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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46815

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At a glance

Schools

5,719

Students

5-star school

Top rankedFred H Croninger Elementary School10^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

R Nelson Snider High School up 140 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lane Middle School 12.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 46815 in Fort Wayne is home to seven schools — four elementary, two middle, and one high school — all part of Fort Wayne Community Schools, serving roughly 5,719 students from preschool through 12th grade. The district overall ranks 274 of 374 (27th percentile, 1 star), but that single label hides wide variation from building to building.

Fred H Croninger Elementary School is the clear standout, at 99th percentile and 5 stars in 2025–26 after 100th percentile the year before. Its all-grade proficiency is ELA 76.05%, math 88.35%, and science 71.29%, with chronic absenteeism of just 1.5% — far below the district's 20.2% — and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate in the zip (33.28%). It does this despite the zip's highest student-teacher ratio (17.9) and second-lowest spending ($10,562). R Nelson Snider High School rose from 2 stars to 3 stars (67th percentile) and graduates 97.0% of students, while Blackhawk Middle School is the stronger middle school at 56th percentile and 3 stars, beating Lane Middle School by roughly 14–15 points in every subject.

The zip falls into three tiers: Croninger, Snider, and Blackhawk at the top; Jeff H Towles Intermediate School and Glenwood Park Elementary School in the middle; and Lane and J Wilbur Haley Elementary School at the bottom — Lane posts the lowest all-grade ELA (24.60%) and math (20.14%) and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (72.36%). Towles has low absenteeism (3.8%) but the highest spending ($19,715) without matching Croninger's results. Science declined at every K–8 school year over year, while social studies improved at all four elementaries.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blackhawk Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7200 E State Blvd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-4885	814	50	16.2	49.3%	378 (46.4%)	185 (22.7%)	118 (14.5%)	51 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.8%)	53.2	216^th of 486 public middle schools	55.6%		64.8	157^th of 480 public middle schools	67.3%	59						37.0	36.6	42.4	38.6				32.8	31.6	39.0	34.5		33.3	33.3			$11,288	$1,060	$10,229
Fred H Croninger Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	6700 Trier Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-6050	619	35	17.9	33.3%	378 (61.1%)	91 (14.7%)	59 (9.5%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.6%)	97.4	10^th of 1015 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.4	4^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.6%	6			82.2	71.3	74.3				76.1	91.6	89.1	84.2				88.4	71.3		71.3	81.2		$10,562	$1,245	$9,317
Glenwood Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Vance Ave	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6200	532	33	16.2	66.9%	200 (37.6%)	118 (22.2%)	75 (14.1%)	68 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.3%)	36.9	652^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	35.8%		43.8	583^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	42.0%	69			25.8	32.6	35.1				31.2	39.8	57.9	25.5				41.1	35.8		35.8	26.6		$10,900	$1,623	$9,277
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Maplecrest Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-4510	583	42	13.8	66.0%	170 (29.2%)	172 (29.5%)	136 (23.3%)	30 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.9%)	20.6	820^th of 1015 public elementary schools	19.2%		15.3	857^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.7%	37			24.5	23.7	23.8				24.0	25.5	31.2	29.8				28.8	19.4		19.4	27.4		$12,157	$2,067	$10,091
Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	4901 Vance Ave	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4400	644	51	12.5	72.4%	135 (21.0%)	199 (30.9%)	176 (27.3%)	71 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.5%)	24.7	362^nd of 486 public middle schools	25.5%		23.8	364^th of 480 public middle schools	24.2%	2						21.0	27.5	25.4	24.6				21.0	27.5	12.4	20.1		19.6	19.6			$11,441	$1,676	$9,765
R Nelson Snider High School	Public	9-12	4600 Fairlawn Pass	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4600	1,927	110	17.5	49.7%	809 (42.0%)	465 (24.1%)	331 (17.2%)	122 (6.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	190 (9.9%)	58.3	139^th of 415 public high schools	66.5%		36.8	279^th of 429 public high schools	35.0%	140	52.6	22.1																			49.3	$10,520	$994	$9,527
Jeff H Towles Intermediate School	Public	1-8	420 E Paulding Rd	Fort Wayne	46815	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4300	600	46	13.0	60.0%	241 (40.2%)	164 (27.3%)	119 (19.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	44.1	583^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	42.6%		50.2	513^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.0%	70			34.7	36.5	40.0	28.6	32.9	24.0	32.7	51.4	40.5	38.6	24.7	40.8	20.0	35.8	35.1	39.0	37.1	42.9		$19,715	$7,031	$12,685

Cities Near Zip Code 46815

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Wayne	0.35 mi	80	300^th
New Haven	3.91 mi	4	366^th
Woodburn	7.43 mi	2	188^th
Leo	7.71 mi	2	38^th
Huntertown	9.61 mi	1	123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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