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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180825002166
Cedar Canyon Elementary School
15011 Coldwater Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46845 · (260) 637-6101 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
49 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
57.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
63.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Cedar Canyon Elementary School
Cedar Canyon Elementary School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Canyon Elementary School this school | 508 | 9.6% | 60.5% |
| Oak Trace Elementary School Westfield | 582 | 8.9% | 82.4% |
| Oak View Elementary School Fort Wayne | 442 | 12.0% | 70.1% |
| Stonegate Elementary Zionsville | 462 | 10.6% | 68.2% |
| Childs Elementary School Bloomington | 446 | 12.8% | 75.0% |
| Shamrock Springs Elementary School Westfield | 656 | 10.2% | 66.2% |
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 Cedar Canyon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #155 of 983 | #7 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #206 of 986 | #8 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #153 of 986 | #8 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #359 of 1,079 | #24 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #502 of 991 | #43 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #646 of 996 | #52 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.6% | #1,046 of 1,058 | #55 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #287 of 597 | #11 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
508
-108 (-18%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 508 | 33.7 | 15.1:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 34.1 | 15.3:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 9% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 6% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Canyon Elementary School.
About Cedar Canyon Elementary School
Cedar Canyon Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school enrolls 508 students in pre-K through 5.
Northwest Allen County Schools (11 schools, 8,409 students) runs Cedar Canyon Elementary School.
Cedar Canyon Elementary School is 83% White by enrollment. Next come 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 71% White among all Allen County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
A staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is similar, at 15.5:1. By family income, 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 40 points.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cedar Canyon Elementary School is 68.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.5%.
Census data for Allen County show median household income comes to about $70,737, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 92 public schools and about 55,262 students.
Perry Hill Elementary School is the nearest public school to Cedar Canyon Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Cedar Canyon Elementary School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.1:1, from 16.6:1.
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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 Northwest Allen County Schools
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Maple Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Carroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Aspen Meadow Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Huntertown Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Perry Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 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
Nearby schools
- Perry Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 545
- Oak View Elementary School1.3 mi · 442
- Maple Creek Middle School1.5 mi · 1,024
- Huntertown Elementary School1.8 mi · 563
- Aspen Meadow Elementary School2.6 mi · 600
- Carroll Middle School3.3 mi · 1,004
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Canyon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Canyon Elementary School?
Cedar Canyon Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cedar Canyon Elementary School serve?
Cedar Canyon Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Canyon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Canyon Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cedar Canyon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cedar Canyon Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cedar Canyon Elementary School in?
Cedar Canyon Elementary School is part of Northwest Allen County Schools.
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