Stephen Decatur Elementary School
3425 South Foltz St
Indianapolis IN, 46221, Marion County
Phone: 317-241-0183
Ranking: 
(979 out of 1,449, bottom 32%)*
(979 out of 1,449, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6
School District: Decatur Township Metropolitan 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: | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 521 | 540 | 513 | 443 | 405 | 412 | 450 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 72 | 13.8% | 94 | 17.4% | 96 | 18.7% | 65 | 14.7% | 105 | 25.9% | 119 | 28.9% | 118 | 26.2% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 17.3% | 96 | 17.8% | 79 | 15.4% | 81 | 18.3% | 108 | 26.7% | 92 | 22.3% | 109 | 24.2% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 18.4% | 80 | 14.8% | 79 | 15.4% | 89 | 20.1% | 96 | 23.7% | 103 | 25.0% | 107 | 23.8% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 14.4% | 75 | 13.9% | 91 | 17.7% | 72 | 16.3% | 92 | 22.7% | 97 | 23.5% | 116 | 25.8% |
| Grade 5: | 82 | 15.7% | 105 | 19.4% | 81 | 15.8% | 75 | 16.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 106 | 20.3% | 90 | 16.7% | 87 | 17.0% | 61 | 13.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 307 | 58.9% | 298 | 55.2% | 280 | 54.6% | 233 | 52.6% | 212 | 52.3% | 201 | 48.8% | 217 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 214 | 41.1% | 242 | 44.8% | 233 | 45.4% | 210 | 47.4% | 158 | 39.0% | 185 | 44.9% | 212 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 11.9% | 70 | 13.0% | 55 | 10.7% | 47 | 10.6% | 30 | 7.4% | 32 | 7.8% | 36 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 42 | 8.1% | 35 | 6.5% | 30 | 5.8% | 18 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 26 | 5.8% |
| White: | 384 | 73.7% | 400 | 74.1% | 407 | 79.3% | 351 | 79.2% | 333 | 82.2% | 349 | 84.7% | 368 | 81.8% |
| 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: | 30 | 5.8% | 32 | 5.9% | 20 | 3.9% | 25 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 330 | 63.3% | 325 | 60.2% | 294 | 57.3% | 260 | 58.7% | 207 | 51.1% | 192 | 46.6% | 226 | 50.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 12.9% | 76 | 14.1% | 64 | 12.5% | 68 | 15.3% | 52 | 12.8% | 71 | 17.2% | 60 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.30 | 20.00 | 19.00 | 17.55 | 18.00 | 19.30 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 82.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 80.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 77.4% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.8% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 77% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73.4% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 71.9% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 66.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 80.5% | 86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 55.8% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 53.9% | 67% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 72.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 82.6% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 58.8% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 49.5% | 64% |
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* Stephen Decatur Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.