South Decatur Elementary School
9302 South Cr 420 West
Greensburg IN, 47240, Decatur County
Phone: 812-591-3115
Ranking: 
(492 out of 1,449, top 34%)*
(492 out of 1,449, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Decatur County Community Schools
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: | 37 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 521 | 543 | 523 | 542 | 556 | 588 | 558 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 12.9% | 76 | 14.0% | 64 | 12.2% | 71 | 13.1% | 66 | 11.9% | 86 | 14.6% | 70 | 12.5% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 13.2% | 68 | 12.5% | 71 | 13.6% | 70 | 12.9% | 76 | 13.7% | 83 | 14.1% | 89 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 13.6% | 72 | 13.3% | 73 | 14.0% | 77 | 14.2% | 82 | 14.7% | 84 | 14.3% | 94 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 12.7% | 74 | 13.6% | 71 | 13.6% | 81 | 14.9% | 81 | 14.6% | 95 | 16.2% | 79 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 14.4% | 82 | 15.1% | 84 | 16.1% | 80 | 14.8% | 82 | 14.7% | 81 | 13.8% | 88 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 15.4% | 90 | 16.6% | 79 | 15.1% | 82 | 15.1% | 79 | 14.2% | 92 | 15.6% | 60 | 10.8% |
| Grade 6: | 88 | 16.9% | 81 | 14.9% | 81 | 15.5% | 81 | 14.9% | 90 | 16.2% | 67 | 11.4% | 78 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 52.8% | 287 | 52.9% | 288 | 55.1% | 297 | 54.8% | 290 | 52.2% | 304 | 51.7% | 297 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 246 | 47.2% | 256 | 47.1% | 235 | 44.9% | 245 | 45.2% | 252 | 45.3% | 270 | 45.9% | 250 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 506 | 97.1% | 529 | 97.4% | 508 | 97.1% | 519 | 95.8% | 547 | 98.4% | 578 | 98.3% | 549 | 98.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 10 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 45.5% | 260 | 47.9% | 233 | 44.6% | 238 | 43.9% | 242 | 43.5% | 190 | 32.3% | 173 | 31.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 11.5% | 54 | 9.9% | 41 | 7.8% | 47 | 8.7% | 43 | 7.7% | 73 | 12.4% | 62 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.08 | 14.68 | 15.85 | 17.00 | 16.12 | 17.70 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.8% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 87.1% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 87.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.8% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.9% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 91.7% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 82.2% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 82.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 83.8% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 79.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 95.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 94.6% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.9% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 75.4% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 76% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 78.7% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.3% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.9% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.1% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.6% | 64% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Decatur Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.