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Lindley Elementary School

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Lindley Elementary School ranks 712 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Lindley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving 305 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lindley Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on ILEARN assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (34.29%) and Math (30%) that are higher than the district (30.62% and 27.62%) and the state (40.3% and 51.5% for 3rd grade). However, the school has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 23.1% in recent years, which is higher than the district average. Lindley also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.12% to 69.84%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's per-student spending is higher than the district average, ranging from $12,430 to $13,260, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 13, which may contribute to more personalized attention for students.

When comparing Lindley Elementary to nearby schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools district, it appears to be more effective in supporting its students' academic achievement compared to other high-poverty schools. For example, Bloomingdale Elementary and Harrison Hill Elementary have similar demographic profiles to Lindley but lower ILEARN proficiency rates, while Franke Park Elementary and Washington Elementary have higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students and lower academic performance.

330

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,925

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Ardmore Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

(260) 467-5350

District: Fort Wayne Community Schools

Students who attend Lindley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Portage Middle School
High:	Wayne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.2%

African American:

29.1%

White:

27.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 25 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Indiana avg38%

712^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	31.9	712 of 1005	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	646 of 1011	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	641 of 1016	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	775 of 1020	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	757 of 1016	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	730 of 1031	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	641 of 1027	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	695 of 1033	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.9	542 of 1046	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.3	641 of 1040	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	646 of 1036	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	738 of 1035	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.9	629 of 1015	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.7	823 of 1025	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	781 of 1009	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	767 of 1003	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.9	704 of 996	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	721 of 985	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	812 of 961	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.2	716 of 959	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%

Science32%

Math30%

Social Studies13%-25 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

This school is great! The Teachers and other members are so helpful with any questions or concerns you would have. I love the spanish 1/2 day consept it will really help in the long run. They even worked with me to send my kids there even though we moved out of the school area. All in all this school is a good choice! Close Quote

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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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
Lindley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Ardmore Ave	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-5350	330	25	13.2	67.6%	89 (27.0%)	96 (29.1%)	116 (35.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	31.9	712^th of 1005 public elementary schools	29.2%		38.3	646^th of 1011 public elementary schools	36.1%	66	25.5	39.0	38.5	34.3	23.4	26.8	38.5	30.0	31.7	31.7	13.5	$12,925	$2,196	$10,728
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
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
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 W Wash Blvd	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8150	206	20	10.3	74.8%	73 (35.4%)	46 (22.3%)	61 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.7%)	30.6	723^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	28.1%		16.9	847^th of 1011 public elementary schools	16.2%	124	42.3	23.8	31.0	32.9	30.8	19.1	24.1	25.0	25.0	25.0	31.0	$16,337	$2,822	$13,515
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
Francis M Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 W State St	Fort Wayne	46808	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4950	405	33	12.4	68.6%	233 (57.5%)	35 (8.6%)	98 (24.2%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	38.4	638^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.5%		33.7	686^th of 1011 public elementary schools	32.1%	48	40.6	30.0	38.8	36.4	37.7	37.1	22.4	32.5	33.8	33.8	31.3	$11,472	$1,463	$10,010
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
Bloomingdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Orchard St	Fort Wayne	46808	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6700	331	30	11.2	77.3%	94 (28.4%)	80 (24.2%)	102 (30.8%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.3%)	21.1	806^th of 1005 public elementary schools	19.8%		18.8	827^th of 1011 public elementary schools	18.2%	21	28.8	22.9	20.5	24.6	39.0	31.4	18.2	30.4	17.1	17.1	9.1	$13,794	$2,657	$11,138
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
Franke Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	828 Mildred Ave	Fort Wayne	46808	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6925	416	30	13.9	72.8%	161 (38.7%)	54 (13.0%)	116 (27.9%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (17.5%)	29.6	732^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	27.2%		37.1	660^th of 1011 public elementary schools	34.7%	72	28.6	33.3	37.1	33.2	31.8	33.3	17.1	26.9	35.0	35.0	17.1	$12,435	$2,250	$10,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindley Elementary School

How many students attend Lindley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Lindley Elementary School.

What district is Lindley Elementary School in?

Fort Wayne Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lindley Elementary School?

Students at Lindley Elementary School are 35% Hispanic, 29% African American, 27% White, 8% Two or more races.

Is Lindley Elementary School a good school?

Lindley Elementary School ranks 712^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lindley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Portage Middle School
High : Wayne High School

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