Summary:
The 46805 zip code area of Fort Wayne, Indiana is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district. These schools serve diverse, predominantly low-income student populations, with significant challenges in academic performance and student attendance.
Brentwood Elementary School stands out as the school with the highest percentage of minority students (72.12%) and students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch (80.53%). Despite these socioeconomic challenges, Brentwood has some of the strongest academic performance in the area, with higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in several subject areas. In contrast, Forest Park Elementary School serves a relatively disadvantaged population as well, but its academic performance is more mixed, with some grade levels and subjects performing above the district average while others lag behind.
Across the schools in this data set, chronic absenteeism rates are high, ranging from 26.1% at Forest Park Elementary to 30.4% at Lakeside Middle School. Additionally, per-student spending varies from $10,706 at North Side High School to $12,243 at Brentwood Elementary, indicating potential funding disparities that may impact the resources and support available to students and teachers. Overall, these schools face significant socioeconomic challenges that contribute to their academic performance, but there are also pockets of success that suggest the potential for improvement with the right strategies and resources.
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