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Stephen Decatur Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Decatur Township school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stephen Decatur Elementary School enrolls 448 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 448 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Stephen Decatur Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Stephen Decatur Elementary 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 448 students, Stephen Decatur Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 721 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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