Dennis Lab School

Dennis Lab School

Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School | Grade Pre-K-8

1499 W Main St, Decatur, IL

West End Neighborhood

Decatur School District No. 61

551 Students

C-

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Matt Andrews

Student Teacher Ratio
16:1

Math Proficiency
4%

Reading Proficiency
4%

C-

Academics

B-

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

16:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

11.8%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

458:1

Student Diversity

Male

55%

Female

45%

Black

50.8%

White

33%

Two or more races

11.1%

Hispanic

4.9%

Native American

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

5/12/2016

The staff at this school care about the students grades and how successful they are later in life. This school has shown tremendous growth in the past school years and has made my kid enjoy going to school. They have a Project Based Learning class (PBL) that allows all students work in a project. Th...

5.0 parent

11/12/2015

Great Elementary and Junior High School. (K-8th Grade) Partnership with Millikin Campus and complete dedication from the entire school staff. It is great to see a school grow academically through hard work and passion from each teacher at Dennis Lab School. My kids have excelled both academically an...

5.0 other

11/11/2015

Great school, great teachers. Been a leading "neighborhood" school for decades. Lab school for Millikin University has only enhanced the learning environment.

5.0 other

5/19/2014

Dennis is a rocketing star. Using project-based learning as a foundation, its students have demonstrated remarkable academic success. Collaboration with the highly-regarded Millikin University School of Education brings incredible opportunities to its diverse student body. If you believe in public e...

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List Price Range

$165K - $4.9M

Homes For Sale

Average Home Value

$140,818

Median Lot Size

7,840 Sq Ft

% Renters

25%

Household Income

$72,856

% of College Grads

41.5%

Median Age

Average House Size

2,101 Sq Ft

% Commercial Property

4.2%

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Unit 2

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