Decatur High School
2800 Sw 320th St Federal Way WA, 98023, King County Phone: 253-945-5200 Ranking:  (201 out of 331, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Federal Way School District 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: | NA | NA | 62 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 69 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,379 | 1,401 | 1,419 | 1,465 | 1,467 | 1,538 | 1,551 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 344 | 24.9% | 359 | 25.6% | 356 | 25.1% | 324 | 22.1% | 372 | 25.4% | 553 | 36.0% | 580 | 37.4% |
| Grade 10: | 366 | 26.5% | 342 | 24.4% | 317 | 22.3% | 371 | 25.3% | 342 | 23.3% | 406 | 26.4% | 377 | 24.3% |
| Grade 11: | 343 | 24.9% | 321 | 22.9% | 358 | 25.2% | 370 | 25.3% | 360 | 24.5% | 331 | 21.5% | 312 | 20.1% |
| Grade 12: | 326 | 23.6% | 379 | 27.1% | 388 | 27.3% | 400 | 27.3% | 393 | 26.8% | 248 | 16.1% | 282 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 732 | 53.1% | 719 | 51.3% | 741 | 52.2% | 752 | 51.3% | 735 | 50.1% | 772 | 50.2% | 782 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 647 | 46.9% | 682 | 48.7% | 678 | 47.8% | 713 | 48.7% | 683 | 46.6% | 731 | 47.5% | 745 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.0% | 21 | 1.4% | 34 | 2.3% | 21 | 1.4% | 31 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 170 | 12.3% | 177 | 12.6% | 189 | 13.3% | 161 | 11.0% | 231 | 15.7% | 257 | 16.7% | 249 | 16.1% |
| Hispanic: | 304 | 22.0% | 304 | 21.7% | 275 | 19.4% | 297 | 20.3% | 238 | 16.2% | 225 | 14.6% | 199 | 12.8% |
| Black: | 181 | 13.1% | 171 | 12.2% | 184 | 13.0% | 176 | 12.0% | 201 | 13.7% | 258 | 16.8% | 234 | 15.1% |
| White: | 562 | 40.8% | 610 | 43.5% | 614 | 43.3% | 663 | 45.3% | 722 | 49.2% | 750 | 48.8% | 818 | 52.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 41 | 3.0% | 31 | 2.2% | 45 | 3.2% | 48 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 107 | 7.8% | 94 | 6.7% | 98 | 6.9% | 99 | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 518 | 37.6% | 530 | 37.8% | 535 | 37.7% | 340 | 23.2% | 419 | 28.6% | 347 | 22.6% | 380 | 24.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 10.4% | 136 | 9.7% | 138 | 9.7% | 76 | 5.2% | 145 | 9.9% | 177 | 11.5% | 184 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 22.45 | 22.07 | 22.03 | 22.04 | 22.20 | 22.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 60.8% | 49.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 72.5% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 54% | 62.3% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 59.6% | 64.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 72.1% | 72.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 53.4% | 66% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 73% | 71.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 81.5% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 43.1% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 77.5% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 76.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.7% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 39.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 41.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 84.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.1% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 79.9% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.7% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.1% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 53.7% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 53.4% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 51.3% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 49.3% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 66.4% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.2% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.8% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 86.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 86.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.2% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 24.3% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 33.3% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 36.4% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 38.4% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 44.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 38.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 70.1% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 74.5% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 84% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 92.1% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 91% | 86.3% |
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* Decatur High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.