Teachers Mrs. Wells and Mrs Marsh took children exploring to find art in nature! The collaboration, dialog and imagination was tremendous! Students made collages from natural objec...

OPES finished up a terrific BOGO Book Fair last week! Our students have made great gains in reading this year and your book purchases will help students keep their reading skills s...

Grades 3-5 and Show Choir are putting on a fabulous show at Oak Park at 6 pm. $2 Admission. Children 5 and under admitted for free. Mr. Kennedy and the students have worked hard to...

These are the school supply lists for our elementary school students. If you have any questions, please contact the school directly. Don't forget about Tax Free Weekend July 15-17...

We had a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week this week and we are gearing up for an exciting and fabulous week May 9-13! Our Little Raiders are going places in school and in life! ...

We have lots of fun planned for teacher appreciation week! Monday- May 2- Wear red and black or an OPES shirt. Tuesday- May 3- Color Our World. Wear your teacher's favorite color a...

We are so proud to have Christian Seitz join the ranks of DCS Million Word Readers! Way to Go, Christian!

Kindergarten registration is now open for the 2022-2023 school year. Kindergarten registration is for children who are 5 years old on or before September 1, 2022. Please call 256-5...

Decatur City Schools invites the public to view samples of instructional resources through March 25, 2022. Please see flyer for locations.
OPES teachers are ready to make this a great year! Please reach out to your student's teacher if you have any concerns. Your child's teacher can give you information on your child'...

The Fall 2021-2022 Extended Day After School Care Registration Form has now been uploaded. Please follow this link https://5il.co/ueju for the registration form. The registration f...


Our students have been working hard this year to learn, grow, and build. Check out our elementary virtual showcase! https://sites.google.com/dcs.k...

DCS's Homeless Education ProgramThe current Corona Virus pandemic has taught us all the importance of children being able to attend school. For many students, school is their place...

Our students have been busy preparing for the first ever Decatur hosted Greenpower race! Decatur City Schools students have been working on their cars all semester and our Career A...

Summer Learning Academy for elementary students starts June 1! We have so many great programs planned and we can’t wait to see your students!General Information about the Summer Le...

We are proud to be a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence at the Beacon Level!

All students have access to the OPES Library and educational materials through their iPad or Chromebook! Use Clever to access Sora (which can connect to the thousands of books in t...