Brentwood Elementary School

Brentwood Elementary School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of Fort Wayne Community Schools, teacheing 415 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Brentwood Elementary School is one of 50 schools operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district that enrolls 28,561 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Brentwood Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 28% White, 18% multiracial, 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the income-and-resources front, Brentwood Elementary School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at Brentwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Allen County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brentwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.9%; this one delivers 34.5%.

In the broader community, Allen County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Allen County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), of which Brentwood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glenwood Park Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Brentwood Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.9%.

Brentwood Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brentwood Elementary School has fell 13%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 415 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 32% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.