📍 1499 W Main St, Dennis Lab School Mosaic Campus, Decatur, Macon County, 62522
Dennis Lab School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Macon County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kamra Meador. It is part of the Decatur SD 61 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 7% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dennis Lab School enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 33% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 280 | 51% |
| White | 182 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
436 of the school's 551 students (79%) 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.
Dennis Lab School 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 48, state house district 96.
Dennis Lab School 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 551 students, Dennis Lab School 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