Middle Schools in MSD Southwest Allen County Schls

Summary:

The MSD Southwest Allen County Schls district in Indiana is home to two middle schools: Woodside Middle School and Summit Middle School. Both schools serve grades 6-8 and have consistently strong academic performance, with Summit Middle School emerging as the standout in the district.

Summit Middle School has consistently outperformed Woodside Middle School and the district average in key metrics. It ranks 31st out of 480 Indiana middle schools, compared to Woodside's 59th ranking, and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest possible. Summit's students also demonstrate higher proficiency in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels, with 61.42% ELA proficiency compared to 53.55% at Woodside and 56.14% for the district.

While both schools have a similar chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, slightly higher than the state average, there are some differences in their student populations. Woodside Middle School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (23.48%) compared to Summit Middle School (21.52%). Additionally, Summit Middle School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.4, compared to 17.3 at Woodside Middle School, and a higher per-student spending of $10,851 versus $9,989 at Woodside.

District Detail

4824 Homestead Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46814

(260) 431-2010

SchoolDigger Rank:
38^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,502

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodside Middle School	Public	6-8	2310 W Hamilton Rd - South	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	No	No	(260) 431-2701	1,032	61	16.8	24.3%	707 (68.5%)	121 (11.7%)	65 (6.3%)	60 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.2%)	84.8	59^th of 480 public middle schools	87.7%		80.1	80^th of 491 public middle schools	83.7%	21	52.5	49.4	58.7	53.6	44.4	49.7	54.6	49.7	57.1	57.1	$9,989	$271	$9,718
Summit Middle School	Public	6-8	4509 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	No	No	(260) 431-2502	789	49	16.0	24.5%	630 (79.8%)	36 (4.6%)	46 (5.8%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.5%)	91.4	31^st of 480 public middle schools	93.5%		83.9	63^rd of 491 public middle schools	87.2%	32	64.9	59.7	59.7	61.4	56.0	53.5	51.9	53.8	61.4	61.4	$10,851	$485	$10,366

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northwest Allen County Schools	4.6 mi	12	42^nd
Fort Wayne Community Schools	5.37 mi	52	267^th
Huntington County Com School Corp	7.34 mi	11	142^nd
Smith Academy for Excellence	7.61 mi	1
Whitley County Con Schools	8.53 mi	7	189^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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