📍 2115 S Taylor Rd, Decatur, Macon County, 62521
American Dreamer STEM Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Macon County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Querida Ellis. It is part of the Decatur SD 61 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. 2% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
American Dreamer STEM Academy enrolls 391 students across grades K–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 17% White and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 280 | 72% |
| White | 65 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 391 students (90%) 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.
American Dreamer STEM Academy 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.
American Dreamer STEM Academy 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 391 students, American Dreamer STEM Academy is smaller 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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