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What's the biggest difference between Arlington Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000514
Arlington Elementary School
8118 St Jo Ctr Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835 · (260) 467-6000 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
230 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arlington Elementary School
Arlington Elementary School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Elementary School this school | 418 | 55.0% | 36.1% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Avon | 512 | 55.7% | 65.2% |
| Darden Elementary School South Bend | 375 | 53.3% | 18.6% |
| Robert C Harris Elementary School Fort Wayne | 360 | 61.9% | 39.6% |
| Stockwell Elementary School Evansville | 545 | 55.4% | 26.9% |
| Pine Tree Elementary School Avon | 450 | 58.4% | 57.4% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arlington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #604 of 983 | #26 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #605 of 986 | #22 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #481 of 986 | #24 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #561 of 1,079 | #37 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #218 of 991 | #25 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #41 of 996 | #15 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #482 of 1,058 | #34 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #281 of 597 | #9 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 55% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 31.5 | 12.8:1 | 54% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 28.5 | 14.7:1 | 54% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 47% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 52% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 44% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 44% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 32% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary School.
About Arlington Elementary School
Arlington Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, according to federal school records. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 418 students in 2024-25.
Fort Wayne Community Schools has 28,561 students in 50 schools, and Arlington Elementary School is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at Arlington Elementary School; the largest is White, at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Allen County, the White share is about 71%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Income data for the school show 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, Arlington Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Allen County show that median household income comes to about $70,737, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Allen County counts 92 public schools with about 55,262 students.
Arlington Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Jefferson Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Arlington Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.1% against a local average of 38.2%.
In the federal locale system, Arlington Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 12%. The ratio was 15.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Arlington Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Blackhawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 17.
- Arlington Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 454 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolArlington, IN · 106 students
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 626 students
- Arlington ElementaryTorrance, CA · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.8 mi · 658
- Saint Joseph Central School1.1 mi · 434
- Fred H Croninger Elementary School1.7 mi · 619
- Blackhawk Middle School2.1 mi · 814
- Willard Shambaugh Elementary Sch2.2 mi · 266
- Robert C Harris Elementary School2.5 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
Is Arlington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arlington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Arlington Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Arlington Elementary School.
How diverse is Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 15% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School is overseen by Fort Wayne Community Schools in Allen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.