William Harris Elementary School
620 East Garfield Ave
Decatur IL, 62526, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3231
Ranking: 
(2,903 out of 3,028, bottom 4%)*
(2,903 out of 3,028, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 12 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 293 | 261 | 281 | 271 | 286 | 181 | 301 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 16.4% | 42 | 16.1% | 56 | 19.9% | 54 | 19.9% | 49 | 17.1% | 34 | 18.8% | 50 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 18.1% | 49 | 18.8% | 48 | 17.1% | 38 | 14.0% | 49 | 17.1% | 23 | 12.7% | 54 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 14.3% | 45 | 17.2% | 43 | 15.3% | 43 | 15.9% | 31 | 10.8% | 31 | 17.1% | 35 | 11.6% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 16.7% | 31 | 11.9% | 30 | 10.7% | 33 | 12.2% | 49 | 17.1% | 23 | 12.7% | 49 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 11.9% | 27 | 10.3% | 35 | 12.5% | 38 | 14.0% | 38 | 13.3% | 23 | 12.7% | 38 | 12.6% |
| Grade 5: | 31 | 10.6% | 33 | 12.6% | 32 | 11.4% | 34 | 12.5% | 34 | 11.9% | 20 | 11.0% | 30 | 10.0% |
| Grade 6: | 34 | 11.6% | 34 | 13.0% | 36 | 12.8% | 29 | 10.7% | 36 | 12.6% | 26 | 14.4% | 45 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 154 | 52.6% | 136 | 52.1% | 145 | 51.6% | 146 | 53.9% | 148 | 51.7% | 61 | 33.7% | 158 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 139 | 47.4% | 125 | 47.9% | 136 | 48.4% | 125 | 46.1% | 103 | 36.0% | 92 | 50.8% | 118 | 39.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 6 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 145 | 49.5% | 127 | 48.7% | 145 | 51.6% | 152 | 56.1% | 145 | 50.7% | 105 | 58.0% | 152 | 50.5% |
| White: | 115 | 39.2% | 104 | 39.8% | 109 | 38.8% | 98 | 36.2% | 110 | 38.5% | 55 | 30.4% | 120 | 39.9% |
| 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: | 27 | 9.2% | 27 | 10.3% | 24 | 8.5% | 17 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 90.1% | 213 | 81.6% | 161 | 57.3% | 226 | 83.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 226 | 75.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.9% | 68 | 24.2% | 15 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 28 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.46 | 9.42 | 22.18 | 21.39 | 24.51 | 16.50 | 25.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 72.7% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 74.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 76.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 79% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 79.0% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 74.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.0% | 35.9% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 54.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 60.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 60.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 53.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 67.2% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 69.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 67.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 63.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.0% | 44.9% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 71.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 75.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 77.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 79.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 39.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 56.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 63.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 64.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 58.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 53.2% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 62.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 64.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 66.9% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 65.7% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 65.5% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 49.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 57.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 66.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 76.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.0% | 43.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 47.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 49.9% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 52.6% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 49.2% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 61.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 67.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 65.5% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 44.5% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 68.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 68.0% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 78.7% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.3% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.0% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 62.7% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 65.9% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 67.5% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 73.7% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 76.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.4% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 68.9% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 45.0% | 58.9% |
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* William Harris Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.