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Johns Hill Magnet School

Public Grades K-8
1679th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Johns Hill Magnet School is a K–8 school in Decatur, Illinois, serving 627 students in Decatur School District 61, an area with several nearby elementary and magnet schools. The central takeaway is that Johns Hill does better than its district and nearby-school averages in all-grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, but remains well below state proficiency—especially in ELA, where it trails the state by 35 points.

Science is the school’s clearest relative strength: fifth-grade proficiency was 30%, compared with 21% in the district and 48% statewide, and Johns Hill ranked second among four nearby schools with reported results, behind Montessori Academy for Peace. Eighth-grade Science was 33%, also second among three nearby schools with results. In all-grade ELA, Johns Hill scored 22%, above the nearby average of 19% and the district’s 18%, but below the state’s 56%; in Mathematics, it scored 12%, versus a nearby average of 9%, the district’s 8%, and the state’s 40%. Johns Hill ranked fourth among nearby schools in both subjects, so its local results are comparatively strong but not leading.

ELA has risen from 11% in 2023–2024 to 22% in 2025–2026, while Mathematics increased from 7% to 12%; however, both subjects’ gaps with the state widened over that period. SchoolDigger rates Johns Hill at the 3rd percentile statewide with 0 stars, down from the 17th percentile in 2022–2023; its current rank is 1,679 of 1,737. It has a 15.2 student-teacher ratio, below the nearby average of 17.8, and reported 80% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 subgroup results suggest relatively stronger effectiveness in serving African American students (26th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 11th), while its English Language Learner Students result fell from the 32nd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 10th in 2024–2025.

627
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,984
Per pupil spending ?
79.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
97%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 1025 E Johns Ave
       Decatur, IL  62521-2741

(217) 362-3350

District: Decatur School District 61

Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.6%
Hispanic:
30.3%
White:
15.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg18%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,679th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 38 pts since 2016
From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,077th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 50 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Decatur School District 61
726th of 738Decatur 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20266.11679 of 17373.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.31838 of 205610.6%★☆☆☆☆
202415.61825 of 206711.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.81720 of 207717.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.01667 of 208219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202126.21381 of 194829.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.11238 of 208640.7%★★☆☆☆
201837.71236 of 203739.3%★★☆☆☆
201739.41183 of 204442.1%★★☆☆☆
201638.81201 of 204641.3%★★☆☆☆
201555.1800 of 205261.0%★★★☆☆
201474.8517 of 209375.3%★★★★☆
201364.9809 of 216762.7%★★★☆☆
201250.71284 of 216640.7%★★☆☆☆
201160.21035 of 214751.8%★★★☆☆
201055.61154 of 213946.0%★★☆☆☆
200955.61135 of 212046.5%★★☆☆☆
200860.71018 of 209251.3%★★★☆☆
200748.01358 of 209535.2%★★☆☆☆
200661.7999 of 208652.1%★★★☆☆
200555.61106 of 202245.3%★★☆☆☆
200469.6704 of 203065.3%★★★☆☆
200365.9838 of 202058.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.4510 of 68825.9%★☆☆☆☆
202436.6408 of 65537.7%★★☆☆☆
202340.0379 of 69245.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.7417 of 68439.0%★★☆☆☆
202145.5172 of 42859.8%★★★☆☆
201946.1324 of 71154.4%★★★☆☆
201842.1346 of 69850.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.9894 of 104914.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.4712 of 7889.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.0715 of 82613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.3535 of 78832.1%★★☆☆☆
202223.6724 of 7685.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.7342 of 53736.3%★★☆☆☆
201934.1543 of 74326.9%★☆☆☆☆
201836.3477 of 71833.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.91797 of 19427.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.11862 of 19424.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.51657 of 195715.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.51523 of 197022.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.01247 of 168025.8%★☆☆☆☆
201953.1887 of 201956.1%★★★☆☆
201846.41002 of 196449.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.9953 of 9823.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.6897 of 9596.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.5910 of 9706.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.9944 of 9541.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.6900 of 9555.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.6904 of 9383.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.51651 of 18008.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.51669 of 17936.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.01536 of 180815.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.01617 of 17638.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.61224 of 151419.2%★☆☆☆☆
201938.51149 of 181636.7%★★☆☆☆
201823.61491 of 176515.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.81676 of 194713.9%★☆☆☆☆
202421.11554 of 195920.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.21560 of 198421.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.61614 of 197718.4%★☆☆☆☆
202125.21257 of 170726.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.71541 of 201923.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.61343 of 197231.9%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202223.969 of 9527.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.21008 of 129222.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.51081 of 11959.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.3832 of 115628.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.01295 of 13896.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.91359 of 13922.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.51345 of 14195.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.41268 of 142511.0%★☆☆☆☆
202141.8745 of 130843.0%★★☆☆☆
201950.2736 of 146249.7%★★☆☆☆
201855.7621 of 146357.6%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20267.31077 of 11264.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.81201 of 136812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202415.41221 of 136310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.61083 of 136720.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.91086 of 136920.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.9989 of 124120.3%★☆☆☆☆
201937.8793 of 135641.5%★★☆☆☆
201847.0642 of 129350.3%★★★☆☆
201733.3845 of 129334.6%★★☆☆☆
201650.0595 of 129454.0%★★★☆☆
201566.5344 of 130273.6%★★★★☆
201465.9428 of 132267.6%★★★☆☆
201357.4585 of 136757.2%★★★☆☆
201254.1727 of 136546.7%★★☆☆☆
201164.1549 of 134459.2%★★★☆☆
201060.7601 of 132754.7%★★★☆☆
200965.2520 of 131860.5%★★★☆☆
200864.1549 of 129357.5%★★★☆☆
200770.1390 of 128769.7%★★★☆☆
200675.5291 of 127277.1%★★★★☆
200575.4312 of 120974.2%★★★★☆
200475.3310 of 120474.3%★★★★☆
200364.9457 of 118561.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.8397 of 57430.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.8441 of 54819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202337.5333 of 56941.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.0379 of 57333.9%★★☆☆☆
202138.8213 of 38544.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.6423 of 56525.1%★☆☆☆☆
201849.8195 of 51161.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.2463 of 4834.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.9463 of 4864.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.8475 of 4801.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.8446 of 4541.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20264.2842 of 8672.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.71066 of 124814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.41139 of 12519.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.1858 of 127532.7%★★☆☆☆
202225.4945 of 128626.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.3748 of 101726.5%★☆☆☆☆
201948.9615 of 127651.8%★★★☆☆
201854.4520 of 122657.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.2662 of 6691.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.2622 of 6433.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.2659 of 6610.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.4658 of 6620.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.7582 of 6398.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.4515 of 59012.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.11108 of 12299.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.11203 of 12191.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.11129 of 12348.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.21084 of 122111.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.4927 of 10199.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.6814 of 121733.1%★★☆☆☆
201829.4864 of 116125.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.81110 of 127112.7%★☆☆☆☆
202417.31094 of 126413.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.41120 of 129213.3%★☆☆☆☆
202219.51057 of 128617.8%★☆☆☆☆
202117.3929 of 104811.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5999 of 129622.9%★☆☆☆☆
201835.9742 of 122339.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.2184 of 2049.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.2633 of 81222.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.9770 of 88412.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.6823 of 8755.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.8662 of 89526.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.7744 of 89817.1%★☆☆☆☆
202130.2567 of 81330.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.1514 of 90543.2%★★☆☆☆
201852.7397 of 88955.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Multi-racial (2022)27th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school
White (2025)13th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science32%-18 vs state
English Language Arts22%-34 vs state
Mathematics12%-27 vs state

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Students at Johns Hill Magnet School are 40% African American, 30% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Johns Hill Magnet School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Johns Hill Magnet School.

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