Stephen Decatur Middle School
Decatur, IL · Decatur SD 61
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · City, small
683rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 0%· Stable
1 Educational Park, Decatur, IL 62526
(217)362-3251NCES ID 171185004100Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Stephen Decatur Middle School 683rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 0% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 2th in 2019 to 0th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 467 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2000, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 42.1% | 47.1% | ▲ 5.0 pts | |
| White | 44.5% | 34.0% | ▼ 10.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 11.7% | 13.9% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.0% | 4.5% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Asian | 0.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2000. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $101K in zip 62526 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Stephen Decatur Middle School
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What school district is Stephen Decatur Middle School in?
Stephen Decatur Middle School is part of the Decatur SD 61 district in Decatur, Illinois.
Is Stephen Decatur Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Stephen Decatur Middle School 683rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 0% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Stephen Decatur Middle School?
Black 47%, White 34%, Two or more races 14%, Hispanic 5% (467 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Stephen Decatur Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62526 is $101K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.