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High Schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools

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At a glance

DistrictFort Wayne Community Schools267^th of 380 Indiana districtsFull district overview →

Schools

8,258

Students

Top rankedNorthrop High School267^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Northrop High School up 13 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Side High School 14.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Fort Wayne Community Schools district in Indiana is home to 5 high schools serving grades 9-12. These schools exhibit a range of academic performance, with R. Nelson Snider High School standing out as the top performer in the district, ranking 275th out of 398 Indiana high schools. Meanwhile, North Side High School and South Side High School lag behind the others in academic proficiency.

Across the district, all 5 high schools share the same 88.4% four-year graduation rate and 17.8% chronic absenteeism rate, suggesting district-wide policies have led to these consistent outcomes. However, the schools exhibit varying academic performance, with R. Nelson Snider High School outperforming the others on ILEARN Biology and SAT assessments. This school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch, potentially indicating a relationship between socioeconomic status and student achievement.

While the high schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools district share some similarities, the data analysis reveals a mixed picture of their overall performance. Understanding the factors contributing to the differences in academic outcomes could help the district develop targeted strategies to support all students and improve educational opportunities across the board.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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 (2025)	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anthis Career Center	Public	6-12	1200 S Barr St	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(260) 467-1005	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Side High School	Public	9-12	475 E State St	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-2800	1,383	77	17.9	67.4%	437 (31.6%)	383 (27.7%)	323 (23.4%)	69 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	167 (12.1%)	20.7	341^st of 429 public high schools	20.5%		18.2	351^st of 432 public high schools	18.8%	10	32.3	11.6	20.7	$11,899	$977	$10,922
Northrop High School	Public	9-12	7001 Coldwater Rd	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-2300	2,145	128	16.7	53.8%	941 (43.9%)	454 (21.2%)	412 (19.2%)	124 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	207 (9.7%)	40	267^th of 429 public high schools	37.8%		36.4	280^th of 432 public high schools	35.2%	13	46.1	19.4	29.8	$10,505	$1,041	$9,463
R Nelson Snider High School	Public	9-12	4600 Fairlawn Pass	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4600	1,927	110	17.5	49.7%	809 (42.0%)	465 (24.1%)	331 (17.2%)	122 (6.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	190 (9.9%)	36.8	279^th of 429 public high schools	35.0%		44.6	232^nd of 432 public high schools	46.3%	47	43.9	14.6	35.8	$10,520	$994	$9,527
South Side High School	Public	9-12	3601 S Calhoun St	Fort Wayne	46807	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-2600	1,405	95	14.7	71.5%	227 (16.2%)	408 (29.0%)	521 (37.1%)	119 (8.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (9.0%)	13	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%		15.7	368^th of 432 public high schools	14.8%	10	26.4	6.7	14.3	$12,528	$1,286	$11,241
Wayne High School	Public	9-12	9100 Winchester Rd	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6400	1,398	92	15.2	64.7%	356 (25.5%)	446 (31.9%)	291 (20.8%)	171 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (9.5%)	24.3	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%		22.7	335^th of 432 public high schools	22.5%	11	36.5	11.4	24.8	$12,486	$1,209	$11,277
Amp Lab at Electric Works	Public	11-12	1030 Swinney Ave	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(260) 467-7360	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Timothy L Johnson Academy	2.04 mi	1	338^th
Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	2.04 mi	1	379^th
Smith Academy for Excellence	2.62 mi	1
East Allen County Schools	2.9 mi	15	186^th
Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - Fort Wayne	3.98 mi	1

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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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