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Waynedale Elementary School

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Waynedale Elementary School ranks 743 rd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

743^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Waynedale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with 374 students enrolled. The school is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district, which is ranked 267 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waynedale Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on ILEARN assessments, with only 28.57% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.62% for the district and 40.3% statewide. In math, Waynedale's 30.29% proficiency rate was higher than the district's 27.62%, but still well below the state's 51.5%. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 30.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Waynedale has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.79% to 74.15%, indicating the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

When comparing Waynedale to nearby elementary schools, such as Lindley Elementary and Jeff H Towles Intermediate, it becomes clear that Waynedale is one of the lower-performing schools in the area, with significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these other schools. Waynedale's declining performance on ILEARN assessments over the past few years is also a concerning trend that the school and district will need to address, potentially through a re-evaluation of how resources are allocated to support the specific needs of Waynedale's student population.

383

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,634

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7201 Elzey
Fort Wayne, IN 46809

(260) 467-8820

District: Fort Wayne Community Schools

Students who attend Waynedale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Miami Middle School
High:	Wayne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

African American:

25.1%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 26 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Indiana avg38%

743^rd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools

267^th of 380Fort Wayne Community Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	743 of 1005	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	716 of 1011	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	701 of 1016	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	730 of 1020	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	781 of 1016	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	884 of 1031	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	829 of 1027	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	812 of 1033	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.2	777 of 1046	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	829 of 1040	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.9	667 of 1036	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.7	872 of 1035	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	768 of 1015	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	832 of 1025	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	845 of 1009	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	915 of 1003	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	809 of 996	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	693 of 985	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	708 of 961	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.8	786 of 959	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science38%

Math30%

English Language Arts29%

Social Studies13%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	383	28	13.6	68.4%	161 (42.0%)	96 (25.1%)	64 (16.7%)	20 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	28.4	743^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.4	716^th of 1011 public elementary schools	29.2%	27	30.1	40.0	19.4				28.6	39.7	42.5	11.3				30.3	37.5		37.5	12.9	$12,634	$2,173	$10,460
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	477	33	14.5	71.5%	145 (30.4%)	134 (28.1%)	73 (15.3%)	67 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.9%)	23.9	783^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.9	740^th of 1011 public elementary schools	26.8%	43	25.8	37.8	20.0				28.4	30.3	34.2	22.9				29.4	22.9		22.9	11.4	$12,145	$2,021	$10,124
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	331	30	10.9	71.3%	117 (35.3%)	94 (28.4%)	91 (27.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.9%)	27.4	752^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	25.2%		17.3	840^th of 1011 public elementary schools	16.9%	88	34.0	24.5	38.8				32.4	28.0	16.3	28.6				24.3	26.5		26.5	20.4	$13,865	$2,636	$11,230
Jeff H Towles Intermediate School	Public	1-8	420 E Paulding Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4300	600	46	13.0	60.0%	241 (40.2%)	164 (27.3%)	119 (19.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	50.2	513^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.0%		37.1	658^th of 1011 public elementary schools	34.9%	145	45.1	42.5	35.1	43.0	30.3	40.9	39.4	43.7	43.8	22.7	29.1	18.4	26.8	30.6	45.2	48.1	46.7	27.0	$19,715	$7,031	$12,685
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	612	48	12.7	70.9%	92 (15.0%)	168 (27.5%)	219 (35.8%)	93 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.2%)	24.3	781^st of 1005 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.9	815^th of 1011 public elementary schools	19.4%	34	21.3	29.4	39.0				29.5	29.8	23.5	19.5				24.5	27.1		27.1	18.3	$11,810	$2,329	$9,481
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	419	35	12.0	75.4%	22 (5.3%)	126 (30.1%)	113 (27.0%)	134 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	7.7	958^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.6	975^th of 1011 public elementary schools	3.6%	17	12.5	17.7	17.0				15.5	8.3	11.3	13.2				10.7	12.9		12.9	3.8	$13,935	$2,710	$11,225
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	340	32	10.6	80.6%	59 (17.4%)	111 (32.6%)	130 (38.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.0%)	12	894^th of 1005 public elementary schools	11.0%		8.6	948^th of 1011 public elementary schools	6.2%	54	17.0	21.7	15.8				18.3	6.4	23.0	7.0				12.7	26.2		26.2	8.8	$16,142	$5,757	$10,386
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	268	23	11.7	80.2%	64 (23.9%)	70 (26.1%)	83 (31.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.4%)	5	990^th of 1005 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.1	985^th of 1011 public elementary schools	2.6%	5	6.4	5.0	16.7				9.6	10.6	5.0	4.2				6.7	7.5		7.5	4.2	$14,710	$3,232	$11,478
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	481	40	12.0	69.6%	62 (12.9%)	109 (22.7%)	237 (49.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	10.6	913^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.2%		10.3	927^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.3%	14	13.8	15.7	19.4				16.4	18.6	21.7	17.9				19.6	9.8		9.8	10.5	$12,168	$2,062	$10,105
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	467	39	11.9	72.6%	18 (3.9%)	143 (30.6%)	213 (45.6%)	54 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	6.2	974^th of 1005 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.5	961^st of 1011 public elementary schools	4.9%	13	1.2	11.4	19.1				9.9	7.1	8.6	9.0				8.1	10.0		10.0	9.2	$13,567	$2,910	$10,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Waynedale Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Waynedale Elementary School?

Students at Waynedale Elementary School are 42% White, 25% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Waynedale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Waynedale Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Waynedale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Waynedale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Miami Middle School
High : Wayne High School

Is Waynedale Elementary School a good school?

Waynedale Elementary School ranks 743^rd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Waynedale Elementary School in?

Fort Wayne Community Schools

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