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Decatur Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 1,060 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Decatur Township school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Decatur Middle School enrolls 1,060 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 26% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 529 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 279 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
797 of the school's 1,060 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 736 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Decatur Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 IN-60, state senate district 35, state house district 91.
Decatur Middle School is one of 9 schools in MSD Decatur Township, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 6,485 students district-wide and employs 416 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,060 students, Decatur Middle School is larger than the district average of about 721 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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