Dennis Elementary School
1499 West Main St
Decatur IL, 62522, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3237
Ranking: (2,657 out of 3,028, bottom 12%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 7
School District: Decatur School District 61
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |||||||
Total Students: | 405 | 300 | 278 | 258 | 249 | 267 | 252 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 59 | 14.6% | 65 | 21.7% | 48 | 17.3% | 34 | 13.2% | 38 | 15.3% | 44 | 16.5% | 39 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 13.8% | 46 | 15.3% | 39 | 14.0% | 44 | 17.1% | 44 | 17.7% | 41 | 15.4% | 38 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 12.8% | 36 | 12.0% | 48 | 17.3% | 45 | 17.4% | 44 | 17.7% | 40 | 15.0% | 30 | 11.9% |
Grade 3: | 43 | 10.6% | 52 | 17.3% | 37 | 13.3% | 44 | 17.1% | 26 | 10.4% | 36 | 13.5% | 36 | 14.3% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 13.6% | 40 | 13.3% | 40 | 14.4% | 27 | 10.5% | 38 | 15.3% | 31 | 11.6% | 35 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 11.4% | 35 | 11.7% | 27 | 9.7% | 40 | 15.5% | 22 | 8.8% | 41 | 15.4% | 43 | 17.1% |
Grade 6: | 37 | 9.1% | 26 | 8.7% | 39 | 14.0% | 24 | 9.3% | 37 | 14.9% | 34 | 12.7% | 31 | 12.3% |
Grade 7: | 29 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 198 | 48.9% | 141 | 47.0% | 137 | 49.3% | 122 | 47.3% | 107 | 43.0% | 124 | 46.4% | 108 | 42.9% |
Female: | 207 | 51.1% | 159 | 53.0% | 141 | 50.7% | 136 | 52.7% | 111 | 44.6% | 112 | 41.9% | 118 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 2.5% | 11 | 3.7% | 7 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 2.0% |
Black: | 127 | 31.4% | 91 | 30.3% | 106 | 38.1% | 99 | 38.4% | 99 | 39.8% | 124 | 46.4% | 108 | 42.9% |
White: | 216 | 53.3% | 164 | 54.7% | 129 | 46.4% | 122 | 47.3% | 123 | 49.4% | 114 | 42.7% | 114 | 45.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 49 | 12.1% | 29 | 9.7% | 34 | 12.2% | 32 | 12.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 280 | 69.1% | 225 | 75.0% | 130 | 46.8% | 203 | 78.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 181 | 71.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 33.8% | 21 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.38 | 9.92 | 27.63 | 23.33 | 20.46 | 21.40 | 22.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 72.7% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 74.7% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 76.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 79% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.0% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.5% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 35.9% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 54.9% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 60.4% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 60.1% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 53.3% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 67.2% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 69.7% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 67.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 63.7% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 44.9% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 71.1% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 75.8% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 77.7% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 79.4% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 75.7% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 39.1% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 56.5% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 63.0% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 64.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 58.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 53.2% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 62.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 64.6% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 66.9% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 65.7% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 62.6% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 65.5% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 49.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 57.2% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 66.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 73.1% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 76.9% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 43.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 47.5% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 49.9% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52.6% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 49.2% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.9% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 67.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 65.5% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 44.5% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 68.3% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 75.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 68.0% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 78.7% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 78.3% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 62.7% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 65.9% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 67.5% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 73.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76.5% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 78.4% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68.9% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 45.0% | 58.9% |
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* Dennis Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.