Summary:
The 67749 zip code is home to two schools: Oberlin Elementary and Decatur Community Junior/Senior High. While both schools have a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, they exhibit some notable differences in their academic performance and resource allocation.
Oberlin Elementary stands out for its strong performance in 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade English Language Arts, as well as 3rd grade Mathematics, where it exceeded the state averages. The school also had a high 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 57.5%, compared to the state average of 45.03%. In contrast, Decatur Community Junior/Senior High excelled in 10th grade English Language Arts proficiency, outperforming the state average, and had an impressive 11th grade Science proficiency rate of 47.36%, well above the state average of 28.89%.
The two schools also differ in their resource allocation, with Decatur Community Junior/Senior High spending $15,002 per student, compared to $10,798 per student at Oberlin Elementary. Additionally, Decatur Community Junior/Senior High has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 8.0, while Oberlin Elementary has a ratio of 14.2. These differences may contribute to the observed variations in academic performance between the two schools.
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