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Decatur HS

Wise County · Region 11: Fort Worth · 1,156 students

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Current score
75/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−10.6 ptsvs 85.6 average · 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,090 of 1,219tied with 17 others
C75

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 82 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 85.6 average for 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

No academic result met this site’s published threshold for a selected positive signal against Similar economic-disadvantage rate.

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Decatur HS is rated C by TEA, scoring 75 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 85.6 average for 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,090th of 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 17 others).

Put the numbers in context

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Jump to a section
  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageDecatur HS 7473737675 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 82 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7585.6 1,219 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7685.6 1,194 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7384.0 1,177 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7384.4 1,163 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7486.2 1,148 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement76 C−10.1 vs similar economic context · 1,188 reporting
  • School Progress72 C−11.2 vs similar economic context · 1,185 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps71 C−12.0 vs similar economic context · 1,175 reporting
  • Academic Growth59 F−19.9 vs similar economic context · 1,165 reporting
  • Relative Performance72 C−7.7 vs similar economic context · 1,185 reporting
  • Decatur HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,219 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement76C4
School Progress72C8
Closing the Gaps71C9
Academic Growth59F1
Relative Performance72C8

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 4 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (76), so School Progress (72) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 76.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level83%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,188 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,188 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,188 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,187 reporting
  • Meets grade level58%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,187 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,187 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level79%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,184 reporting
  • Meets grade level27%−28 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,184 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,184 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level97%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,093 reporting
  • Meets grade level74%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,093 reporting
  • Masters grade level29%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,093 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level91%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 619 reporting
  • Meets grade level64%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 619 reporting
  • Masters grade level27%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 619 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,219 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
96.6%+3.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
95.4%+2.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 346 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
95.3%+2.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.7%+0.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
65.0%−24.3 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria65.0%89.3%−24.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course32.8%63.0%−30.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA31.3%38.2%−6.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)13.7%16.2%−2.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course17.2%37.5%−20.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification31.3%36.3%−5.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.0%−1.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.4%−4.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit14.5%6.0%+8.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness2.3%2.7%−0.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student8.4%7.1%+1.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.1%3.2%−0.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
279

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
97

34.8% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
169

60.6% of graduates

Not trackable
13

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
279
Selected comparison
258.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 300 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
97
Selected comparison
124.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 300 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
34.8%
Selected comparison
49.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 300 rated schools reporting

−14.2 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
60.6%
Selected comparison
45.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 300 rated schools reporting

+14.7 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
4.7%
Selected comparison
5.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 300 rated schools reporting

−0.4 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. WEATHERFORD COLLEGE (003664)32
  2. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (003644)7
  3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (003594)7

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
1,156
Economically disadvantaged
36.2%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
15.1%+4.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
13.9%−3.9 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.2%+0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
11.9%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Decatur HS

African American: 0.7%Hispanic: 38.5%White: 57%American Indian: 0.8%Asian: 0.8%Two or More Races: 2.2%
  • African American 0.7%
  • Hispanic 38.5%
  • White 57%
  • American Indian 0.8%
  • Asian 0.8%
  • Two or More Races 2.2%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,219 reporting for every category shown · 1,219 in full cohort

African American: 9.1%Hispanic: 32.8%White: 47.4%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 5.6%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 4.6%
  • African American 9.1%
  • Hispanic 32.8%
  • White 47.4%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 5.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 4.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
1,156
Economically disadvantaged students
418
Emergent bilingual students
175
Special education students
161

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
117
Students in TEA mobility denominator
1,212
TEA-published mobility rate
9.7%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 1,156 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 7 (0.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
1,156

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−7

Decrease · −0.6%

Change since 2021–22
+109

Increase · +10.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
1,156
Selected comparison
738.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,194 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Decatur HS
School yearStudents enrolledDecatur HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 1,047 First available year 750.2
2022–23 1,140 Increase of 93 (8.9%) 751.8
2023–24 1,162 Increase of 22 (1.9%) 752.2
2024–25 1,163 Increase of 1 (0.1%) 747
2025–26 1,156 Decrease of 7 (0.6%) 738.8

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
73

6.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
117

9.65 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
1,212

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
6.0%
Selected comparison
10.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 939 rated schools reporting

−4.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
9.65
Selected comparison
21.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,020 rated schools reporting

−11.8 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Decatur HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 1,099 143 13.0% 260 23.66 8.3% 15.5
2021–22 1,129 120 10.6% 233 20.64 10.3% 21.6
2022–23 1,182 99 8.4% 181 15.31 10.7% 22.8
2023–24 1,222 81 6.6% 146 11.95 10.4% 23
2024–25 1,212 73 6.0% 117 9.65 10.1% 21.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Decatur HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 73 6.0% 117 9.65 10.1% 21.5
In-school suspensions 54 4.5% 64 5.28 9.0% 16.5
Out-of-school suspensions 28 2.3% 31 2.56 5.0% 6.9
DAEP placements 19 1.6% 22 1.82 3.7% 4.3
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Decatur HS
  • Parent district: Decatur ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$9,232
Selected comparison
$11,893

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,194 rated schools reporting

−$2,661 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $9,232 per student for this campus, $14,496 per student for its parent district, Decatur ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearDecatur HSParent district: Decatur ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,214$11,550$13,054$7,681 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,091 rated schools reporting
2019$8,134$11,546$13,108$7,818 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,108 rated schools reporting
2020$9,029$12,109$14,058$8,153 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,115 rated schools reporting
2021$8,763$14,535$14,797$8,626 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,130 rated schools reporting
2022$8,869$13,947$15,708$9,808 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,147 rated schools reporting
2023$8,759$13,754$16,792$10,443 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,164 rated schools reporting
2024$9,210$14,893$18,125$11,577 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,177 rated schools reporting
2025$9,232$14,496$18,972$11,893 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,194 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$71,814+$4,066 vs similar economic context
Teachers
64+15.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
18.1+3.9 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Decatur HS

Beginning: 1.4%1 to 5 years: 24.5%6 to 10 years: 18.4%11 to 20 years: 36.6%21 to 30 years: 14.8%Over 30 years: 4.4%
  • Beginning 1.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 36.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.8%
  • Over 30 years 4.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,219 reporting for every category shown · 1,219 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.2%1 to 5 years: 22.9%6 to 10 years: 19.5%11 to 20 years: 31.5%21 to 30 years: 17.2%Over 30 years: 3.5%
  • Beginning 5.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 22.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 31.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.2%
  • Over 30 years 3.5%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Decatur HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classDecatur HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English15.616.1
Secondary languages other than English25.618.4
Secondary math21.317.1
Secondary science22.218.5
Secondary social studies25.718.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 184 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 22

    Science — Approaches

    Wise County · of the 22 that report this measure · tied with 1

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

10 measures

  • 4of 22

    Science — Meets

    Wise County · of the 22 that report this measure

  • 4of 13

    Social Studies — Masters

    Wise County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 5of 24

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Wise County · of the 24 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 5of 24

    Math — Approaches

    Wise County · of the 24 that report this measure

  • 5of 13

    Social Studies — Meets

    Wise County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 6of 24

    All Subjects — Meets

    Wise County · of the 24 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 6of 22

    Science — Masters

    Wise County · of the 22 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 13

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Wise County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 8of 25

    Per-student spending

    Wise County · of the 25 that report this measure

  • 10of 24

    Reading — Meets

    Wise County · of the 24 that report this measure · tied with 1

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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