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Decatur City Schools
Decatur City is a public school district in Alabama, based in Morgan County (Decatur). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Decatur City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Decatur City
17 of 18 schools in Decatur City carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3C: 7D: 5F: 1
Best schools in Decatur City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Walter Jackson Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Decatur High Developmental (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Eastwood Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Frances Nungester Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Austin Junior High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Julian Harris Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Decatur Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Austin Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Chestnut Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Decatur City
High schools (3)
- D Austin High School, Decatur
- B- Decatur High Developmental, Decatur
- C- Decatur High School, Decatur
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C Austin Junior High School, Decatur
- C- Austin Middle School, Decatur
- C Decatur Middle School, Decatur
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- D- Austinville Elementary School, Decatur
- D Bankscaddell Elementary School, Decatur
- Benjamin Davis Elementary School, Decatur
- C- Chestnut Grove Elementary School, Decatur
- B- Eastwood Elementary School, Decatur
- C+ Frances Nungester Elementary School, Decatur
- C Julian Harris Elementary School, Decatur
- A- Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School, Decatur
- D Oak Park Elementary School, Decatur
- B Walter Jackson Elementary School, Decatur
- F West Decatur Elementary School, Decatur
- D Woodmeade Elementary School, Decatur
Where Decatur City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Decatur (18)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alabama
- County: Morgan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,665 students with 555 full-time-equivalent teachers and 995 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0101170
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hartselle City (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Morgan County (17 schools, 13 mi)
- Limestone County (16 schools, 14 mi)
- Athens City (8 schools, 14 mi)
- Madison City (11 schools, 16 mi)
- Lawrence County (12 schools, 19 mi)
- Huntsville City (43 schools, 20 mi)
- Madison County (28 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Decatur City
How many schools are in Decatur City?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Decatur City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Decatur City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Decatur.
How good are the schools in Decatur City?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.9%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Decatur City?
8,665 students were enrolled in Decatur City in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Decatur City?
Decatur City is in Alabama, based in Morgan County, with its district office in Decatur. Its boundary covers about 54.6 sq mi.