Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR SD 61·NCES 171185001407
Muffley Elementary School
88 S Country Club Rd, Decatur, IL 62521 · (217) 362-3341 · Macon County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
326 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Muffley Elementary School→Stephen Decatur Middle School
Based on grade levels within Decatur SD 61. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
15.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
6.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.6% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 6.1% | 3.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Muffley Elementary School
Muffley Elementary School's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muffley Elementary School this school | 386 | 84.5% | 10.8% |
| South Shores Elementary School Decatur | 335 | 87.2% | 8.0% |
| Pershing Early Learning Center Decatur | 416 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Sheridan Elementary School Bloomington | 314 | 82.8% | 15.2% |
| Michael E Baum Elementary School Decatur | 313 | 86.6% | 16.4% |
| Harvard Park Elementary School Springfield | 370 | 87.6% | 11.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Muffley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #1,864 of 1,925 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #1,991 of 2,077 ▼ 71 | #9 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #2,006 of 2,077 ▲ 21 | #11 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #1,070 of 2,419 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,893 of 2,035 | #13 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #442 of 2,042 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #416 of 2,132 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #1,374 of 1,461 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 386 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 84% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 72% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 78% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 60% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 16 | 23.8:1 | 76% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 15 | 22.4:1 | 75% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 19 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muffley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (393 to 386); teachers down 8% (24 to 22).
About Muffley Elementary School
Muffley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Decatur, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 386 students in kindergarten through 6.
In Decatur SD 61, 15 schools enroll a combined 7,840 students.
No group is above 50% at Muffley Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 34% White, 13% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Macon County, the Black share is about 16%. The diversity index for Muffley Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Muffley Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. At Muffley Elementary School, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Macon County is 23 points.
Test results at Muffley Elementary School are 11.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (10.8% actual, 22.7% predicted).
Census data for Macon County show median household income comes to about $62,666, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 43 public schools and about 14,702 students.
Michael E Baum Elementary School is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Muffley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 13.9% on proficiency, and Muffley Elementary School is below that at 10.8%.
Muffley Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 386, close to the 377 recorded in 2020-21.
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Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,849
Census ACS
Median income
$62,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
14,702 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur SD 61
- MacArthur High SchoolHigh · 1,059 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Johns Hill Magnet SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Montessori Academy for PeaceElementary · 586 students
- Dennis Lab SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Other schools in Decatur
- MacArthur High SchoolHigh · 1,059 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Johns Hill Magnet SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Montessori Academy for PeaceElementary · 586 students
- Dennis Lab SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Michael E Baum Elementary School1.2 mi · 313
- Eisenhower High School1.4 mi · 909
- Montessori Academy for Peace1.7 mi · 586
- Johns Hill Magnet School2.0 mi · 627
- South Shores Elementary School2.3 mi · 335
- Dennis Lab School2.5 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Muffley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Muffley Elementary School?
Muffley Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-06.
Is Muffley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Muffley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Muffley Elementary School have?
Muffley Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Muffley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Muffley Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 4% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Muffley Elementary School?
Muffley Elementary School is overseen by Decatur SD 61 in Macon County.
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