Summary:
ZIP code 46835 in Fort Wayne contains five schools: four elementary schools and one middle school, with no high schools in the area. All five belong to Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district ranked 274 of 374 in Indiana (27th percentile, 1 star). Together they enroll 2,136 students — 1,478 in elementary grades and 658 in middle school, averaging 427 students per school.
The strongest bright spots are Robert C Harris Elementary School, which leads the ZIP in English language arts at 52.48%, has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.8%, and ranks at the 57th percentile with 3 stars, and Saint Joseph Central School, the top performer in math (46.41%) and science (47.46%), ranking 52nd percentile with 3 stars after climbing from the 27th percentile and 1 star in 2023–24. Arlington Elementary School saw science jump from 26.23% to 43.55%, and Willard Shambaugh Elementary School has the smallest classes (student-teacher ratio 10.2) and highest per-student spending ($16,852). All four elementary schools beat district averages in every all-grades subject, though most grade-level scores remain below Indiana state averages.
The main concern is Jefferson Middle School, the ZIP's only middle school and weakest performer. Its ELA (23.86%) and math (27.38%) trail the district, 7th grade is especially low (14.79% ELA, 18.93% math), and chronic absenteeism is 20.7% — above both the district's 20.2% and the state's 16.7%. It also has the lowest spending ($11,154) and largest classes (ratio 15.1). Overall, elementary absenteeism ranges from 10.8% to 14.5%, all below the state, and lower absenteeism tends to accompany stronger results.
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