Summary:
The 46815 zip code area of Fort Wayne, Indiana is home to 6 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district. While the district as a whole is ranked 267 out of 380 in Indiana and has a 1-star rating, the schools in this area show a wide range of performance, with standout schools like Fred H Croninger Elementary School and Blackhawk Middle School significantly outperforming the district and state averages.
Fred H Croninger Elementary is the top-performing school in the area, ranked 8th out of 1,016 elementary schools in Indiana and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.77% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 30.62% for the district and 40.3-41.4% statewide. In math, 85.9% of Croninger students were proficient or better, far exceeding the district's 27.62% and the state's 41.5-51.5%. Blackhawk Middle School is also a standout, ranking 166th out of 489 middle schools in Indiana and earning a 3-star rating, with particularly strong math performance.
In contrast, the area's other schools, such as J Wilbur Haley Elementary School and R Nelson Snider High School, struggle with lower test scores and performance metrics. The chronic absenteeism rate across all 6 schools is also high at 17.8%, and the free/reduced lunch rates vary significantly, from 27.81% at Croninger to 70.71% at Lane Middle School, indicating a range of socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.
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