📍 4735 E Cantrell St, Decatur, Macon County, 62521
Montessori Academy for Peace is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Macon County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathaniel Tallent. It is part of the Decatur SD 61 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Montessori Academy for Peace enrolls 697 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 33% Black or African American and 18% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 329 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 227 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 127 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
359 of the school's 697 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Montessori Academy for Peace is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 101.
Montessori Academy for Peace is one of 17 schools in Decatur SD 61, based in Decatur, Illinois. The district serves 7,840 students district-wide and employs 434 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 697 students, Montessori Academy for Peace is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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