Summary:
Zip code 46805 in Fort Wayne, Indiana is served by four public schools — two elementaries, Brentwood Elementary School and Forest Park Elementary School, one middle school, Lakeside Middle School, and one high school, North Side High School — all part of Fort Wayne Community Schools, with roughly 2,808 students combined. North Side High alone enrolls 1,383 students, about half of the area's total, while the two elementaries together enroll 973 and Lakeside enrolls 452. The district is rated 274th of 374 in Indiana, in the 27th percentile with one star, and all four schools share that district rating.
Brentwood Elementary School is the clear standout: the only school here with two stars, the highest 2025–2026 rank at 621st of 1,015 (39th percentile), and the only one above district averages in both all-grade ELA (38.78% vs. 29.96%) and math (33.33% vs. 29.43%). Its rank climbed from 760th in 2023–2024 to 640th and then 621st. It also has the highest per-pupil spending ($13,922) and the smallest classes (12.0 students per teacher). The other three schools sit in the bottom quartile: North Side High School at 18th percentile, Lakeside Middle School at 22nd, and Forest Park Elementary School at 16th, all with one star.
Math is the weakest area overall: North Side's SAT math proficiency is 8.51% and SAT reading/writing 31.91%, even though its 87.6% graduation rate is close to the district's 89.3% and the state's 89.7%. Lakeside's all-grade math is 16.17% and Forest Park's 19.59%. Chronic absenteeism exceeds district (20.2%) and state (16.7%) rates at every school, highest at North Side (34.8%) and Lakeside (33.0%). Free/reduced lunch ranges from 66.31% to 77.65%, highest at Lakeside and lowest at Forest Park, so economic need is high everywhere while results differ.
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