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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Fort Wayne, Indiana

40 public schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Eel River Elementary School leads the list at -23.5%, against a median of -9.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Best Enrollment change

-23.5%

Median Enrollment change

-9.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · FORT WAYNE, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Eel River Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Northwest Allen County Schools	549	420	-23.5%
2	Indian Village Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	432	331	-23.4%
3	Francis M Price Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	528	405	-23.3%
4	Washington Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	264	206	-22.0%
5	Waynedale Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	466	383	-17.8%
6	Lincoln Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	714	590	-17.4%
7	North Side High School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	1,644	1,383	-15.9%
8	Glenwood Park Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	622	532	-14.5%
9	Portage Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	444	380	-14.4%
10	Arlington Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	482	418	-13.3%
11	Brentwood Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	477	415	-13.0%
12	Cedar Canyon Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Northwest Allen County Schools	583	508	-12.9%
13	South Wayne Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	389	340	-12.6%
14	Willard Shambaugh Elementary Sch	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	302	266	-11.9%
15	Lindley Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	374	330	-11.8%
16	Study Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	304	268	-11.8%
17	Robert C Harris Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	406	360	-11.3%
18	Whitney M Young Early Childhood	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	245	218	-11.0%
19	Franke Park Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	466	416	-10.7%
20	Miami Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	551	496	-10.0%
21	J Wilbur Haley Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	646	583	-9.8%
22	Covington Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	826	746	-9.7%
23	Lakeside Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	499	452	-9.4%
24	East Allen University	Fort Wayne, IN	East Allen County Schools	317	291	-8.2%
25	Harrison Hill Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	666	612	-8.1%
26	Fairfield Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	519	481	-7.3%
27	Northwood Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	630	585	-7.1%
28	Oak View Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Northwest Allen County Schools	475	442	-6.9%
29	Lane Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	691	644	-6.8%
30	Jefferson Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	703	658	-6.4%
31	Shawnee Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	667	624	-6.4%
32	Bloomingdale Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	352	331	-6.0%
33	Forest Park Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	591	558	-5.6%
34	Fred H Croninger Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	644	619	-3.9%
35	Haverhill Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	410	396	-3.4%
36	Bunche Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	241	234	-2.9%
37	Aboite Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	510	497	-2.5%
38	Woodside Middle School	Fort Wayne, IN	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	1,055	1,032	-2.2%
39	Deer Ridge Elementary	Fort Wayne, IN	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	436	430	-1.4%
40	Merle J Abbett Elementary School	Fort Wayne, IN	Fort Wayne Community Schools	469	467	-0.4%

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