Summary:
ZIP code 46825 has one high school, Northrop High School, serving grades 9–12 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. It is a large school with 2,145 students. The district is ranked 274th of 374 with a reported 27th percentile and 1 star, while Northrop has held 2 stars in each of the last three school years, with percentiles in the mid-30s.
For families, the most favorable number is graduation: Northrop’s 94.4% rate is above the district’s 89.3% and the state’s 89.7%. But chronic absenteeism is higher than both: 25.3% at Northrop, 20.2% in the district, and 16.7% statewide. The school serves a majority economically disadvantaged population, with 53.75% eligible for free/reduced lunch; per-student spending was $10,505 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.7 in 2024–2025.
On tests, Northrop generally beats its district but trails Indiana. In 2025–2026, SAT reading/writing proficiency was 43.03% versus 36.85% district and 51.9% state, while SAT math was 17.83% versus 13.56% district and 25.6% state; reading/writing is more than double math. Biology flipped: Northrop fell from 29.84% to 27.49% while the district rose from 26.38% to 30.69%, and the 2024–2025 state Biology figure was 45.6%. Overall, Northrop is stable at 2 stars, outperforming its district in several areas but still facing attendance and state-comparison achievement gaps.
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