South Shores Elementary School
South Shores Elementary School is a public primary school in Decatur, IL, serving grades K–6, rated C, with 335 students and an 18.5:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 11% in English Language Arts and 7% in Science.
CTopHap school rating
- Rating
- C
- Grades
- K–6
- Enrollment
- 335
- Students per teacher
- 18.5:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts11%
Science7%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Black51%
White26%
Two or more races18%
Hispanic4%
Native American1%
- Male / female
- 49% / 51%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 87%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- +17.1%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 286
Homes assigned to this school
4,562 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to South Shores Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 2150 Reserve WayDecatur, IL 625214.5 ba · 3,812 ft² · built 2006$1.1M
- 2622 Bayshore Heights DrDecatur, IL 62521$357K
- 80 1st South Shores AveDecatur, IL 62521$310K
- 2683 S Forrest Green DrDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,565 ft² · built 1977$274K
- 520 Woodhill DrDecatur, IL 62521$249K
- 276 Dover DrDecatur, IL 62521$233K
- 3153 Pinehurst DrDecatur, IL 625212.5 ba · 1,184 ft² · built 1966$218K
- 877 E Lake Shore DrDecatur, IL 62521$204K
- 2919 Doral CtDecatur, IL 625212 ba · 1,626 ft² · built 1991$192K
- 2075 Friel CtDecatur, IL 62521$187K
- 2466 S Wyckles RdDecatur, IL 625221 ba · 728 ft² · built 1956$178K
- 2470 Wakefield DrDecatur, IL 62521$172K
- 30 Ridge DrDecatur, IL 62521$164K
- 2624 S Forrest Green DrDecatur, IL 62521$158K
- 2620 S Franklin Street RdDecatur, IL 62521$153K
- 85 Ridge Lane DrDecatur, IL 62521$148K
- 1733 Rock DrDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,330 ft² · built 1957$142K
- 32 Sickles DrDecatur, IL 62521$135K
- 108 Isabella DrDecatur, IL 62521$128K
- 10 4th DrDecatur, IL 62521$122K
- 1825 S Eastgate DrDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 988 ft² · built 1957$117K
- 13 W Enlow DrDecatur, IL 625211.5 ba · 864 ft² · built 1954$110K
- 51 Madison DrDecatur, IL 62521$102K
- 2617 W Alice LnDecatur, IL 625211 ba · 1,008 ft² · built 1959$91K
- 1331 Parkwood PlDecatur, IL 62521$78K
- 956 E Cantrell StDecatur, IL 62521$63K
- 1315 E Johns AveDecatur, IL 62521$57K
- 1335 S Jasper StDecatur, IL 62521$53K
- 1136 E Moore StDecatur, IL 62521$50K
- 1164 E Rogers AveDecatur, IL 62521$47K
- 785 E Lawrence StDecatur, IL 62521$45K
- 105 N Illinois StDecatur, IL 62521$42K
- 952 S Stone StDecatur, IL 62521$40K
- 643 S Stone StDecatur, IL 62521$37K
- 1252 E Whitmer StDecatur, IL 62521$33K
- 125 Kaydon DrDecatur, IL 62521
- 902 E Prairie StDecatur, IL 62521
- 605 S Martin Luther King Jr DrDecatur, IL 62521
- 827 S Jackson StDecatur, IL 62521
- 1201 S Maffit StDecatur, IL 62521
School details
- Address
- 2500 S Franklin Street Rd, Decatur, IL 62521
- Phone
- (217) 362-3321
- Website
- dps61.org
- Setting
- City - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171185001418
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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