Schools in Zip Code 46807

ZIP code 46807 on Fort Wayne's south side has four schools — one high school and three elementary schools serving a combined 2,838 students — all within Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district ranked 274th of 374 in Indiana (1 star). There is no middle school inside the ZIP, so grades 6–8 are served elsewhere, and South Side High School is the only secondary destination within the ZIP boundaries. Every school here currently holds a 1-star rating.

Harrison Hill Elementary School is the clear bright spot — the only school in the ZIP above its district average in any core subject (Math: 33.98% vs. district 29.43%) and the only one with chronic absenteeism below both district and state marks (15.5% vs. 20.2% and 16.7%). It also has the highest statewide rank in the ZIP (749 of 1,015). By contrast, Fairfield Elementary School (903 of 1,015) and South Wayne Elementary School (886 of 1,015) sit 8–15 points below district averages in every core subject. South Wayne has the ZIP's highest absenteeism (28.5%), lowest Math proficiency (14.69%), and yet the highest spending ($16,142 per student) and smallest classes (10.6:1). Family income levels are broadly similar across all four schools (free/reduced lunch ranges from 69.65% to 80.59%), so demographics alone do not explain the wide gap in outcomes.

At the high school level, South Side High School graduates 78.7% of students (state: 89.7%), with SAT Math proficiency at 11.25% (state: 25.6%) and reading/writing at 28.75% (state: 51.9%) — though it is improving quickly from a low base. Encouragingly, all four schools have risen in statewide rank for three straight years. Two patterns stand out for parents: math mastery drops sharply between 3rd and 5th grade at every elementary, and social studies is the weakest subject ZIP-wide, with no elementary reaching its district average of 33.76% or the state's 47.2%.