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J Wilbur Haley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

J Wilbur Haley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with 560 students. 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.

J Wilbur Haley Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on ILEARN assessments, with only 21.05% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15.85% in math, far below the district averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 23.1%, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting significant economic challenges for the student population.

When comparing J Wilbur Haley Elementary to other nearby schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Fred H. Croninger Elementary, which is only about a mile away, ranks in the top 1% of Indiana elementary schools and has significantly higher academic proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. Addressing the root causes of J Wilbur Haley Elementary's challenges, such as improving attendance and providing additional academic and social-emotional support, will likely require a concerted effort by the district, school leadership, and the local community.

583

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,157

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Maplecrest Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46815

(260) 467-4510

District: Fort Wayne Community Schools

Students who attend J Wilbur Haley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Blackhawk Middle School
High:	R Nelson Snider High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

29.5%

White:

29.2%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg29%

Indiana avg38%

857^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	15.3	857 of 1005	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	878 of 1011	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	841 of 1016	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	803 of 1020	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	830 of 1016	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	878 of 1031	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	889 of 1027	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	943 of 1033	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	907 of 1046	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	810 of 1040	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.5	731 of 1036	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.1	788 of 1035	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.1	611 of 1015	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	727 of 1025	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	770 of 1009	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	783 of 1003	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.0	716 of 996	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.6	733 of 985	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	731 of 961	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	752 of 959	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science31%

English Language Arts21%

Math16%

Social Studies12%-27 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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th 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
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Maplecrest Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4510	583	42	13.8	66.0%	170 (29.2%)	172 (29.5%)	136 (23.3%)	30 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.9%)	15.3	857^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.7%		14.3	878^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.2%	21	19.6	30.0	15.5		21.1	15.8	25.0	8.7		15.9	31.3		31.3	11.7	$12,157	$2,067	$10,091
Fred H Croninger Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	6700 Trier Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-6050	619	35	17.9	33.3%	378 (61.1%)	91 (14.7%)	59 (9.5%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.6%)	98.4	4^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.7	9^th of 1011 public elementary schools	99.1%	5	81.1	84.6	76.5		80.8	91.5	92.3	73.5		85.9	81.7		81.7	74.5	$10,562	$1,245	$9,317
Glenwood Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Vance Ave	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6200	532	33	16.2	66.9%	200 (37.6%)	118 (22.2%)	75 (14.1%)	68 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.3%)	43.8	583^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.7	652^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	35.5%	69	36.2	41.7	35.2		37.9	42.9	50.0	29.6		41.9	38.5		38.5	15.5	$10,900	$1,623	$9,277
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3710 Stafford Dr	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6775	415	35	12.0	73.0%	115 (27.7%)	138 (33.3%)	36 (8.7%)	52 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.8%)	38.1	640^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.3%		26	760^th of 1011 public elementary schools	24.8%	120	31.1	37.9	32.4		34.3	35.6	34.5	27.0		32.9	36.2		36.2	37.8	$13,922	$2,424	$11,498
Robert C Harris Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Thorngate Dr	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6300	360	29	12.4	61.9%	158 (43.9%)	81 (22.5%)	46 (12.8%)	25 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.6%)	48.6	535^th of 1005 public elementary schools	46.8%		51.2	514^th of 1011 public elementary schools	49.2%	21	28.6	46.3	47.3		40.1	35.7	43.9	32.7		36.8	43.9		43.9	38.2	$15,788	$2,410	$13,378
Saint Joseph Central School	Public	K-5	6341 St Joe Ctr Rd	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6100	434	39	11.1	45.4%	250 (57.6%)	59 (13.6%)	66 (15.2%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	50	516^th of 1005 public elementary schools	48.7%		28.8	741^st of 1011 public elementary schools	26.7%	225	48.3	47.0	29.7		41.6	56.7	47.0	21.9		41.6	53.0		53.0	14.1	$14,267	$2,187	$12,080
Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8118 St Jo Ctr Rd	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-6000	418	31	13.4	55.0%	175 (41.9%)	105 (25.1%)	62 (14.8%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.5%)	44	581^st of 1005 public elementary schools	42.2%		36.2	665^th of 1011 public elementary schools	34.2%	84	35.4	29.5	53.5		39.1	49.2	27.9	41.4		39.7	26.2		26.2	32.8	$13,295	$2,409	$10,886
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 New Haven Ave	Fort Wayne	46803	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5850	308	28	11.0	78.9%	44 (14.3%)	84 (27.3%)	128 (41.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.6%)	7.6	959^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.6%		14	885^th of 1011 public elementary schools	12.5%	74	8.5	18.6	12.2		13.0	12.8	11.9	4.9		10.0	19.1		19.1	7.3	$14,143	$3,982	$10,161
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2004 Alabama Ave	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6850	558	38	14.8	66.3%	207 (37.1%)	129 (23.1%)	134 (24.0%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (13.3%)	25.8	769^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.5%		23.2	779^th of 1011 public elementary schools	22.9%	10	32.1	24.0	34.6		29.8	30.8	21.9	25.9		25.9	20.8		20.8	27.2	$12,324	$2,021	$10,303
New Haven Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1065 Woodmere Dr	New Haven	46774	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0190	607	36	16.7	64.4%	390 (64.3%)	64 (10.5%)	66 (10.9%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.5%)	31.1	721^st of 1005 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.4	690^th of 1011 public elementary schools	31.8%	31	27.9	31.9	33.8	25.7	29.9	37.5	33.3	29.6	22.8	30.8	28.3	27.9	28.1	27.5	$10,604	$905	$9,700

Frequently Asked Questions about J Wilbur Haley Elementary School

What district is J Wilbur Haley Elementary School in?

Fort Wayne Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of J Wilbur Haley Elementary School?

Students at J Wilbur Haley Elementary School are 30% African American, 29% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend J Wilbur Haley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended J Wilbur Haley Elementary School.

Is J Wilbur Haley Elementary School a good school?

J Wilbur Haley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Indiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of J Wilbur Haley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J Wilbur Haley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blackhawk Middle School
High : R Nelson Snider High School

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