Parsons Elementary School
Parsons Elementary School is a public primary school in Decatur, IL, serving grades K–6, rated D-, with 505 students and a 15.8:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 15% in English Language Arts, 13% in Science and 6% in Math.
D-TopHap school rating
- Rating
- D-
- Grades
- K–6
- Enrollment
- 505
- Students per teacher
- 15.8:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts15%
Science13%
Math6%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Black49%
White27%
Two or more races17%
Hispanic6%
Native American1%
Asian0%
- Male / female
- 55% / 45%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 90%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- +77.8%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 284
Homes assigned to this school
4,999 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Parsons Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 3702 N Moundford AveDecatur, IL 62526$909K
- 2102 E Mill Stone RdDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,100 ft² · built 1984$243K
- 1741 Moundford CtDecatur, IL 625263 ba · 1,296 ft² · built 1977$217K
- 4099 N Sunderland DrDecatur, IL 625262.5 ba · 1,104 ft² · built 1965$204K
- 4672 Butler DrDecatur, IL 625263 ba · 1,476 ft² · built 1972$194K
- 1628 E Winnetka AveDecatur, IL 625263 ba · 1,248 ft² · built 1974$186K
- 601 W Karen DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 995 ft² · built 1972$178K
- 42 Green Oak DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,888 ft² · built 1957$172K
- 3650 N Karen CtDecatur, IL 625262.5 ba · 1,140 ft² · built 1965$166K
- 3243 N University AveDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,982 ft² · built 1957$161K
- 23 Greenridge DrDecatur, IL 625262.5 ba · 2,632 ft² · built 1951$157K
- 72 E Court DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,884 ft² · built 1974$153K
- 4612 Butler DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,226 ft² · built 1974$148K
- 3376 N Susan DrDecatur, IL 625263 ba · 1,266 ft² · built 1956$143K
- 9 Fair Oaks DrDecatur, IL 625261.5 ba · 1,686 ft² · built 1958$140K
- 118 Pennsylvania DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,208 ft² · built 1967$136K
- 96 Wisconsin DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,420 ft² · built 1956$132K
- 37 Ohio DrDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 1,158 ft² · built 1955$127K
- 345 E Maryland Heights RdDecatur, IL 625261.5 ba · 780 ft² · built 1939$122K
- 16 Northland DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 960 ft² · built 1956$118K
- 128 Wisconsin DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 960 ft² · built 1957$113K
- 42 Colorado DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 1,160 ft² · built 1956$107K
- 3970 N Burchard DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 960 ft² · built 1957$99K
- 5 Fair Oaks DrDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 800 ft² · built 1955$93K
- 21 Maple CtDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 1,288 ft² · built 1955$86K
- 133 E Kellar LnDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 2,037 ft² · built 1949$79K
- 2435 N Maple AveDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 1,008 ft² · built 1956$73K
- 245 E Pierson AveDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 994 ft² · built 1931$67K
- 2238 N Water StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 924 ft² · built 1948$61K
- 230 E Kellar LnDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 720 ft² · built 1941$55K
- 751 W Hazel AveDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 672 ft² · built 1950$49K
- 2085 N Union StDecatur, IL 625261.5 ba · 1,064 ft² · built 1925$42K
- 222 W Division StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 864 ft² · built 1923$38K
- 1714 N Edward StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 992 ft² · built 1885$35K
- 1913 N College StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 827 ft² · built 1925$32K
- 1440 N Edward StDecatur, IL 625262 ba · 845 ft² · built 1905$30K
- 1502 N Union StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 880 ft² · built 1948$26K
- 330 W Center StDecatur, IL 625261 ba · 884 ft² · built 1925$16K
- 1704 N Edward StDecatur, IL 625261.5 ba · 756 ft² · built 1885
- 1328 N Union StDecatur, IL 625263.5 ba · 994 ft² · built 1910
School details
- Address
- 3591 N MacArthur Rd, Decatur, IL 62526
- Phone
- (217) 362-3330
- Website
- dps61.org
- Setting
- City - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171185001432
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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