Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46819

ZIP code 46819 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has 3 public schools serving grades PK–12: Maplewood Elementary School (PK–5), Miami Middle School (6–8), and Wayne High School (9–12), all within Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district ranked 274 of 374 (27th percentile, 1 star). Total enrollment is 2,371 students, with no alternative schools in the zip.

Maplewood Elementary School is the relative standout, mainly for attendance: its chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, below the district’s 20.2% and state’s 16.7%, and far lower than Wayne High School’s 29.0% and Miami Middle School’s 27.3%. Academically, Maplewood has some bright spots—4th grade ELA at 33.33% proficient, slightly above the district’s 32.5%, and 5th grade Social Studies improved from 11.43% to 22.83%—but 5th grade Math is 16.3% (district 30.07%, state 42%) and Science all grades is 19.7% (district 27.7%). Miami Middle School is the lowest-performing: ELA all grades 16.59% vs district 29.96%, Math 14% vs district 29.43%, and Science 12.42% vs district 27.7%. It ranks 425 of 486 (13th percentile), with 0 stars in 2024–25 and 1 star in 2025–26. Despite having the highest free/reduced lunch (72.98%), highest per-student spending ($12,660), and lowest student/teacher ratio (12.7), proficiency remains very low. Wayne High School, the largest with 1,398 students, has a severe math gap: SAT Math is 7.4% proficient vs district 13.56% and state 25.6%, and SAT ERW is 28.62% vs district 36.85% and state 51.9%. Its chronic absenteeism is 29.0% (highest in the zip), graduation rate is 86.4% (district 89.3%, state 89.7%), but Biology ILEARN is 31.65%, slightly above district 30.69% and up from 24.77%.

Attendance and achievement loosely align: Maplewood has the lowest absenteeism and generally the best relative proficiency, while Wayne and Miami have much higher absenteeism and weaker test outcomes. Poverty is high across all three schools, with free/reduced lunch ranging from 64.74% to 72.98%, highest at Miami. Resource differences do not simply explain outcomes: Miami spends the most per student and has the smallest classes, yet has the weakest results. The zip has no alternative school option, just a traditional elementary-to-middle-to-high pipeline within a district ranked in the lower quartile. The strongest relative signal is Maplewood’s attendance advantage; the weakest is Miami Middle’s very low proficiency across core subjects.