Stephen Decatur Middle

Stephen Decatur Middle operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Clinton, Maryland, run under Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 751 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Stephen Decatur Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Stephen Decatur Middle reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 2% White.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stephen Decatur Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.8%; this one delivers 24.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) logs that median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stephen Decatur Middle is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Nearest neighbor: James Ryder Randall Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stephen Decatur Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 695 students in 2018 compared to 751 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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