Decatur Middle School

Decatur Middle School is a heavily attended middle-grades school in Decatur, Alabama, part of Decatur City. The school serves 818 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% larger than the state mean of about 508.

Across the 19 schools in Decatur City (8,902 students total), Decatur Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Decatur Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 24% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Morgan County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Decatur Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.8%, the actual is 35.0%, a residual of -2.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Morgan County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,845 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Morgan County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,204 students), Decatur Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Decatur High Developmental, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Decatur Middle School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Decatur Middle School has increased 27%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 818 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 51% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Decatur Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.