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West Decatur Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

West Decatur Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 363 students in grades PK-5 in Decatur, Alabama, which is part of the Decatur City school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 588-669 out of around 680-692 schools.

West Decatur Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with test scores that consistently lag behind the Decatur City and Alabama state averages in proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.87% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 40.3% for Decatur City and 45.47% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.8% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the typical 14.8% rate seen at the nearby schools. Additionally, a very high percentage (around 90%) of West Decatur students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage compared to the surrounding schools.

The combination of low test scores, high poverty, and higher student-teacher ratios (16.8-17.8) compared to the nearby schools (13.5-17.9) suggests that West Decatur Elementary may need additional resources and support to help its students succeed academically. Addressing the school's attendance issues and providing targeted interventions could be important steps in improving the educational outcomes for the students at West Decatur Elementary.

407

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,695

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

708 Memorial Dr Sw
Decatur, AL 35601-2917

(256) 552-3027

District: Decatur City

Students who attend West Decatur Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Austin Middle School
High:	Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

African American:

18.7%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg47%

Alabama avg52%

588^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Decatur City

82^nd of 135Decatur City among Alabama 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	588 of 680	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	625 of 684	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	635 of 680	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	609 of 687	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	596 of 692	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	620 of 681	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	640 of 680	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	669 of 691	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	540 of 691	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	592 of 695	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.4	499 of 696	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	580 of 696	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	592 of 709	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	602 of 704	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	604 of 696	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	600 of 698	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	641 of 698	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	636 of 689	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	636 of 688	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.5	612 of 623	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	401 of 427	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	320 of 426	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	360 of 426	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	298 of 426	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	5.8	423 of 423	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	336 of 336	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	89 of 142	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	110 of 131	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	112 of 123	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	94 of 100	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	69 of 74	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	45 of 65	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.7	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	565 of 649	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	622 of 650	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	586 of 645	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	611 of 656	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	576 of 656	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	572 of 646	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	589 of 640	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	618 of 639	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	165 of 206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	183 of 196	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	178 of 184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	158 of 175	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	151 of 164	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	142 of 152	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	111 of 140	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	116 of 130	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	552 of 660	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	612 of 670	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	587 of 623	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	625 of 651	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	521 of 653	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	590 of 649	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	629 of 651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	548 of 567	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	564 of 651	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	577 of 655	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	609 of 649	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	573 of 669	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	561 of 669	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	571 of 650	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	608 of 650	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	605 of 639	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	348 of 403	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	376 of 395	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	270 of 344	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	519 of 532	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	525 of 535	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	524 of 528	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	531 of 540	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	531 of 539	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	524 of 529	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2023)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English33%-32 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Memorial Dr Sw	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3027	407	25	16.6	81.1%	41 (10.1%)	76 (18.7%)	276 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	14.9	588^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.3	625^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.6%	37	27.9	29.6	22.0	11.1	41.4	26.9	30.6	$10,695	$1,257	$9,437
BanksCaddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Gordon Dr SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3040	477	29	16.7	76.5%	59 (12.4%)	130 (27.3%)	262 (54.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	17.4	565^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.9%		22	535^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.8%	30	26.6	19.3	16.4	24.6	38.5	44.4	46.2	$11,826	$2,971	$8,854
Benjamin Davis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	417 Monroe Dr NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3025	251	19	13.4	55.4%	96 (38.2%)	85 (33.9%)	52 (20.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Woodmeade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 19th Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3023	361	24	15.0	67.6%	55 (15.2%)	93 (25.8%)	179 (49.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	30.8	471^st of 680 public elementary schools	30.7%		33.4	474^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.7%	3	30.2	26.9	28.3	23.1	55.8	45.1	65.3	$9,103	$1,156	$7,947
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	801 Wilson St NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3056	297	17	17.1	45.8%	144 (48.5%)	85 (28.6%)	49 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	92	40^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.1%		92.2	38^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.4%	2	81.2	75.5	77.3	52.1	94.1	81.9	95.9
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 16th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3033	481	36	13.5	70.9%	76 (15.8%)	133 (27.7%)	236 (49.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	8.7	648^th of 680 public elementary schools	4.7%		7	666^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.6%	18	20.0	22.0	8.3	10.0	26.2	30.6	32.1	$14,212	$2,829	$11,384
Austinville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Clara Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3050	463	28	16.3	67.6%	51 (11.0%)	119 (25.7%)	265 (57.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	38.7	436^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.9%		19.6	554^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.0%	118	43.5	29.0	38.9	19.4	64.5	55.9	53.1	$9,969	$885	$9,084
Walter Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Park St SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3031	251	17	14.9	59.8%	113 (45.0%)	56 (22.3%)	51 (20.3%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	62.8	248^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.5%		59.8	272^nd of 684 public elementary schools	60.2%	24	39.4	48.5	58.1	39.4	72.7	57.6	79.6
Julian Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1922 McAuliffe Dr SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3096	349	23	15.5	51.9%	134 (38.4%)	132 (37.8%)	33 (9.5%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	64.9	232^nd of 680 public elementary schools	65.9%		49.3	353^rd of 684 public elementary schools	48.4%	121	35.3	31.3	61.4	47.9	79.4	64.6	86.0
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 26th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3043	272	18	15.2	37.1%	179 (65.8%)	46 (16.9%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	73.1	167^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.1	123^rd of 684 public elementary schools	82.0%	44	51.4	53.7	60.6	43.9	85.7	68.3	72.7	$15,088	$3,262	$11,825

Frequently Asked Questions about West Decatur Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of West Decatur Elementary School?

Students at West Decatur Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is West Decatur Elementary School a good school?

West Decatur Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of West Decatur Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Decatur Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Austin Middle School
High : Austin High School

What district is West Decatur Elementary School in?

Decatur City

How many students attend West Decatur Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended West Decatur Elementary School.

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