Chestnut Grove Elementary School

Regular School · Decatur, AL

Chestnut Grove Elementary School is a regular school school in Decatur, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 436 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

436

Teachers (FTE)

32.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	154	35%
Black or African American	117	27%
Hispanic/Latino	112	26%
Two or more races	35	8%
Asian	15	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	436	240M / 196F

English Language Learners: 44 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	24.1%	172
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	46.3%	172
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	63

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)

-0.25 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

26 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8.5% 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.)	436	100%

Contact & Location

3205 Cedarhurst Dr SW

Decatur, AL 35603

Phone: (256)552-3092

http://www.dcs.edu/webpages/cgrove/

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
Eastwood Elementary School Elementary
Frances Nungester Elementary School Elementary
Julian Harris Elementary School Elementary
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School Elementary
Oak Park Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35603) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010117001786

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