6% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 77.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 78.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 76.25% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.08% | 81.63% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.67% | 79.5% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.03% | 82.98% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 84.12% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.46% | 86.54% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 79.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 81.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 81.33% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.96% | 84.64% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.88% | 83.95% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 85.68% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.55% | 85.31% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.55% | 87.15% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 63.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 71.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.69% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.41% | 75.65% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.55% | 79.15% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 83.09% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.34% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.37% | 90.87% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 81.3% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 79.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.66% | 85.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.14% | 80.16% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85.83% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.88% | 83.52% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.63% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 88.57% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 69.4% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.96% | 81.16% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.07% | 77.31% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.54% | 75.57% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.56% | 83.44% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 89.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.95% | 91.9% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 79.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 79.7% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.05% | 81.04% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 83.07% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 79.48% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 82.11% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 83.85% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 88.27% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 63.71% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61.82% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.56% | 67.52% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.17% | 71.03% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.84% | 76.16% | 80.09% |
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* Somerville Road 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.