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Decatur Middle School

Regular School · Indianapolis, IN

Decatur Middle School is a regular school school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving grades 07–08 with 1,000 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.6:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
1,000
Teachers (FTE)
64.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 466 47%
Black or African American 298 30%
Hispanic/Latino 165 17%
Two or more races 63 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Asian 3 0%
Total enrollment 1,000 524M / 476F

English Language Learners: 88 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10.0% -27pp 37.0% 1,040
Reading Proficiency 24.0% -18.2pp 42.2% 1,039

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
100 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
209
20.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
408
40.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,000 100%

Contact & Location

5108 S High School Rd

Indianapolis, IN 46221

Phone: (317)856-5274

District

MSD Decatur Township

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,950

District enrollment: 6,709

NCES ID

180264000313

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