Garfield Montessori School
300 Meadow Terrace Place
Decatur IL, 62521, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3270
Ranking: (1,312 out of 3,028, top 43%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Decatur School District 61
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 14 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 386 | 380 | 366 | 371 | 370 | 364 | 365 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 58 | 15.0% | 59 | 15.5% | 46 | 12.6% | 56 | 15.1% | 48 | 13.0% | 40 | 11.0% | 33 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten: | 45 | 11.7% | 36 | 9.5% | 46 | 12.6% | 45 | 12.1% | 41 | 11.1% | 43 | 11.8% | 41 | 11.2% |
Grade 1: | 35 | 9.1% | 45 | 11.8% | 42 | 11.5% | 43 | 11.6% | 39 | 10.5% | 36 | 9.9% | 38 | 10.4% |
Grade 2: | 42 | 10.9% | 37 | 9.7% | 40 | 10.9% | 32 | 8.6% | 38 | 10.3% | 32 | 8.8% | 37 | 10.1% |
Grade 3: | 37 | 9.6% | 38 | 10.0% | 29 | 7.9% | 36 | 9.7% | 31 | 8.4% | 38 | 10.4% | 39 | 10.7% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 9.3% | 31 | 8.2% | 36 | 9.8% | 31 | 8.4% | 38 | 10.3% | 40 | 11.0% | 41 | 11.2% |
Grade 5: | 31 | 8.0% | 41 | 10.8% | 30 | 8.2% | 41 | 11.1% | 39 | 10.5% | 34 | 9.3% | 33 | 9.0% |
Grade 6: | 38 | 9.8% | 29 | 7.6% | 40 | 10.9% | 35 | 9.4% | 33 | 8.9% | 33 | 9.1% | 38 | 10.4% |
Grade 7: | 28 | 7.3% | 37 | 9.7% | 30 | 8.2% | 28 | 7.5% | 31 | 8.4% | 31 | 8.5% | 40 | 11.0% |
Grade 8: | 36 | 9.3% | 27 | 7.1% | 27 | 7.4% | 24 | 6.5% | 32 | 8.6% | 37 | 10.2% | 25 | 6.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 181 | 46.9% | 171 | 45.0% | 172 | 47.0% | 165 | 44.5% | 139 | 37.6% | 182 | 50.0% | 143 | 39.2% |
Female: | 205 | 53.1% | 209 | 55.0% | 194 | 53.0% | 206 | 55.5% | 182 | 49.2% | 135 | 37.1% | 180 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% |
Black: | 93 | 24.1% | 89 | 23.4% | 79 | 21.6% | 86 | 23.2% | 93 | 25.1% | 98 | 26.9% | 101 | 27.7% |
White: | 237 | 61.4% | 236 | 62.1% | 233 | 63.7% | 233 | 62.8% | 230 | 62.2% | 219 | 60.2% | 212 | 58.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 42 | 10.9% | 45 | 11.8% | 45 | 12.3% | 43 | 11.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 36.5% | 134 | 35.3% | 29 | 7.9% | 121 | 32.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 137 | 37.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.4% | 20 | 5.3% | 35 | 9.6% | 31 | 8.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 26 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.57 | 14.56 | 24.58 | 26.71 | 24.85 | 26.20 | 22.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 72.7% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74.7% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 76.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 79% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79.0% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 74.5% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 35.9% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 54.9% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 60.4% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 60.1% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 53.3% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 67.2% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 69.7% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 67.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 63.7% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 44.9% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 71.1% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 75.8% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 77.7% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 79.4% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 75.7% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 39.1% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 56.5% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 63.0% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 64.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 58.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 53.2% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 62.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 64.6% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 66.9% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 65.7% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 62.6% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 65.5% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 49.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 57.2% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 66.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 73.1% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.9% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 43.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 47.5% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 49.9% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 52.6% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 49.2% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 61.9% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 67.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 65.5% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 44.5% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.3% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 75.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 68.0% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 78.7% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 78.3% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 62.7% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 65.9% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 67.5% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 76.5% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 78.4% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 68.9% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 45.0% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 56.3% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 61.3% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 69.1% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 61.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 73.7% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 73.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 73.7% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 34.6% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 51.9% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 54.4% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 65.8% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 59.3% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 65.4% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 65.0% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 61.7% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 34.7% | 58.5% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 56.2% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 64.0% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 63.7% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71.4% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 65.9% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 69.3% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 68.9% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 60.9% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 57.7% | 79.0% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 56.6% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 65.8% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 64.7% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 67.8% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 70.7% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.1% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 72.5% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 39.8% | 58.9% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 60.3% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 67.2% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 65.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 70.9% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 70.0% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 73.7% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 72.0% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 37.1% | 59.8% |
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* Garfield Montessori School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.