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Decatur Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1498 Stadium Ave
Decatur, AR 72722
Phone
(479) 752-3986
District
DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
BENTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
177
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.2% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Decatur Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
38%
27%
37%
24%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
43%
20%
39%
20%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
37%
25%
34%
25%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
44%
53%
51%
14%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
7
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 39 22.0%
Grade 6 38 21.5%
Grade 7 48 27.1%
Grade 8 52 29.4%
Total 177 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.9% 45.9% 61.4%
Black 1.2% 1.5% 20.2%
Hispanic 41.1% 39.9% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.5% 5.7% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.4% 7.0% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,702 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 54.4 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 10.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.5% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.0% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.9% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,007 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.7% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.7% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.0% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.7% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 16.6% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,632 $3,486,000 33.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $583 $361,000 3.4%
Staff $814 $504,000 4.8%
General Administration $418 $259,000 2.5%
School Administration $664 $411,000 3.9%
Operation $1,628 $1,008,000 9.6%
Transportation $305 $189,000 1.8%
Other $323 $200,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,737 $2,932,000 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,667 $4,127,000 39.1%
Total Expenditures $17,036 $10,545,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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