Summary:
ZIP code 46816 in Fort Wayne, Indiana contains four public schools, all part of East Allen County Schools: Prince Chapman Academy (grades 3–6) and Southwick Elementary School (PK–2) at the elementary level, Paul Harding Junior High School (grades 7–8), and East Allen University (grades 9–12). Together they enroll 2,256 students. The district is ranked 204 of 374 in Indiana, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars, but that mid-range rating masks dramatic differences among these four schools.
East Allen University is the clear academic standout, ranking between the 71st and 84th percentile with 4 stars in each of the last three years and posting a 100% graduation rate, 7.4 points above the district and 10.3 points above the state. Its 11th-grade SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency was 61.11% and Biology End of Course 57.14%, both above district averages, but SAT Math was 15.28%, below the district's 20.17% and the state's 25.6%. At the other end, Prince Chapman Academy ranks in the 7th to 9th percentile with 0 stars and 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency of 12.56% in ELA, 17.41% in math, and 9.59% in science. Paul Harding Junior High School ranks in the 16th to 26th percentile with 1 star, at 23.6% ELA and 14.56% math proficiency — roughly 20 points below the district in math.
Free or reduced lunch rates are high everywhere, from 72.16% at East Allen University to 84.67% at Southwick Elementary School. Chronic absenteeism is 15.2% at Prince Chapman Academy, below district and state, but above both at East Allen University (22.3%), Southwick (22.5%), and Paul Harding (25.5%). Per-student spending ranges from $10,830 to $12,306 and student-teacher ratios from 12.4 to 17.2; the highest-spending school has the lowest rank and the lowest-spending school the strongest outcomes, so those inputs alone do not explain results. Southwick, serving PK–2, has no current state test scores, but its high poverty and absenteeism indicators point to early-intervention needs.
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