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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46835

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Top rankedJefferson Middle School338^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 46835, there is one middle school, Jefferson Middle School, serving grades 6-8. This public school is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district.

Jefferson Middle School has an enrollment of 676 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. The school's spending per student is $11,154. In terms of academic performance, Jefferson Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are generally below the district and state averages. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, ELA proficiency was 25.64% compared to the district's 30.62%, and Math proficiency was 23.87% compared to the district's 27.62%. However, there were some grade-level bright spots, with 7th and 8th graders showing better-than-district-average math proficiency in 2024-2025, and 6th graders excelling in both ELA and Math in the 2023-2024 school year, surpassing district and state averages in Math. Science proficiency for 6th graders in 2024-2025 was slightly above the district average but below the state average.

The school faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, 48.82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a significant portion of the student body comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The Fort Wayne Community Schools district itself is ranked 267 out of 380 districts in Indiana with a 1-star rating, and Jefferson Middle School was ranked 301 out of 489 middle schools statewide in 2022-2023 with a 2-star rating. These rankings suggest that both the school and its district are performing in the lower half of educational institutions in Indiana.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	5303 Wheelock Rd	Fort Wayne	46835	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-4825	658	43	15.1	56.2%	342 (52.0%)	101 (15.3%)	113 (17.2%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (10.6%)	30.8	338^th of 480 public middle schools	29.6%		35.1	325^th of 491 public middle schools	33.8%	13	21.9	27.2	27.3	25.6	26.4	20.9	24.8	23.9	29.0	29.0	$11,154	$1,123	$10,031

Cities Near Zip Code 46835

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Wayne	0.17 mi	80	300^th
New Haven	5.4 mi	4	366^th
Leo	6.08 mi	2	38^th
Woodburn	7.45 mi	2	188^th
Huntertown	8.28 mi	1	123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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