Is Muffley Elementary School a good school?

Muffley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Muffley Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 401 students attended Muffley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Muffley Elementary School?

Students at Muffley Elementary School are 45% African American, 35% White, 15% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Muffley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Muffley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Stephen Decatur Middle School High : Eisenhower High School High : MacArthur High School

Muffley Elementary School

Summary:

Muffley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Decatur, Illinois, serving 368 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Decatur School District 61, which is ranked 806 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Muffley Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 42.3% to 54.4%), significantly below-average academic performance (only 6.1% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2%), and low performance for certain student subgroups. Despite relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, the school's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years.

Interestingly, Muffley Elementary School's performance is notably lower than that of nearby schools within the same district, such as American Dreamer STEM Academy, Dennis Lab School, and Montessori Academy for Peace, which generally have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. The persistent underperformance of Muffley Elementary School suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for the students.

Detail:

Public K-6

88 S Country Club Rd
Decatur, IL 62521-4473

(217) 362-3341

District: Decatur School District 61

SchoolDigger Rank:
1978^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,185

Students who attend Muffley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen Decatur Middle School
High:	Eisenhower High School
	MacArthur High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.0

Number of students: 401

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.4%

White:

34.7%

Two or more races:

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Muffley Elementary School ranks worse than 95.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Decatur School District 61. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.9. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Muffley Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (45.4%), White (34.7%), two or more races (15.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Muffley Elementary School is 19, which is the 5^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Decatur School District 61. (See more...)

Compare Muffley Elementary School employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Muffley Elementary School is $18,185. 7 elementary schools in the Decatur School District 61 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Muffley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Muffley Elementary School 1978^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Muffley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Decatur School District 61:

SchoolDigger ranks Decatur School District 61 806^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Muffley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	23.74	1623^rd	2020	19.7%
2004	22.34	1686^th	2030	16.9%
2005	29.10	1608^th	2022	20.5%
2006	24.19	1737^th	2086	16.7%
2007	31.59	1659^th	2095	20.8%
2008	26.74	1671^st	2092	20.1%
2009	51.69	1237^th	2120	41.7%
2010	44.09	1408^th	2139	34.2%
2011	48.84	1316^th	2147	38.7%
2012	41.48	1479^th	2166	31.7%
2013	35.44	1488^th	2167	31.3%
2014	27.94	1585^th	2093	24.3%
2015	21.33	1675^th	2052	18.4%
2016	23.10	1614^th	2046	21.1%
2017	15.57	1806^th	2044	11.6%
2018	12.31	1900^th	2037	6.7%
2019	9.64	2021^st	2086	3.1%
2021	13.45	1843^rd	1948	5.4%
2022	12.53	1973^rd	2082	5.2%
2023	11.13	1997^th	2077	3.9%
2024	11.90	1978^th	2067	4.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.41	709^th	763	7.1%
2019	18.89	1166^th	1194	2.3%
2021	23.37	538^th	640	15.9%
2022	24.35	949^th	1113	14.7%
2023	16.85	1133^rd	1156	2.0%
2024	16.95	1139^th	1195	4.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.64	1726^th	1765	2.2%
2019	11.04	1789^th	1816	1.5%
2021	19.73	1395^th	1514	7.9%
2022	18.87	1622^nd	1763	8.0%
2023	15.92	1721^st	1808	4.8%
2024	16.28	1706^th	1793	4.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.24	1725^th	1964	12.2%
2019	12.00	1895^th	2019	6.1%
2021	11.70	1619^th	1680	3.6%
2022	13.79	1820^th	1970	7.6%
2023	12.47	1853^rd	1957	5.3%
2024	8.84	1936^th	1942	0.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.95	887^th	907	2.2%
2024	22.01	793^rd	886	10.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.87	1880^th	1972	4.7%
2019	9.41	1977^th	2019	2.1%
2021	13.82	1610^th	1707	5.7%
2022	12.33	1908^th	1977	3.5%
2023	11.35	1918^th	1984	3.3%
2024	16.48	1704^th	1959	13.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.87	653^rd	698	6.4%
2019	14.14	708^th	711	0.4%
2021	28.16	358^th	428	16.4%
2022	26.54	594^th	684	13.2%
2023	25.03	595^th	692	14.0%
2024	17.99	642^nd	655	2.0%

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Rank History for White students at Muffley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.42	1408^th	1463	3.8%
2019	5.98	1437^th	1462	1.7%
2021	5.96	1300^th	1308	0.6%
2022	3.95	1421^st	1425	0.3%
2023	4.37	1406^th	1419	0.9%
2024	5.18	1374^th	1392	1.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Muffley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	338	105	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	446
1989	348	120	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	471
1990	325	133	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	460
1991	304	137	2	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	447
1992	303	127	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	434
1993	256	122	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	381
1994	242	114	2	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	362
1995	210	136	0	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
1996	210	136	0	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
1997	194	134	0	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	337
1998	231	149	1	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	388
1999	246	119	2	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	372
2000	253	111	4	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	370
2001	256	116	6	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	384
2002	241	110	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2003	241	110	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2004	219	111	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2005	230	97	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	22	350
2006	207	95	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	31	338
2007	197	101	2	2	3	n/a	n/a	35	340
2008	202	107	1	0	5	n/a	n/a	45	360
2009	190	109	3	0	5	n/a	n/a	42	349
2010	198	98	3	0	6	n/a	n/a	49	354
2011	183	97	1	3	0	0	52	0	336
2012	198	109	3	2	1	0	47	0	360
2013	210	116	2	4	0	0	47	0	379
2014	208	114	1	4	0	0	50	0	377
2015	194	116	0	6	1	0	56	0	373
2016	189	127	0	5	0	0	59	0	380
2017	193	132	0	6	0	0	68	0	399
2018	190	138	0	11	0	0	54	0	393
2019	169	131	0	5	0	0	50	0	355
2020	204	157	2	9	1	2	36	0	411
2021	161	146	1	14	0	1	54	0	377
2022	157	156	1	14	1	1	54	0	384
2023	127	164	1	17	0	1	58	0	368
2024	139	182	1	17	0	1	61	0	401

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Muffley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	446	17.5	25.4	n/a
1989	471	19.5	24.1	n/a
1990	460	19.5	23.5	n/a
1991	447	19.4	23.0	n/a
1992	434	19.1	22.7	n/a
1993	381	17.4	21.9	n/a
1994	362	19.0	19.1	n/a
1995	351	18.0	19.5	n/a
1996	351	18.0	19.5	n/a
1997	337	17.4	19.4	n/a
1998	388	18.2	21.3	n/a
1999	372	16.9	22.0	n/a
2000	370	16.0	23.1	n/a
2001	384	21.0	18.3	n/a
2002	356	18.9	18.8	61
2003	356	18.9	18.8	61
2004	334	15.9	21.0	64.1
2005	350	16.9	20.7	68
2006	338	17.9	18.9	73.6
2007	340	20.0	17.0	n/a
2008	360	19.0	18.9	85.1
2009	349	16.5	21.2	n/a
2010	354	14.4	24.5	n/a
2011	336	15.4	21.7	75.3
2012	360	15.4	23.3	70.3
2013	379	31.5	12.0	74.7
2014	377	18.0	20.9	79
2015	373	20.0	18.6	83.1
2016	380	16.0	23.7	76.3
2017	399	24.0	16.6	50.6
2018	393	24.0	16.3	60.1
2019	355	21.5	16.5	73
2020	411	22.0	18.6	76.6
2021	377	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	384	25.0	15.3	77.9
2023	368	21.0	17.5	77.7
2024	401	21.0	19.0	71.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Muffley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	446	17.5	25.4	n/a
1989	471	19.5	24.1	n/a
1990	460	19.5	23.5	n/a
1991	447	19.4	23.0	n/a
1992	434	19.1	22.7	n/a
1993	381	17.4	21.9	n/a
1994	362	19.0	19.1	n/a
1995	351	18.0	19.5	n/a
1996	351	18.0	19.5	n/a
1997	337	17.4	19.4	n/a
1998	388	18.2	21.3	n/a
1999	372	16.9	22.0	n/a
2000	370	16.0	23.1	n/a
2001	384	21.0	18.3	n/a
2002	356	18.9	18.8	61
2003	356	18.9	18.8	61
2004	334	15.9	21.0	64.1
2005	350	16.9	20.7	68
2006	338	17.9	18.9	73.6
2007	340	20.0	17.0	n/a
2008	360	19.0	18.9	85.1
2009	349	16.5	21.2	n/a
2010	354	14.4	24.5	n/a
2011	336	15.4	21.7	75.3
2012	360	15.4	23.3	70.3
2013	379	31.5	12.0	74.7
2014	377	18.0	20.9	79
2015	373	20.0	18.6	83.1
2016	380	16.0	23.7	76.3
2017	399	24.0	16.6	50.6
2018	393	24.0	16.3	60.1
2019	355	21.5	16.5	73
2020	411	22.0	18.6	76.6
2021	377	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	384	25.0	15.3	77.9
2023	368	21.0	17.5	77.7
2024	401	21.0	19.0	71.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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