Macarthur High School
1155 North Fairview Ave
Decatur IL, 62522, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3156
Ranking: (515 out of 666, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 48 | 106 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,085 | 1,166 | 1,179 | 1,197 | 1,221 | 1,147 | 1,261 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 381 | 35.1% | 419 | 35.9% | 462 | 39.2% | 458 | 38.3% | 516 | 42.3% | 401 | 35.0% | 469 | 37.2% |
Grade 10: | 282 | 26.0% | 308 | 26.4% | 300 | 25.4% | 326 | 27.2% | 254 | 20.8% | 285 | 24.8% | 299 | 23.7% |
Grade 11: | 229 | 21.1% | 242 | 20.8% | 256 | 21.7% | 209 | 17.5% | 248 | 20.3% | 228 | 19.9% | 260 | 20.6% |
Grade 12: | 193 | 17.8% | 197 | 16.9% | 161 | 13.7% | 204 | 17.0% | 203 | 16.6% | 233 | 20.3% | 233 | 18.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 511 | 47.1% | 564 | 48.4% | 597 | 50.6% | 620 | 51.8% | 605 | 49.5% | 536 | 46.7% | 604 | 47.9% |
Female: | 574 | 52.9% | 602 | 51.6% | 582 | 49.4% | 577 | 48.2% | 543 | 44.5% | 552 | 48.1% | 613 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 9 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.2% | 9 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 3.0% | 31 | 2.7% | 30 | 2.5% | 25 | 2.1% | 20 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.3% |
Black: | 499 | 46.0% | 542 | 46.5% | 547 | 46.4% | 541 | 45.2% | 551 | 45.1% | 518 | 45.2% | 546 | 43.3% |
White: | 432 | 39.8% | 485 | 41.6% | 505 | 42.8% | 530 | 44.3% | 568 | 46.5% | 542 | 47.3% | 646 | 51.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 109 | 10.0% | 93 | 8.0% | 84 | 7.1% | 83 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 699 | 64.4% | 745 | 63.9% | 303 | 25.7% | 671 | 56.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 630 | 50.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 3.4% | 11 | 0.9% | 279 | 23.7% | 81 | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 153 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.58 | 11.02 | 23.60 | 21.87 | 21.53 | 19.00 | 25.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 37.6% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 36.3% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 35.3% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.0% | 31.3% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 33.4% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 29.9% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 30.2% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 36.7% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 30.0% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 25.0% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 23.2% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 50.3% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 47.6% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 50.7% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 41.8% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 41.8% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 32.6% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 47.3% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 46.5% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 39.8% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 36.1% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 33.7% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 41.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 40.5% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 41.9% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 33.2% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 38.8% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 29.0% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 32.4% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 37.2% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 30.6% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 22.8% | 49.4% |
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* Macarthur High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.