Summary:
ZIP code 46805 has one middle school, Lakeside Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Fort Wayne as part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. It enrolls 452 students and is the only middle school in this ZIP code, so there are no local peer schools to compare it with; comparisons below are mainly to the district, to Indiana state averages where available, and across school years.
Academically, the school’s 2025-2026 ILEARN results show ELA all-grade proficiency at 26.05%, math at 16.17%, and science at 21.74%, compared with district averages of 29.96%, 29.43%, and 27.70%. The clearest bright spot is 7th grade ELA at 29.93%, which is above the district’s 26.54% but still below the state’s 41.70%. Math is the most urgent concern: 6th grade was 21.74%, 7th grade 14.81%, and 8th grade 11.63%, each below district and state averages, with 8th grade the lowest grade-level result. All-grade ELA improved from 18.79% in 2024-2025 to 26.05% in 2025-2026, while science slipped from 24.83% to 21.74%. The school has remained a 1-star school across reported years; in 2025-2026 it ranked 377 of 486 with a percentile of 22.
Context matters for interpreting these numbers. In 2024-2025, 77.65% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism was 33.0%, compared with 20.2% in the district and 16.7% statewide. Per-student spending was $12,560 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.3:1 in 2024-2025. For parents, the key takeaways are that the school serves a high-need population, has notable attendance challenges, and is working from below-district and below-state academic results overall, with math—especially 8th grade math—the most important area to watch and 7th grade ELA and recent ELA improvement the most encouraging signs.
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