Elementary Schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools

Summary:

The Fort Wayne Community Schools district in Indiana oversees 33 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. These schools exhibit a wide range of academic performance, demographics, and resource levels, with some standout institutions like Fred H Croninger Elementary School excelling while others struggle to meet state standards.

At the top of the district, Fred H Croninger Elementary and Lincoln Elementary boast exceptional test scores, low chronic absenteeism, and a mix of socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, high-poverty schools like Merle J Abbett Elementary and Levan R Scott Academy struggle academically, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support students in disadvantaged areas.

Overall, the Fort Wayne Community Schools district exhibits significant disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes, with the top-performing schools vastly outpacing the lowest-performing ones. Addressing these inequities and replicating the best practices of the high-achieving schools could help raise the overall academic achievement across the district.

District Detail

1200 S Clinton St
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

(260) 467-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
283^rd of 381 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 28,500

Primary Schools: 33
Middle Schools: 10
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 New Haven Ave	Fort Wayne	46803	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5850	293	25	11.9	83.6%	38 (13.0%)	88 (30.0%)	121 (41.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.0%)	14	885^th of 1010 public elementary schools	12.4%		7.7	959^th of 1016 public elementary schools	5.6%	74	14.6	10.6	27.8				16.9	14.6	6.4	25.0				14.5	19.4	$13,565	$3,113	$10,452
Arlington Elementary School	Public	K-5	8118 St Jo Ctr Rd	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6000	404	32	12.8	54.2%	175 (43.3%)	106 (26.2%)	61 (15.1%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.9%)	36.2	665^th of 1010 public elementary schools	34.2%		38.3	652^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	35.8%	13	26.2	53.2	20.0				33.5	31.8	46.8	21.4				33.7	25.0	$11,830	$1,662	$10,168
Bloomingdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Orchard St	Fort Wayne	46808	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6700	328	31	10.7	81.4%	103 (31.4%)	68 (20.7%)	105 (32.0%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.7%)	18.8	827^th of 1010 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.6	878^th of 1016 public elementary schools	13.6%	51	19.5	23.8	19.6				20.9	26.8	31.0	21.7				26.4	15.2	$13,553	$3,048	$10,506
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3710 Stafford Dr	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6775	398	31	13.0	74.9%	103 (25.9%)	134 (33.7%)	37 (9.3%)	54 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (17.6%)	26	760^th of 1010 public elementary schools	24.8%		14.4	869^th of 1016 public elementary schools	14.5%	109	30.2	30.0	18.0				26.1	41.3	35.0	14.0				30.7	16.0	$12,243	$2,491	$9,752
Bunche Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK-K	1111 Greene St	Fort Wayne	46803	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-4790	233	16	14.7	54.1%	96 (41.2%)	63 (27.0%)	38 (16.3%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.9%)								(n/a)																$12,508	$1,206	$11,303
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2004 Alabama Ave	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6850	587	43	13.6	72.2%	222 (37.8%)	137 (23.3%)	124 (21.1%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.7%)	23.2	779^th of 1010 public elementary schools	22.9%		22.2	803^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	21.0%	24	22.5	38.4	22.5				27.7	25.5	31.4	16.3				24.6	16.3	$11,310	$2,030	$9,281
Francis M Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 W State St	Fort Wayne	46808	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4950	496	36	13.9	70.0%	294 (59.3%)	46 (9.3%)	102 (20.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.1%)	33.7	686^th of 1010 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.4	695^th of 1016 public elementary schools	31.6%	9	25.3	45.8	29.2				32.8	39.2	35.2	24.0				32.1	22.9	$11,616	$1,676	$9,940
Franke Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	828 Mildred Ave	Fort Wayne	46808	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6925	406	30	13.7	72.7%	165 (40.6%)	58 (14.3%)	102 (25.1%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.3%)	37.1	660^th of 1010 public elementary schools	34.7%		41.1	626^th of 1016 public elementary schools	38.4%	34	33.9	38.0	46.8				38.9	36.5	31.4	19.2				30.0	21.3	$11,627	$1,849	$9,778
Fred H Croninger Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	6700 Trier Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-6050	597	36	16.7	27.8%	383 (64.2%)	82 (13.7%)	43 (7.2%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.4%)	97.7	9^th of 1010 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.2	8^th of 1016 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	82.5	78.4	75.5				78.9	83.5	84.5	79.8				82.7	73.4	$9,666	$1,211	$8,455
Glenwood Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Vance Ave	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6200	553	32	17.3	64.9%	215 (38.9%)	122 (22.1%)	73 (13.2%)	79 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.4%)	37.7	652^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	35.4%		45.5	582^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	42.7%	70	31.7	39.0	34.8				34.8	46.5	35.1	24.1				34.8	24.1	$10,587	$1,576	$9,012
Harrison Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	355 S Cornell Cir	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-7000	642	50	12.8	74.6%	90 (14.0%)	180 (28.0%)	222 (34.6%)	98 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.9%)	19.9	815^th of 1010 public elementary schools	19.3%		20.1	819^th of 1016 public elementary schools	19.4%	4	24.7	19.5	23.5				22.7	25.8	27.9	22.0				25.1	17.5	$11,477	$2,507	$8,971
Indian Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3835 Wenonah Ln	Fort Wayne	46809	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5200	352	29	12.0	73.6%	122 (34.7%)	87 (24.7%)	108 (30.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	17.3	840^th of 1010 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.3	817^th of 1016 public elementary schools	19.6%	23	29.3	25.5	11.6				23.1	31.0	21.8	9.3				21.8	4.7	$11,889	$2,037	$9,852
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Maplecrest Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4510	560	38	14.9	62.7%	189 (33.8%)	161 (28.8%)	111 (19.8%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.3%)	14.3	878^th of 1010 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.9	841^st of 1016 public elementary schools	17.2%	37	20.8	18.9	17.2				18.9	27.6	14.4	21.5				20.4	11.8	$10,829	$1,802	$9,027
John S Irwin Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3501 S Anthony Blvd	Fort Wayne	46806	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(260) 467-5310	289	20	14.4	67.1%	74 (25.6%)	149 (51.6%)	33 (11.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.7%)	47.1	557^th of 1010 public elementary schools	44.9%		45.9	578^th of 1016 public elementary schools	43.1%	21	44.7	51.1	23.9				40.0	48.9	57.5	21.7				42.9	17.4	$13,560	$3,204	$10,356
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 E Cook Rd	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5400	611	44	13.8	69.6%	209 (34.2%)	149 (24.4%)	143 (23.4%)	44 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	61 (10.0%)	62.6	382^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.9	391^st of 1016 public elementary schools	61.5%	9	43.3	54.8	55.3				51.0	39.8	51.0	62.8				50.8	21.3	$10,088	$1,306	$8,783
Lindley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Ardmore Ave	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5350	305	27	11.5	69.8%	86 (28.2%)	92 (30.2%)	95 (31.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	38.3	646^th of 1010 public elementary schools	36.0%		39.5	641^st of 1016 public elementary schools	36.9%	5	38.1	50.0	29.7				40.2	40.5	37.5	13.5				31.5	13.5	$12,569	$2,176	$10,393
Mabel K Holland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Red Haw Dr	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-7075	514	39	13.3	61.7%	254 (49.4%)	49 (9.5%)	107 (20.8%)	39 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.5%)	51.4	510^th of 1010 public elementary schools	49.5%		50.8	534^th of 1016 public elementary schools	47.4%	24	39.4	36.8	45.6				40.3	50.0	26.5	43.9				39.8	40.4	$12,569	$1,573	$10,996
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Maplewood Rd	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-7150	481	34	13.9	73.4%	165 (34.3%)	146 (30.4%)	66 (13.7%)	52 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.6%)	28.9	740^th of 1010 public elementary schools	26.7%		22.7	797^th of 1016 public elementary schools	21.6%	57	31.9	26.7	28.4				29.2	47.3	34.7	16.2				33.8	5.4	$10,442	$1,710	$8,732
Merle J Abbett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4325 Smith St	Fort Wayne	46806	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5800	450	70	6.4	81.1%	23 (5.1%)	133 (29.6%)	219 (48.7%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	7.5	961^st of 1010 public elementary schools	4.9%		5.2	995^th of 1016 public elementary schools	2.1%	34	9.5	15.3	13.9				12.8	6.8	11.3	15.3				11.1	2.8	$11,302	$2,509	$8,793
Northcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Archwood Ln	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5450	514	36	14.4	62.8%	128 (24.9%)	162 (31.5%)	128 (24.9%)	53 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.8%)	20.4	806^th of 1010 public elementary schools	20.2%		13.7	876^th of 1016 public elementary schools	13.8%	70	22.1	29.9	27.4				26.2	26.3	22.4	17.7				22.4	16.1	$11,467	$1,651	$9,816
Robert C Harris Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Thorngate Dr	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6300	334	31	10.8	61.4%	152 (45.5%)	71 (21.3%)	40 (12.0%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	51.2	514^th of 1010 public elementary schools	49.1%		43.2	606^th of 1016 public elementary schools	40.4%	92	31.7	43.1	41.7				39.6	53.7	41.4	35.0				42.1	35.0	$12,461	$1,676	$10,785
Saint Joseph Central School	Public	K-5	6341 St Joe Ctr Rd	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6100	426	41	10.3	49.3%	249 (58.5%)	55 (12.9%)	60 (14.1%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	28.8	741^st of 1010 public elementary schools	26.6%		24.4	778^th of 1016 public elementary schools	23.4%	37	36.8	26.8	26.9				30.1	44.8	31.4	13.4				29.9	16.4	$12,582	$1,758	$10,823
South Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Cottage Ave	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8100	353	33	10.7	81.3%	81 (22.9%)	102 (28.9%)	123 (34.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	8.6	948^th of 1010 public elementary schools	6.1%		8.5	936^th of 1016 public elementary schools	7.9%	12	11.7	8.3	13.6				11.2	20.0	13.3	11.9				15.1	11.9	$12,520	$2,590	$9,930
Levan R Scott Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	950 E Fairfax Ave	Fort Wayne	46806	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8050	349	31	11.4	83.7%	18 (5.2%)	124 (35.5%)	88 (25.2%)	103 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	6.6	975^th of 1010 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.2	981^st of 1016 public elementary schools	3.4%	6	6.8	16.7	10.8				11.5	17.0	10.2	5.4				11.6	2.7	$10,848	$1,913	$8,934
Washington Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1936 W Wallen Rd	Fort Wayne	46818	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6250	512	34	14.9	60.5%	295 (57.6%)	73 (14.3%)	71 (13.9%)	27 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	32.4	704^th of 1010 public elementary schools	30.3%		31.4	714^th of 1016 public elementary schools	29.7%	10	31.3	27.3	26.3				28.3	38.6	32.6	30.6				34.0	29.3	$10,189	$1,334	$8,855
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 W Wash Blvd	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8150	210	21	9.9	80.0%	68 (32.4%)	46 (21.9%)	66 (31.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.9%)	16.9	847^th of 1010 public elementary schools	16.1%		23.9	785^th of 1016 public elementary schools	22.7%	62	19.4	24.2	21.9				21.9	25.8	24.2	15.6				21.9	15.6	$14,354	$2,668	$11,686
Waynedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7201 Elzey	Fort Wayne	46809	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8820	374	25	15.2	69.8%	154 (41.2%)	84 (22.5%)	64 (17.1%)	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	31.4	716^th of 1010 public elementary schools	29.1%		32.7	701^st of 1016 public elementary schools	31.0%	15	29.8	31.0	34.6				31.9	38.3	24.1	30.8				30.6	21.2	$12,416	$1,985	$10,430
Weisser Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-5	902 Colerick St	Fort Wayne	46806	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-8875	600	42	14.3	59.3%	221 (36.8%)	218 (36.3%)	107 (17.8%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	58.9	423^rd of 1010 public elementary schools	58.1%		61.4	400^th of 1016 public elementary schools	60.6%	23	50.0	46.7	42.4				46.4	52.5	40.0	36.4				43.0	40.2	$12,020	$2,065	$9,955
Willard Shambaugh Elementary School	Public	K-5	5320 Rebecca Dr	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6150	286	31	9.2	52.8%	175 (61.2%)	34 (11.9%)	35 (12.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (12.9%)	43.9	586^th of 1010 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	621^st of 1016 public elementary schools	38.9%	35	31.3	39.1	31.7				34.1	41.7	50.0	41.5				44.4	22.0	$15,090	$1,629	$13,462
Study Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2414 Brooklyn Ave	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8500	256	25	10.4	84.8%	63 (24.6%)	74 (28.9%)	73 (28.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.2%)	6.1	985^th of 1010 public elementary schools	2.5%		5.8	988^th of 1016 public elementary schools	2.8%	3	9.5	12.5	10.3				10.9	11.9	6.3	10.3				9.3	5.1	$12,572	$2,573	$9,999
Whitney M Young Early Childhood	Public, Magnet	PK-K	1026 E Pontiac St	Fort Wayne	46803	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-8950	215	16	13.5	51.6%	78 (36.3%)	68 (31.6%)	45 (20.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)								(n/a)																$15,845	$3,571	$12,275
Jeff H Towles Intermediate School	Public	1-8	420 E Paulding Rd	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4300	556	44	12.7	55.6%	231 (41.5%)	143 (25.7%)	112 (20.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.0%)	37.1	658^th of 1010 public elementary schools	34.9%		38.3	653^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	35.7%	5	40.9	29.6	34.9	19.7	45.3	33.9	33.8	46.5	21.1	30.3	21.1	14.1	15.4	25.0	39.4	$12,081	$1,061	$11,020
Fairfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Fairfield Ave	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5900	480	35	13.7	77.7%	69 (14.4%)	124 (25.8%)	221 (46.0%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	10.3	927^th of 1010 public elementary schools	8.2%		17.4	844^th of 1016 public elementary schools	16.9%	83	7.1	22.6	15.3				14.2	12.9	17.7	13.9				14.6	13.9	$11,471	$2,268	$9,204

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Timothy L Johnson Academy	2.04 mi	1	377^th
Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	2.04 mi	1	370^th
Smith Academy for Excellence	2.62 mi	1
East Allen County Schools	2.9 mi	14	175^th
MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	8.13 mi	10	45^th

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