Decatur High School
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone: (256) 552-3011
Fax: (256) 308-2535
District: Decatur City School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 937 students
Decatur High School, a public school located in Decatur, AL, serves grades 9-12 in the Decatur City School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Decatur High School is a public school located in Decatur, AL. 937 students attend Decatur High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 7/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Alabama Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 8/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2019 ACT percent college ready data from Alabama Department of Education, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Alabama Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from Alabama Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 4/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Alabama Department of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: November 10, 2025
This school could care less about the kids. They are all just names on paper.
Posted: November 10, 2025
Posted: November 10, 2025
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Posted: August 1, 2014
The school is all about football and revolves its whole student life around football. If you don't play football it is very annoying that the football students get all this special treatment such as 10 pep rallies a year that students are required to go to and bow down to the football players as if there kings. They get there own decorated lunch tables on game days, unlike any of the other sports. Female sports have no rep unless its cheer leading. The student body is very cliquish and the school is ran by the preps and the "upper" families of Decatur. There are a number of good teachers here that love their job and there are teachers that do absolutely nothing unless admin comes to observe. The Language, Gov & Econ, Engineering,Bio, and UPPER math depts. are strong. Along with the arts classes. The new principle is great and is helping the school move in the right direction. The school needs to work on catering to the entire student body ensure everyone is heard and represented equally in clubs, sports, AP/IB and so on. They also need to push students to try harder and more advanced classes. The janitorial,office, and lunch staff are exceptionally nice and enjoy their jobs.
Posted: August 7, 2013
Awesome school! My student has received an incredible education! Can't say enough. Thank you for all you do!
Posted: March 30, 2013
Decatur High is a very personalized school system. The teachers/staff and administratoin provide something for everyone! Whether your child excels in the math and sciences to sports to art/theatre/band/chorus - there is something for everyone. The school is small enough to have personalized attention. We could not ask for a better place to raise our three children and have them receive the education/life skills needed to excel in college.
Posted: March 17, 2013
There are some amazing teachers at DHS. There are some who need to step up and teach! I want my child to excel in college and am nervous that she might not be ready. The administration needs to find a focus and get their teachers working towards the goal.
Posted: October 12, 2010
Great school and community spirit and support. Prepared my kids for college!
Posted: May 9, 2010
Posted: September 4, 2008
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
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