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William Harris Elementary School

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Public Grades
288
Students ?
22.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
72.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 620 E Garfield Ave
       Decatur, IL  62526-4550

(217) 362-3361

District: Decatur School District 61

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.1%
White:
33.0%
Two or more races:
11.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2006 → 4th in 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (3% vs 34% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2006
!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?
This school3%
District avg9%
Illinois avg34%
Not ranked this year
William Harris Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
806th of 811Decatur School District 61 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201511.41967 of 20524.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20144.62055 of 20931.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.02160 of 21670.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.62146 of 21660.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.51901 of 214711.5%★☆☆☆☆
20105.92045 of 21394.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.31877 of 212011.5%★☆☆☆☆
200812.51881 of 209210.1%★☆☆☆☆
200711.31904 of 20959.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200620.51780 of 208614.7%★☆☆☆☆
200530.61580 of 202221.9%★☆☆☆☆
200426.41637 of 203019.4%★☆☆☆☆
200327.91571 of 202022.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Illinois (2018-2019) ?
English Language Arts3%-33 vs state
Mathematics3%-30 vs state

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In the 2018-19 school year, 288 students attended William Harris Elementary School.

Students at William Harris Elementary School are 53% African American, 33% White, 11% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.


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