Baum Elementary School
Baum Elementary School is a public primary school in Decatur, IL, serving grades K–6, rated D+, with 313 students and an 18.4:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 25% in English Language Arts, 17% in Math and 16% in Science.
D+TopHap school rating
- Rating
- D+
- Grades
- K–6
- Enrollment
- 313
- Students per teacher
- 18.4:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts25%
Math17%
Science16%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Black41%
White32%
Two or more races22%
Hispanic4%
Native American1%
Asian0%
- Male / female
- 55% / 45%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 87%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- +3.6%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 302
Homes assigned to this school
4,451 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Baum Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
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- 360 N Country Club CtDecatur, IL 625214.5 ba · 2,677 ft² · built 2000$996K
- 4432 Mount Vernon PlDecatur, IL 625213.5 ba · 2,532 ft² · built 1996$411K
- 1030 S Cedar Hill DrDecatur, IL 625213 ba · 1,833 ft² · built 1990$319K
- 135 N Lake Shore DrDecatur, IL 625213 ba · 1,654 ft² · built 1966$268K
- 1151 N Lake Shore DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,088 ft² · built 1939$240K
- 5771 Apollo DrDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,232 ft² · built 1980$217K
- 615 Sheridan DrDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,691 ft² · built 1947$202K
- 4740 E Willowbrook LnDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,032 ft² · built 1975$191K
- 852 S Jefferson DrDecatur, IL 625212 ba · 2,036 ft² · built 1979$182K
- 23 Circle DrDecatur, IL 625212 ba · 1,040 ft² · built 1962$174K
- 560 N 35th StDecatur, IL 625211.5 ba · 1,764 ft² · built 1966$167K
- 4621 E Willowbrook LnDecatur, IL 625212 ba · 1,285 ft² · built 1977$160K
- 1132 Buckeye LnDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,176 ft² · built 1977$154K
- 555 N 35th StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,914 ft² · built 1950$149K
- 498 N 34th StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,120 ft² · built 1940$144K
- 3274 E Dove DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 993 ft² · built 1969$139K
- 3929 E Rosewood DrDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 912 ft² · built 1961$135K
- 3299 E Dove DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 914 ft² · built 1973$130K
- 3208 E Dove DrDecatur, IL 625261.5 ba · 956 ft² · built 1968$126K
- 980 S Lake Ridge AveDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 984 ft² · built 1960$122K
- 3235 E Robin DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 881 ft² · built 1969$118K
- 1322 S 37th StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,100 ft² · built 1942$113K
- 5577 E William Street RdDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 864 ft² · built 1988$109K
- 1148 N James StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 1,152 ft² · built 1937$105K
- 536 N Spangler DrDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 972 ft² · built 1944$99K
- 3402 E Prairie StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 906 ft² · built 1951$93K
- 72 Whippoorwill DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 1,288 ft² · built 1960$87K
- 2365 E Decatur StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 672 ft² · built 1947$80K
- 3971 E Marietta StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 728 ft² · built 1919$72K
- 2160 E William StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,012 ft² · built 1925$65K
- 2329 E North StDecatur, IL 62521$62K
- 2028 E Prairie StDecatur, IL 62521$59K
- 166 S 26th StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,020 ft² · built 1975$55K
- 2076 E William StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,175 ft² · built 1913$50K
- 2320 E William StDecatur, IL 62521$44K
- 2481 E Eldorado StDecatur, IL 62521$40K
- 2537 E Eldorado StDecatur, IL 62521$29K
- Decatur, IL 62521
- Decatur, IL 62525
- 320 Timber PlDecatur, IL 62521
School details
- Address
- 801 S Lake Ridge Ave, Decatur, IL 62521
- Phone
- (217) 362-3521
- Website
- dps61.org
- Setting
- City - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171185001423
School district
Decatur School District 61
- District rating
- D+
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 7,840
- Spending per student
- $16,862
- Teachers (FTE)
- 457
- Grades
- PK–12
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