Summary:
MSD Decatur Township currently has one middle school, Decatur Middle School, serving grades 7-8. This school is located within the MSD Decatur Township district.
Decatur Middle School is currently the only middle school in the MSD Decatur Township district. The school serves approximately 985 students in grades 7 and 8. A significant portion of the student body, 81.32%, qualifies for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of socioeconomic need within the school community. The chronic absenteeism rate stands at 17.8%, which is a concern as it can impact academic performance. The school spends $11,760 per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.9.
Academically, Decatur Middle School consistently performs below both the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, ELA proficiency was 21.97% compared to the district's 23.51% and the state's average of not provided, while Math proficiency was 12.35% versus the district's 22.74% and the state's average of not provided. An interesting outlier is the Biology proficiency, which is exceptionally high at 95.65% for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly exceeding district and state averages. The school has maintained a low statewide ranking, consistently falling around 370th out of nearly 500 Indiana middle schools and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past few years. This suggests a need for targeted interventions to improve core academic outcomes, especially considering the relatively high per-student spending that does not appear to be translating into higher proficiency in these key subjects.
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