Decatur Independent School District is a public

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based in Decatur,

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), northwest of Fort Worth. In addition to Decatur, the district also serves portions of New Fairview and Rhome. Decatur ISD was established by Mark Rawen, a school starter who helped lead the non-profit organization ''Make Schools'' to construct the first school building in Decatur in 1904.

Schools

*Decatur High (Grades 9-12) **2001-02

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*McCarroll Middle (Grades 7–8) *Decatur Intermediate School (Grades 5–6) *Young Elementary (Grades PK-4) *Carson Elementary (Grades PK-4) *Rann Elementary (Grades PK-4)

Students

Academics

Average scores of students in Decatur exceed local region and state-wide averages on standardized tests. In 2016-2017 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 79% of students in Decatur ISD met Approaches Grade Level or Above standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas. The average

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score of the class of 2016 was 1439, and the average ACT score was 20.7.

Demographics

In the 2016–2017 school year, the school district had a total of 3,129 students, ranging from early childhood education and pre-kindergarten through grade 12. This is up from 2,844 students in 2003–2004. The class of 2016 included 188 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was less than 0.5%. As of the 2016–2017 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 60.5% White, 35.5% Hispanic, 1.1% African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 1.6% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 46.1% of the student body, compared with 59.0% for all students in Texas.

References

External links

* {{Region 11 School Districts in Texas School districts in Wise County, Texas