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Deer Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1515 Scott Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46814 · (260) 431-0701 · Part of Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District

Aboite Township’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Deer Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Aboite Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Aboite Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Deer Ridge ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1515 Scott Rd, Fort Wayne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten58
Grade 178
Grade 270
Grade 372
Grade 477
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
399’20
410’21
437’22
450’23
430’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Asian 6%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Deer Ridge Elementary from Aboite Township families.

Other schools in Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District

The district →
Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Wayne
C+
535 students15:1
Aboite Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Wayne
A+
497 students14:1
Covington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
C+
746 students15:1
Lafayette Meadow School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Roanoke
B+
604 students15:1
Haverhill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
B−
396 students14:1
Woodside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Wayne
C+
1,032 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Aboite Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.