Summary:
There are two elementary schools serving zip code 46805: Forest Park Elementary School and Brentwood Elementary School. Both schools are part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district, which is ranked in the bottom half of Indiana districts. The schools in this zip code generally face challenges, with both receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating they are among the lower-performing elementary schools in the state.
When comparing the two schools, Brentwood Elementary School shows slightly better performance in several key academic areas for the 2024-2025 school year, particularly in English Language Arts and Math across all grades and in 3rd grade. It also has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio. On the other hand, Forest Park Elementary School demonstrates higher proficiency in 5th-grade English Language Arts and Social Studies for the 2024-2025 academic year, and a slight edge in 4th-grade English Language Arts for the 2023-2024 academic year. Both schools share an identical chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is a significant concern as it's linked to lower academic achievement.
Both schools serve a high percentage of students from low-income households, with free/reduced lunch rates above 72%. This suggests a greater need for support services. Interestingly, Brentwood Elementary School spends more per student ($13,922) than Forest Park Elementary School ($12,324), but this higher spending does not appear to translate into significantly better overall academic results. Both schools also perform below the district average in several key test score categories for the 2024-2025 academic year, highlighting the broader challenges within the Fort Wayne Community Schools district.
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