Decatur Middle School

Regular School · Decatur, AL

Decatur Middle School is a regular school school in Decatur, Alabama, serving grades 06–08 with 818 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

818

Teachers (FTE)

51.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	308	38%
White	263	32%
Black or African American	195	24%
Two or more races	44	5%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	818	418M / 400F

English Language Learners: 125 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	17.0% -7.1pp	24.1%	828
Reading Proficiency	36.0% -10.3pp	46.3%	830
Science Proficiency	41.0%	—	256

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

195 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

164

20% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	818	100%

Contact & Location

1011 Prospect Drive SE

Decatur, AL 35601

Phone: (256)552-3035

http://dms.dcs.edu/

District

Decatur City

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,930

District enrollment: 8,745

Other Schools in District

Austinville Elementary School Elementary
BanksCaddell Elementary School Elementary
Benjamin Davis Elementary School Elementary
Chestnut Grove Elementary School Elementary
Eastwood Elementary School Elementary
Frances Nungester Elementary School Elementary
Julian Harris Elementary School Elementary
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School Elementary

View all 19 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35601) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010117000433

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD