Dennis Lab School
Dennis Lab School is a public middle school in Decatur, IL, serving grades K–8, rated D, with 579 students and a 16.5:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 18% in Science, 13% in English Language Arts and 5% in Math.
DTopHap school rating
- Rating
- D
- Grades
- K–8
- Enrollment
- 579
- Students per teacher
- 16.5:1
- Level
- Middle
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
Science18%
English Language Arts13%
Math5%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Black50%
White28%
Two or more races14%
Hispanic7%
Asian0%
- Male / female
- 55% / 45%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 85%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- +26.7%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 457
Homes assigned to this school
3,465 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Dennis Lab School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 5 Montgomery PlDecatur, IL 625226 ba · 4,921 ft² · built 1967$557K
- 12 Edgewood CtDecatur, IL 625223 ba · 2,922 ft² · built 1958$236K
- 2431 W Forest AveDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 2,474 ft² · built 1966$202K
- 135 S Linden AveDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 806 ft² · built 1918$187K
- 305 S Westdale AveDecatur, IL 625223 ba · 1,672 ft² · built 1965$174K
- 464 S Westdale AveDecatur, IL 625222.5 ba · 792 ft² · built 1959$164K
- 166 S Westdale AveDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 1,158 ft² · built 1955$157K
- 1620 W Riverview AveDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 1,279 ft² · built 1937$152K
- 207 S Delmar AveDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 1,547 ft² · built 1955$147K
- 220 W Spring StDecatur, IL 62522$142K
- 1677 W Sunset AveDecatur, IL 62522$139K
- 1489 W Decatur StDecatur, IL 62522$133K
- 720 S Mcclellan StDecatur, IL 62522$129K
- 1365 W Riverview AveDecatur, IL 62522$124K
- 141 S Woodale AveDecatur, IL 625221.5 ba · 1,368 ft² · built 1953$120K
- 1398 W Macon StDecatur, IL 62522$116K
- 369 S Glencoe AveDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 1,080 ft² · built 1952$113K
- 145 N Taylor AveDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 1,178 ft² · built 1914$110K
- 452 N Hillcrest BlvdDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 1,408 ft² · built 1964$106K
- 245 N College StDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 780 ft² · built 1915$101K
- 2057 W Forest AveDecatur, IL 625221.5 ba · 648 ft² · built 1946$97K
- 659 N Hillcrest BlvdDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 1,316 ft² · built 1955$92K
- 1835 W William StDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 1,256 ft² · built 1940$88K
- 1344 W Decatur StDecatur, IL 62522$82K
- 265 N Dennis AveDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 992 ft² · built 1915$78K
- 3126 W Main StDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 720 ft² · built 1927$75K
- 999 W Cerro Gordo StDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 972 ft² · built 1900$69K
- 429 S Oakland AveDecatur, IL 62522$65K
- 720 W Forest AveDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 800 ft² · built 1925$60K
- 625 N Carolina AveDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 828 ft² · built 1940$55K
- 482 S Crea StDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 902 ft² · built 1910$50K
- 124 N Pine StDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 1,030 ft² · built 1900$46K
- 732 W Forest AveDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 796 ft² · built 1922$41K
- 724 W Prairie AveDecatur, IL 625221.5 ba · 1,256 ft² · built 1895$38K
- 1110 Lincoln Park DrDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 768 ft² · built 1946$33K
- 1061 W Decatur StDecatur, IL 625222 ba · 828 ft² · built 1910$19K
- 370 W North StDecatur, IL 62522
- 772 W Decatur StDecatur, IL 62522
- Decatur, IL 62522
- 1135 W Cottage Hill AveDecatur, IL 62522
School details
- Address
- 300 Meadow Terrace Pl, Decatur, IL 62521
- Phone
- (217) 362-3511
- Website
- dps61.org
- Setting
- City - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171185001399
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
Other schools in this district
Primary · 9
- American Dreamer STEM AcademyGrades K–8 · 423 studentsD
- Baum Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 313 studentsD+
- E. J. Muffley Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 386 studentsD
- Franklin Grove Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 461 studentsD-
- Johns Hill Magnet SchoolGrades K–8 · 627 studentsC
- Montessori Academy for PeaceGrades PK–8 · 586 studentsC
- Parsons Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 505 studentsD-
- Robertson Charter SchoolGrades PK–8 · 327 studentsC-
- South Shores Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 335 studentsC