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
4,449 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.
- 360 N Country Club CtDecatur, IL 625214.5 ba · 2,677 ft² · built 2000$1M
- 4005 E Park LnDecatur, IL 625213.5 ba · 1,274 ft² · built 1925$416K
- 62 Nolen DrDecatur, IL 625213 ba · 2,160 ft² · built 1992$315K
- 787 Spruce Hill DrDecatur, IL 625213 ba · 2,084 ft² · built 1975$266K
- 170 N Lake Shore DrDecatur, IL 625212 ba · 1,350 ft² · built 1970$231K
- 5022 Melwood AveDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,508 ft² · built 1977$213K
- 4734 E Baker Woods LnDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,170 ft² · built 1975$199K
- 4620 Baker Woods PlDecatur, IL 625213 ba · 1,336 ft² · built 1979$189K
- 4960 E Cantrell StDecatur, IL 625211.5 ba · 2,080 ft² · built 1959$181K
- 919 S Pine Hill DrDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,015 ft² · built 1990$172K
- 25 Corman CtDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,344 ft² · built 1956$166K
- 167 S Excelsior StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,792 ft² · built 1960$161K
- 5397 Roderick AveDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 840 ft² · built 1949$155K
- 3415 Monarch DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,202 ft² · built 2001$150K
- 3469 Plover DrDecatur, IL 625262.5 ba · 1,208 ft² · built 1981$146K
- 410 N Lake Shore DrDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,258 ft² · built 1947$141K
- 54 Nolen DrDecatur, IL 625212 ba · 1,232 ft² · built 1954$136K
- 64 N Country Club RdDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,044 ft² · built 1949$131K
- 41 Sadowski CtDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,120 ft² · built 1956$126K
- 8 Corman CtDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 912 ft² · built 1964$121K
- 73 Oriole DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 912 ft² · built 1959$117K
- 4987 Thrush AveDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,120 ft² · built 1956$113K
- 4115 Washburn StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 990 ft² · built 1925$109K
- 19 Whippoorwill DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 936 ft² · built 1960$103K
- 1070 N Hillcrest DrDecatur, IL 625261.5 ba · 960 ft² · built 1977$97K
- 350 N 35th StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 832 ft² · built 1959$90K
- 3610 Bering StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 816 ft² · built 1919$84K
- 4405 E Rosewood DrDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 560 ft² · built 1925$77K
- 2424 E William StDecatur, IL 62521$70K
- 1315 N Oak DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 992 ft² · built 1945$65K
- 2416 E William StDecatur, IL 62521$60K
- 1835 E William StDecatur, IL 62521$54K
- 2076 E Prairie StDecatur, IL 62521$50K
- 2241 E Main StDecatur, IL 62521$46K
- 259 N 21st StDecatur, IL 62521$43K
- 214 S 23rd StDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 816 ft² · built 1927$39K
- 22 Tanager DrDecatur, IL 625261.5 ba · 1,108 ft² · built 1959$34K
- 4123 E Hickory StDecatur, IL 62526
- 1359 E North StDecatur, IL 62521
- 410 N Excelsior StDecatur, 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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- Montessori Academy for PeaceGrades PK–8 · 586 studentsC
- Parsons Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 505 studentsD-
- Robertson Charter SchoolGrades PK–8 · 327 studentsC-
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