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Schools in Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne Community Schools

Fort Wayne’s public schools score below 70% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 27% of Fort Wayne’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fort Wayne, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

#525of 592 Indiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

27%

▼ 14 pts vs IN 41%

2021–22

Math proficiency

25%

▼ 12 pts vs IN 38%

2021–22

Graduate on time

89%

▲ 1 pts vs IN 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.3K

▲ 5% vs IN $13.7K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.0

IN 15.3 · smaller classes

Schools in town

27,590 students on the public path

In brief

Fort Wayne’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 974 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fort Wayne’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,349 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

31 elementary schools, then 11 middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fort Wayne’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 30% of Indiana school districts, #525 of 592 Indiana towns. Graduation is above the Indiana average; test scores are below it.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 30%

Lower resultsHigher results

Indiana towns with similar household incomes (974)Better than 7%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,690 test results and a graduating class of 1,985 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fort Wayne’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,693 in math, 14,688 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fort Wayne, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in Fort Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Fred H Croninger Elementary School

Elementary · Grades K–5

A⁺

Town	Schools	Main districts
Fort Wayne	C	Fort Wayne
New Haven	B⁻	East Allen County Schools
Huntertown	A	Northwest Allen County Schools
Perry	A	Northwest Allen County Schools
Eel River	A	Northwest Allen County Schools
St. Joseph	C	Fort Wayne
Milan	B⁻	East Allen County Schools
Washington	C	Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne’s public schools score below 70% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

Fort Wayne’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

31 elementary schools, then 11 middle and five high schools

What’s behind Fort Wayne’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Fort Wayne vs. its neighbors

Every school in Fort Wayne

Questions about Fort Wayne’s schools

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