South Shores Elementary School
2500 South Franklin St Rd
Decatur IL, 62521, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3243
Ranking: (2,615 out of 3,028, bottom 14%)*
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: | 14 | 27 | NA | NA | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | ||||||
Total Students: | 277 | 294 | 329 | 355 | 349 | 357 | 364 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 46 | 16.6% | 47 | 16.0% | 53 | 16.1% | 47 | 13.2% | 61 | 17.5% | 46 | 12.9% | 62 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 17.0% | 46 | 15.6% | 46 | 14.0% | 63 | 17.7% | 50 | 14.3% | 52 | 14.6% | 56 | 15.4% |
Grade 2: | 39 | 14.1% | 37 | 12.6% | 50 | 15.2% | 48 | 13.5% | 41 | 11.7% | 54 | 15.1% | 50 | 13.7% |
Grade 3: | 43 | 15.5% | 46 | 15.6% | 50 | 15.2% | 50 | 14.1% | 49 | 14.0% | 56 | 15.7% | 49 | 13.5% |
Grade 4: | 35 | 12.6% | 47 | 16.0% | 43 | 13.1% | 46 | 13.0% | 51 | 14.6% | 50 | 14.0% | 49 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 43 | 15.5% | 31 | 10.5% | 41 | 12.5% | 53 | 14.9% | 53 | 15.2% | 55 | 15.4% | 46 | 12.6% |
Grade 6: | 24 | 8.7% | 40 | 13.6% | 46 | 14.0% | 48 | 13.5% | 44 | 12.6% | 44 | 12.3% | 52 | 14.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 172 | 62.1% | 176 | 59.9% | 182 | 55.3% | 194 | 54.6% | 173 | 49.6% | 141 | 39.5% | 176 | 48.4% |
Female: | 105 | 37.9% | 118 | 40.1% | 147 | 44.7% | 161 | 45.4% | 143 | 41.0% | 187 | 52.4% | 164 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 9 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% |
Black: | 108 | 39.0% | 120 | 40.8% | 144 | 43.8% | 141 | 39.7% | 130 | 37.2% | 124 | 34.7% | 121 | 33.2% |
White: | 126 | 45.5% | 127 | 43.2% | 134 | 40.7% | 167 | 47.0% | 187 | 53.6% | 206 | 57.7% | 214 | 58.8% |
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: | 40 | 14.4% | 44 | 15.0% | 40 | 12.2% | 42 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 205 | 74.0% | 203 | 69.0% | 163 | 49.5% | 261 | 73.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 228 | 62.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 26.1% | 12 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 24 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.79 | 10.71 | NA | NA | 20.09 | 18.69 | 19.80 | 19.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 72.7% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 74.7% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.0% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 74.5% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 35.9% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 54.9% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 60.4% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 60.1% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 53.3% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.2% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 69.7% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 67.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 63.7% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 44.9% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 71.1% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 75.8% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 77.7% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79.4% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.7% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 39.1% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 56.5% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 63.0% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 64.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 58.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 53.2% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 62.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64.6% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 66.9% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.7% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 62.6% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.5% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 49.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 57.2% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.1% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 76.9% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 43.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 47.5% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 49.9% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 52.6% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 49.2% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61.9% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 65.5% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 44.5% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68.3% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 75.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 68.0% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.7% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.3% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62.7% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 65.9% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 67.5% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 73.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 76.5% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 78.4% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 68.9% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 45.0% | 58.9% |
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* South Shores 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.