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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at DECATUR H S this year?
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Enrollment
1,163
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR ISD·NCES 481650001407
Decatur High School
750 E EAGLE SUMMIT DR, DECATUR, TX 76234 · (940) 393-7200 · Wise County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,163 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
506 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 283 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 302 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 307 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 271 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DECATUR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 51.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 22.0% | 52.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 40.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Decatur High School
Decatur High School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur High School this school | 1,163 | 43.5% | 53.8% |
| Stephenville High School STEPHENVILLE | 1,079 | 42.4% | 66.7% |
| Lampasas High School LAMPASAS | 1,145 | 42.1% | 59.9% |
| Godley High School GODLEY | 868 | 41.4% | 45.2% |
| Tivy High School KERRVILLE | 1,363 | 44.5% | 58.7% |
| Joshua High School JOSHUA | 1,313 | 37.9% | 59.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Decatur High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wise County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #690 of 1,385 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,162 of 1,425 ▼ 79 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #684 of 1,425 ▲ 63 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #652 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,163 | #535 of 2,107 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,158 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #591 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #1,142 of 1,522 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #368 of 672 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,163
+130 (+13%) vs 2020
+156% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,163 | 65.6 | 17.7:1 | 44% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 1,162 | 68.9 | 16.9:1 | 41% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 1,140 | 69.2 | 16.5:1 | 42% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 1,033 | 69 | 15.0:1 | 42% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 1,054 | 61 | 17.3:1 | 43% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 37% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | 64 | 14.2:1 | 31% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 60 | 12.3:1 | 19% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Decatur High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,054 to 1,163); teachers up 7% (61 to 65.6).
About Decatur High School
As a mid-sized high school, Decatur High School serves students in DECATUR, Texas. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,163 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Decatur High School is one school in DECATUR ISD, a system of 6 schools with 3,786 students.
The student body at Decatur High School is 57% White. The school is also 38% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Decatur High School totals 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Decatur High School is about 44%.
Decatur High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Texas public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Decatur High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 53.8% actual against 55.1% predicted.
Looking at the county, Wise County, the median household earns about $93,421 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Decatur High School, Wise County has 28 public schools.
Decatur High School's closest public school neighbor is Carson Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Decatur High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Decatur High School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,163, from 1,033 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 15.0:1 to 17.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,005
Census ACS
Median income
$93,421
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DECATUR ISD
- McCarroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Rann Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- STEM Academy at Enis Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other schools in DECATUR
- McCarroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Rann Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- STEM Academy at Enis Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other Decatur High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Decatur High. Decatur High School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Decatur High SchoolDecatur, GA · 1,901 students
- Decatur High SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 1,352 students
- Decatur High SchoolDecatur, AL · 915 students
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOLDECATUR, AR · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Carson Elementary School0.3 mi · 489
- STEM Academy at Enis Elementary School1.4 mi · 380
- McCarroll Middle School1.4 mi · 838
- Rann Elementary School1.8 mi · 471
- Young Elementary School2.5 mi · 445
- Paradise High School8.3 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Decatur High SchoolHow large is Decatur High School?
Decatur High School enrolls approximately 1,163 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Decatur High School serve?
Decatur High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Decatur High School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Decatur High School.
How diverse is Decatur High School?
Decatur High School reports a student body of 57% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Decatur High School?
Decatur High School is overseen by DECATUR ISD in Wise County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.