Summary:
ZIP code 46809 in Fort Wayne contains two PK–5 elementary schools — Waynedale Elementary School and Indian Village Elementary School — both part of Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district that ranks 274th of 374 in Indiana (27th percentile, 1 star). Together they enroll 714 students, with an average of 357 per school, and both serve a high-poverty population: free/reduced lunch rates are 68.41% at Waynedale and 71.3% at Indian Village.
The two schools look very different academically. In 2025–2026, Waynedale earned 2 stars and ranked 588th of 1,015 schools (42nd percentile), up from 1 star and the 26th percentile in 2024–2025. Indian Village earned 1 star and ranked 856th of 1,015 (16th percentile), down from the 25th percentile. Waynedale's all-grade proficiency was 41.67% in both ELA and Math, well above the district's 29.96% and 29.43%, and it beat the state in grade 3 ELA (45% vs. 40.8%) and grade 4 ELA (46.15% vs. 42.2%). Indian Village scored 19.33% in ELA and 18.67% in Math, both below district averages; its ELA fell from 32.43% the prior year.
Resource inputs do not track with outcomes here: Indian Village spends more per student ($13,865 vs. $12,634) and has a smaller student-teacher ratio (10.9 vs. 13.6), yet lower proficiency. Science is a relative strength for both, with Waynedale at 30.77% and Indian Village at 31.37%, above the district's 27.70%. Grade 5 and social studies lag at both schools. Chronic absenteeism is high at both — 23.5% at Waynedale and 24.1% at Indian Village — versus 20.2% districtwide and 16.7% statewide.
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