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Best Elementary Schools
in Fort Wayne Community Schools

This page covers 33 elementary schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

33
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Willard Shambaugh Elementary Sch
Grades KG–05320 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Saint Joseph Central School
Grades KG–05397 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Jeff H Towles Intermediate School
Grades 01–08561 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Arlington Elementary School
Grades KG–05420 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Indian Village Elementary School
Grades PK–05372 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
6
rank
Robert C Harris Elementary School
Grades KG–05353 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Bloomingdale Elementary School
Grades PK–05300 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
8
rank
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School
Grades PK–05568 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Mabel K Holland Elementary School
Grades PK–05489 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
South Wayne Elementary School
Grades PK–05362 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
23 more elementary schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
33
Elementary Schools
50
Total Schools
54
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.